Business Management (B.A.)

Business Management Requirements

Completing the business management major requires at most 54 credits in total (28 credits in addition to the 26 credits in Foundations of Business). 

Foundations of Business Courses

The following courses are required for all students majoring in accounting, business analytics, business management, entrepreneurship and innovation, finance, or marketing:

• BUS 105 - Introduction to Business (2)
• FIN 110 - Personal Financial Analysis (2)
• ECO 115 - The Economy (4)
• ACC 117 - Principles of Financial Accounting (4)
• ACC 118 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (4)
• BUS 205 - Vocation and Business Careers (2)
• BUS 211 - Statistics in Business and Economics (4) *
• PHI 215 - Business Ethics (4)

Additional courses required for Business Management major:

• BUS 492 - Senior Seminar: Business Strategy (4)
• FIN 247 - Financial Management (4)
• MGT 245 - Principles of Management (4)
• MGT 315 - Operations Management (4)
• MKT 277 - Principles of Marketing (4)

Notes:

Students must continuously maintain a 2.0 GPA within the major.

Double majors within the School of Business are allowed, but students must have at least four courses (16 credits) which are uniquely counted to each major. To complete a major and a minor which are both within the School of Business, at least two courses (8 credits) must be uniquely counted to the minor.

*The BUS 211  requirement can alternatively be satisfied through completion of MAT 220 - Biostatistics ; or MAT 318 - Probability  and MAT 319 - Statistics  ; or PSY 256 - Research Methods I  and PSY 257 - Research Methods II  or AP Statistics by permission.

Business Management Concentrations

Students majoring in business management may also elect to complete one concentration from those listed below; more than one concentration in the major is not allowed. The electives requirement in the major will be fulfilled by completing the concentration requirements. Completing the major with a concentration requires an additional two elective courses, for a total of 62 credits.