2023-24 Academic Catalog

Division of Business

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Professor: Dr. Kevin Ennis, Dr. William Hill, Dr. Seungjae Shin, and Dr. Carlton Young
Associate Professors: Dr. Joseph Faello, Dr. Paul Spurlin, and Dr. Yingge Qu
Assistant Professors: Dr. Stacey McNeil

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 Business Administration

(Concentrations in Business Administration and Healthcare Administration)

English Composition
EN 1103English Composition I3
or EN 1104 Expanded English Composition I
EN 1113English Composition II3
or EN 1173 Accelerated Composition II
Mathematics
MA 1313College Algebra3
MA 1613Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I3
BQA 2113Business Statistical Methods I3
Science
2 Lab Sciences from General Education courses6
Humanities
See General Education courses6
Fine Arts
See General Education courses3
Social/Behavioral Sciences
PS 1113American Government3
Choose from General Education courses excluding: AEC and EC3
College Core
BQA 3123Business Statistical Methods II3
ACC 2013Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACC 2023Principles of Managerial Accounting3
EC 2113Principles of Macroeconomics3
EC 2123Principles of Microeconomics3
BL 2413The Legal Environment of Business3
BIS 3233Management Information Systems3
FIN 3123Financial Management3
MGT 3113Principles of Management3
MKT 3013Principles of Marketing3
MKT 3323International Logistics3
BUS 4853Strategic Management3
Oral Communication Requirement
CO 1003Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
or CO 1013 Introduction to Communication
Computer Literacy Requirement
BIS 1012Introduction to Business Information Systems2
Writing Requirement
MGT 3213Organizational Communications3
Major Core
International Elective (see advisor for options)3
Select three areas of concentration from the following prefixes: 1
ACC, BIS, BL, EC, FIN, IB, INS, MGT, MKT, REF
1st Major Area (12 hours)
2nd Major Area (6 hours)
3rd Major Area (6 hours)
Non-business electives13
Free electives3
Total Hours 123
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.