The Bachelor of Business Administration is a professionally focused degree that is designed to produce graduates who possess practical knowledge and associated critical thinking skills desired in today’s competitive business world. Students will be grounded in the study of business through a core curriculum of management, information systems, marketing, law, finance, accounting, economics, and business strategy. They are also given the opportunity to pursue interesting specializations in areas of their choice, to include entrepreneurial / small business, international business management, information technology management, marketing.  This degree is applicable for any student interested in and or working in any number of business, government, military, or other professions.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Business Administration also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  With reference to each of the respective areas of business administration, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Explain and apply fundamental accounting and financial management operations to enhance business decision making processes.
• Discuss economic factors associated with government, business, and consumer environments and apply theoretical techniques to analyze markets.
• Apply management, human resource, and personnel practices to organizational problem solving.
• Integrate market and marketing information into a strategic plan.
• Apply concepts of contract, tort, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and property law to business situations.
• Articulate the external and internal environments of a business organization and formulate appropriate strategies in the context of competitive forces and environmental factors.
• Collect information through the use of various data tools enhancing business problem solving capabilities. 
• Describe how information systems transform business processes within the modern corporate organization.

RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs.

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality  
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture

Science - 4 semester hours including required 1 hour lab
SC100 / SCI 100 - Introduction to Biology
SC198 / SCI 100 L - Introduction to Biology Lab
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry
SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab   
SC102 / SCI 102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology 
SC122 / SCI 102 L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SC103 / SCI 103 - Introduction to Physics 
SC123 / SCI 103 L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SC104 / SCI 104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SC124 / SCI 104 L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SC106 / SCI 106 - Introduction to Oceanography 
SC126 / SCI 106 L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SC107 / SCI 107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SC127 / SCI 107 L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab

Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I 
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions  
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation  
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations

Core Courses (39 semester hours)
GM229 / ACC 100 -   Accounting I
GM304 / GM317/ BUS 310 - Business Law / Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics (Prerequisite: SS101) 
GM306 / BUS 311 - Business Theory
GM401 / BUS 312 - Operations Research (Prerequisite MA 110 or College Algebra)
GM402 / ACC 311 - Principles of Financial Management
GM407 / HRM 312 - Human Resource Management
GM414 / GM328 / BUS 313 - Business Strategy  / Global and Competitive Strategy
MC300 / MGT 310 - Principles and Theory of Management
MC302 / COS 315 - Management Information Systems
MC306 / MAT 302 - Applied Statistics (Prerequisite – MA 110)
MK300 / MKT 310 - Principles and Theory of Marketing

Major Courses (12 semester hours)
Students may select any four (4) courses from the courses listed below. Although not required, students who wish to focus in a particular area of business administration must take all four (4) courses in the same concentration.

GM307 / MGT 312 - Leadership and Motivation
GM310 / MGT 311 - Organizational Behavior
MC468 / COS 416 - Virtual Management
MC304 / MGT 315 - Management Communications 
GM489 / BUS 490 - Business Administration Independent Study

Concentration in Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management
GM404 / BUS 316 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
GM485 / BUS 415 - Small Business Growth & Development
MC307 / ACC 331 - Budget Development and Execution
MK408 / MKT 407 - Consumer Behavior

Concentration in International Business Management
GM309 / BUS 419 - International Business Management and Multicultural Relations (Required)
GM427 / HRM 422 - International Human Resource Management
MC478 / ACC 412 - International Finance
MK477 / MKT 415 - International Marketing

Concentration in Information Technology Management
GM314 / COS 310 - Contemporary Internet Topics
GM315 / GM 329 / COS 311 - Information Technology Infrastructure / Internet Concepts
MC345 / COS316 - Information Technology Project Management
MC468 / COS 416 - Virtual Management

Concentration in Marketing
MK406 / MKT 417 - Marketing Strategy
GM440 / BUS 320 - Principles of E business
MK408 / MKT 407 - Consumer Behavior
MK405 / MKT 414 -  Marketing Research

Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
GM498 / BUS 499 - Senior Seminar in Business Administration
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

Electives (30 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours