Division of Business
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Dr. William Hill, Division Head
Professor: Dr. Seungjae Shin
Associate Professors: Dr. Kevin Ennis, Dr. Paul Spurlin, and Dr. Carlton Young
Assistant Professors: Dr. Joseph Faello, Dr. Stacey McNeil, and Dr. Yingge Qu
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 research activities in the state and region.
Bachelor of Accountancy
| Lower Division - Lower division hours must be completed at another educational institution. | ||
| English | ||
| EN 1103 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EN 1113 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
Art Appreciation | ||
Music Appreciation | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| MA 1313 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MA 1613 | Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I | 3 |
| BQA 2113 | Business Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| 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 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| CO 1003 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ACC 2013 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 2023 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BL 2413 | The Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| EC 2113 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 2123 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Total lower division hours | 61 | |
| Upper Division | ||
| ACC 3003 | Accounting Information Systems I | 3 |
| ACC 3013 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 3023 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 3033 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 3053 | Accounting Information Systems II | 3 |
| ACC 4013 | Income Tax I | 3 |
| ACC 4033 | Auditing | 3 |
| BIS 3233 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BIS 3713 | Electronic Information Systems | 3 |
| BQA 3123 | Business Statistical Methods II | 3 |
| BL 3223 | The Law of Commercial Transactions | 3 |
| FIN 3123 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 3114 | ||
| MGT 3213 | Organizational Communications | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PHI 3013 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| EN 3303 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| BUS 4853 | Business Policy | 3 |
| International Elective | 3 | |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Non-Business Elective | 2 | |
| Total hours | 124 | |
Bachelor of Business Administration
(Concentrations in Business Administration and Healthcare Administration)
| Lower Division - Lower division hours must be completed at another educational institution. | ||
| English | ||
| EN 1103 | English Composition I | 3 |
| EN 1113 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Fine Arts | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
Art Appreciation | ||
Music Appreciation | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| MA 1313 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MA 1613 | Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I | 3 |
| BQA 2113 | Business Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| 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 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| CO 1003 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ACC 2013 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 2023 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BL 2413 | The Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| EC 2113 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EC 2123 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Total lower division hours | 61 | |
| Upper Division | ||
| BIS 3233 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BIS 3713 | Electronic Information Systems | 3 |
| BQA 3123 | Business Statistical Methods II | 3 |
| FIN 3113 | Financial Systems | 3 |
| FIN 3123 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 3114 | 4 | |
| MGT 3213 | Organizational Communications | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 4853 | Business Policy | 3 |
| International Elective | 3 | |
| Major Electives 1 | ||
| General Electives 2 | ||
| Total hours | 124 | |
| 1 | Major elective hours by major: Business Administration (24), Healthcare Administration (18) |
| 2 | Choose enough general electives to bring the total number of hours to 124. |