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Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration (B.A.)


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Foundations


The Department of Economics and Business offers four distinct majors: accounting, business administration, economics and finance. Within the business major it is possible to earn an international business concentration. Additionally, the department jointly sponsors with the Political Science Department the international affairs major (see Interdisciplinary/Off-Campus Programs ).

All students majoring in accounting, business administration, economics or finance are required to take the following courses:

One of the following courses or equivalent validation:


Requirements


The business administration major builds on a foundation of economic theory and is designed to stress the fundamentals of management, marketing, accounting, finance and quantitative methods. The graduate with this major should be well prepared for a professional career in business or for further training in business or other areas.

Completing the business administration major requires at most 52 credits in total. Required courses in addition to the Foundations are:

Additional Requirements


An additional 8 credits of economics and business coursework within the major at or above the 300 level including:

Note


Double majors in accounting and business administration will not be allowed to use the following courses as electives for their business administration major: ECB 352 , ECB 353 , ECB 361 , ECB 362 , ECB 364 , ECB 443 . Students must continuously maintain a 2.0 GPA within the major.

International Business Concentration


A student majoring in business administration may elect to complete a concentration in international business as an alternative format for the business administration major. When this is done the student will receive a degree in business administration with a concentration in international business. Completing the major and concentration requires 58-60 credits in total. In addition to the Foundations, requirements for this concentration include:

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