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 concentration, as approved UIS courses, or as other elective courses in Arts and Sciences.

First Year

First Semester (15 credits)

BAR 110P - World of Business 3 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
M 110 - Modeling with Elementary Functions 3 credit(s)
Arts and Sciences elective 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

WRT 111W - 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)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 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 211W - Exploring and Planning Career Options 2 credit(s)
QNT 230 - Business Statistics 3 credit(s)
BAR 111 - Technical Skills for Business Success 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 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)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 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)
Non-Barney elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

MGT 320 - Operations Management 3 credit(s)
Concentration elective 3 credit(s)
Non-Barney elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Concentration internship 3 credit(s) *

Note(s):

*All Barney students are required to participate in an internship experience within their concentration 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)

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

Second Semester (15 credits)

Concentration elective 3 credit(s)
Concentration elective 3 credit(s)
Concentration elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Non-Barney 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.