Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program, 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 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 UIS courses, or as other elective courses in Arts and Sciences.

First Year

First Semester (14 credits)

AC 210 - Financial Accounting 3 credit(s)
BUSN 110P - World of Business 3 credit(s)
BUSN 112 - Career Ready Competencies 2 credit(s)
CMM 111 - Business and Professional Communication 3 credit(s) OR CMM 115 - Improving Communication Skills 3 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

AC 211 - Managerial Accounting 3 credit(s)
BUSN 111 - Technical Skills for Business Success 3 credit(s)
EC 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
M 114 - Introduction to Statistics 3 credit(s)
Natural Science/Technology 3 credit(s)

Second Year

First Semester (15 credits)

BUSN 211 - Exploring and Planning Career Options 3 credit(s)
DATA 230 - Business Data Analytics I 3 credit(s)
EC 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
MGT 310 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 credit(s)
WRT 215W - Introduction to Professional Writing 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

Major course #1 3 credit(s)
DATA 330 - Data Visualization 3 credit(s) OR DATA 350 - Business Data Analytics II 3 credit(s)
FIN 310 - Business Finance 3 credit(s)
MKT 310 - Introduction to Marketing 3 credit(s)
Humanities 3 credit(s)

Third Year

First Semester (15 credits)

Major course #2 3 credit(s)
BL 230 - The Legal Environment of Business 3 credit(s)
One of the following: RMI 210 , ENT 314 , MGT 340 3 credit(s)
Business elective #1 3 credit(s)
Participatory Art 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

Major course #3 3 credit(s)
OM 320 - Operations Management 3 credit(s)
Internship (480P) 3 credit(s) *
General education elective #1 3 credit(s)
Interdisciplinary 3 credit(s)

Internship Note:

*All Barney students are required to participate in an internship experience within their major prior to graduation. 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 (16 credits)

Major course # 4 3 credit(s)
Major course #5 3 credit(s)
BUSN 410W - Career Planning 1 credit(s)
General Education elective #2 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)

Second Semester (15 credits)

Major course # 6 3 credit(s)
MGT 440P - Strategic Management of Organization 3 credit(s)
Business elective #2 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)
Unrestricted elective 3 credit(s)

Note(s):

Business electives: any 2 courses in AC, ACT, BL, BUSN, DATA, EC, ENT, FIN, IB, MGT, MKT, RMI, OM, SM, SCHL.

Business electives can be used toward a business minor or an additional business major.

One course in the program should fulfill the Global Requirement: EC 450 , FIN 450 , IB 310 , IB 200D , MGT 450 , AFS 150D , ARA 100-299, FR 100-299, GER 100-299, HBR 100-299, ITA 100-299, SPA 100-299.

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.