Business Administration, BS
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration prepares students to become managers of business and nonprofit organizations and enhances their knowledge of business topics if already employed in a management capacity. The intent of the program is to expand business skills and to provide students with a strong liberal arts and professional business background. All undergraduate degree programs contain core requirements in the liberal arts. This is particularly important to the manager because it provides the opportunity to develop cultural, human, and theoretical understandings essential for successful business interactions and effective community leadership.
Throughout their studies, students gain practice in management techniques as they learn to write concise papers, make small group presentations, practice effective time management, and communicate with fellow student professionals. The business administration major requires 57 semester hours in the area of business administration as listed in the core curriculum. The business administration major also requires either the completion of the mathematics cluster or appropriate transfer credit for the general education mathematics requirement. Transfer credit must include statistics. Either college algebra or an approved quantitative methods for business course will complete the general education mathematics requirement.
Core Curriculum
(Clusters are listed in the recommended sequence)
Accounting/Finance Cluster
Prerequisites: IMH 13200, IMH 14200, IMH 22000
Note: In special circumstances and with the permission of faculty advisor, IBA 41090 Special Topics in Accounting (1-3) and/or IBA 42090 Special Topics in Finance (1-3) may substitute for one of the above courses.
Economics Cluster
Prerequisites: IMH 13200, IMH 14200, IMH 22000
Note: In special circumstances and with the permission of faculty advisor, IBA 43090 Special Topics in Economics (1-3) may substitute for one of the above courses.
Management Information Systems Cluster
| IBA 24000 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| IBA 36043 | Introduction to Operations Management | 3 |
| IBA 36500 | Microcomputer Applications in Business | 3 |
Management Cluster
Note: In special circumstances and with the permission of faculty advisor, IBA 46090 Special Topics in Management (1-3) may substitute for one of the above courses.
Marketing Cluster
Note: In special circumstances and with the permission of faculty advisor, IBA 45090 Special Topics in Marketing (1-3) may substitute for one of the above courses.
Consumer Finance/Business Law Cluster
Note: In special circumstances and with the permission of faculty advisor, IBA 47900 Special Topics in Investments (1-3) and/or IBA 46900 Cases in Business/Law (1-3) may substitute for one of the above courses.
Capstone
In addition, the student must complete:
Students may choose to complete the optional Business Administration Internship for elective credit:
| IBA 45000 | Business Administration Internship | 1-3 |