BBA Curriculum
Whether you are interested in entering the corporate world or starting your own business, we have a program flexible enough to serve your needs. Our students are challenged to recognize and define complex business problems, explore alternatives, and effectively communicate successful solutions.
The BBA program is organized into five sections: BBA Program Prerequisites, Liberal Arts Distribution, BBA Core, Concentrations, and Electives.
BBA Program Prerequisites^
(25 credits/8 courses)
- Accounting 298 - Financial Accounting
- Accounting 299 - Managerial Accounting
- Business Administration 100 - Perspectives of Business in a Changing World
- Composition 105 - Writing & Rhetoric I
- Composition 280 - Business Writing & Rhetoric
- Economics 201 - Macroeconomics
- Economics 202 - Microeconomics
- Math 113 or 115 - Calculus
^BBA Prerequisites and all math courses leading up to Math 113/115, must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
^^Transfer students may substitute COMP 106 or 270 for this requirement.
Liberal Arts Distribution
Arts
(3 credits/1 course)
- Art History 101, 102, 103, 104, 106
- Music History 100, 120, 130, 333
- Journalism and Screen Studies 240, 248
- Humanities 3335
Behavioral and Social Sciences
(9 credits/3 courses)
At least one course must be from Group A
- Group A: Anthropology 101, 202, Psychology 170, 171, Sociology 200, 201
- Group B: Political Science 101, 201
Critical Thinking
(3 credits/1 course)
- Philosophy 233
Diversity
(3 credits/1 course)
- AAAS/CRJ/PSYC 322
- AAAS/CRJ 403
- African American Studies 404
- Anthropology 320, 373
- ANTH/SOC/WGST 481
- Economics 325, 342, 344
- History 105, 323, 326
- POL/CRJ/WGST 362
- SOC/CRJ 350
- SOC/CRJ 443(PSYC 405)
- SOC/AAAS 449, SOC 460
History
(3 credits/1 course)
- Any course excluding 398, 399, 485, 497, 498, 499
Letters
(3 credits/1 course)
- English 200, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239
- Humanities 171, 201
- Philosophy 100, 120, 200, 240
Sciences
(7 credits/2 courses)
One course must be a four-credit hour lecture with lab
- Astronomy 130, 130&131
- Biology 100, 100&101, 103, 105, 130, 140
- Chemistry 100, 134, 136, 144, 146
- Environmental Science 275
- Environmental Studies 203
- Geology 118, 218
- Natural Science 120, 121
- Physics 100, 125, 126, 150, 151
(Biology 100 and Natural Science 120 cannot be used together to satisfy the science requirement)
BBA Core
(38 credits/13 classes)
- Business Administration 300 - Career Planning & Development
- Business Administration 320 - Project Management & Leadership Skills
- Business Administration 330 - Managerial Communications
- Business Administration 400 - Corporate Responsibility
- Business Economics 401 - Managerial Economics
- Business Policies and Strategies 451 - Strategic Management
- Decision Science 300 - Quantitative Model & Analysis
- Finance 401 - Corporate Finance
- Information Technology Management 310/311*
- Accounting Information Systems 380/381*
- Law and Environment 452 - Legal Environment of Business
- Organizational Behavior 354 - Behavior in Organization
- Operations Management 300 - Introduction to Operations Management
- Marketing 352 - Marketing Principles & Policies
*Students majoring in Accounting must take ACC 380/381. Students majoring in Finance and General Business may choose between ITM 310/311 and ACC 380/381. All other majors must complete ITM 310/311.
Concentrations
- Accounting
- Digital Marketing
- Finance
- General Business
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Minors
Electives
To determine the number of electives you must fulfill, subtract the credits in your chosen major from 29.

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