2014-15 Academic Catalog

Division of Business

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Interim Associate Dean Kevin Rogers
Associate Professors Kevin Ennis, William Hill, Doug McWilliams, and Natasha Randle; Assistant Professors Paul Spurlin and Carlton Young; Lecturer Harold White; Academic Advisor Regena Clark

The mission of the College of Business is to be a nationally recognized and respected college of business equipped to focus on dynamic and collaborative learning, innovative and distinctive research, and valued outreach activities in the state and region.

Bachelor of Business Administration

(Concentrations in Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, or Technology Management)

Lower Division - Lower division hours must be completed at another educational institution.
English
EN 1103English Composition I3
EN 1113English Composition II3
Humanities
Humanities Elective3
Humanities Elective3
Fine Arts
Choose one of the following:3
Art Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Mathematics
MA 1313College Algebra3
MA 1613Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I3
BQA 2113Business Statistical Methods I3
Science
BIO, GG, CH, or PH (with laboratory)6
Behavioral Science
Choose one of the following:3
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Anthropology
Additional Required Lower Division Courses
PS 1113American Government3
CO 1003Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
ACC 2013Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACC 2023Principles of Managerial Accounting3
BL 2413The Legal Environment of Business3
EC 2113Principles of Macroeconomics3
EC 2123Principles of Microeconomics3
Electives7
Total lower division hours61
Upper Division
BIS 3233Management Information Systems3
BIS 3713Electronic Information Systems3
BQA 3123Business Statistical Methods II3
FIN 3113Financial Systems3
FIN 3123Financial Management3
MGT 3114Principles of Management and Production4
MGT 3213Organizational Communications3
MKT 3013Principles of Marketing3
BUS 4853Business Policy3
International Elective3
Major Electives 1
General Electives 2
Total Hours153

1

Major elective hours by major: Accounting (24), Business Administration (24), Healthcare Administration (18), Information Systems (30), Management (18), Marketing (21), and Technology Management (24).

2

Choose enough general electives to bring the total number of hours to 124.