Business Administration, B.S.B.A.

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All undergraduate candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration follow the standard program listed below. The student must elect one of the professional majors shown on the following pages.

Students with advanced placement credit in mathematics may elect a semester in M 112 or M 144 in the first year.

Students may fulfill the requirement of global awareness through a variety of options, including a foreign language, study abroad for a semester, and international business courses. Students are not permitted to double-count courses as part of their major, as approved AUC courses, or as other elective courses in Arts and Sciences.

First Year

First Semester (15 credits)

BAR 110 - World of Business 3 credit(s)
WRT 110 - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
M 110 - Modeling with Elementary Functions 3 credit(s)
Arts and Sciences elective 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

WRT 111 - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
EC 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
QNT 130 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Business 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)
CMM 111 - Business and Professional Communication 3 credit(s) OR
CMM 115 - Improving Communication Skills 3 credit(s)

Second Year

First Semester (17 credits)

AC 210 - Financial Accounting 3 credit(s)
EC 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
BAR 211 - Exploring and Planning Career Options 2 credit(s)
QNT 230 - Business Statistics 3 credit(s)
MIS 211 - Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (16 credits)

AC 211 - Managerial Accounting 3 credit(s)
BL 230 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 credit(s)
Natural science with lab, including AUCTs 4 credit(s)
Business elective 3 credit(s)
AUC - All-University Curriculum 3 credit(s)

Third Year

First Semester (15 credits)

MGT 310 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 credit(s)
MKT 310 - Introduction to Marketing 3 credit(s)
FIN 310 - Business Finance 3 credit(s)
Arts and Sciences elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

MGT 320 - Operations Management 3 credit(s)
Major elective 3 credit(s)
Arts and Sciences elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Major internship 3 credit(s) *

Note(s):

*All Barney students are required to participate in an internship experience within their major prior to graduation and are encouraged to do this in their junior year. The internship may be completed during the fall, spring, or summer semester. Students are not allowed to complete an internship retroactively. All internships must be approved and all required paperwork must be completed prior to beginning an internship. See the departmental internship coordinator for details.

Fourth Year

First Semester (15 credits)

Major elective 3 credit(s)
Major elective 3 credit(s)
MGT 440 - Strategic Management of Organization 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Restricted elective 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

Major elective 3 credit(s)
Major elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Major elective 3 credit(s)
Arts and Sciences elective 3 credit(s)

Note(s):

As part of the commitment to continuous improvement, all Barney students are required to participate in assessment activities throughout their course work in the Barney School. These consist of assessment of computer skills, writing skills, teamwork skills.

An evaluation of the student is completed by the employer after the internship experience.