2012-2013 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Requirements for the Major in Business Administration
- Suggested Order of Coursework for Seidman Majors
Requirements for the Major in Business Administration
To complete the requirements for graduation with a B.B.A. degree, the following course requirements for a total of 120 undergraduate hours must be met: general education; business core; business major, major requirements listed with information on individual majors; cognates; and electives.
Cognate Degree Requirements
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
- BOTH ECO 210 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits) AND ECO 211 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits) OR ECO 200 - Business Economics (3 credits)
- Upper-division economics course (not ECO 490) Credits: 3
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- Quantitative Group -- choose one:
Core Courses
All business core courses acquaint you with various fields in business and help you learn to communicate, to interact, and to assume responsible positions in your chosen field.
For a major in business administration, you must complete the following courses:
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 268 - Introduction to Management Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 331 - Concepts of Management (3 credits)
- MGT 366 - Operations Management (3 credits)
- MGT 495 - Administrative Policy (3 credits)
- MKT 350 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
Students are required to select one class from the following list. This course may count toward the major, minor, or cognates if applicable.
- ACC 333 - Corporate Governance and Accounting Ethics (3 credits)
- ECO 440 - Public Economics and Ethics (3 credits)
- MGT 340 - Business, Social Change, and Ethics (3 credits)
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- MKT 375 - Marketing Ethics (3 credits)
- FIN 330 - Ethics in Finance (3 credits)
Required Business Electives
Three upper-division Seidman courses not applied to the major, minor, or cognate (9 credits total), however, these courses can be applied toward a second business major.
Electives
Students may elect non-business or business courses to fulfill their elective course requirements. However, at least 60 hours of the total program must be in non-business courses. Students may apply up to six hours of internship and independent research credit, in any combination, toward their degree requirements. Business majors may not take any of the major or cognate courses, except the internship, on a credit/no credit basis. Lower-division economics courses and economics courses used in the B.B.A. cognate are counted as non-business credit.
Suggested Order of Coursework for Seidman Majors
First Year:
- Begin general education foundations and cultures requirements
- CIS 150 - Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
Second Year:
- Complete general education foundations and cultures requirements
- Begin theme
- Include at least one course designated as supplemental writing skills
- Begin and complete 200-level Seidman cognate and core requirements
Third Year:
- Begin 300-level cognate and core requirements
- Begin Seidman major and elective courses (please see a Seidman faculty mentor for guidance on elective courses)
- Continue or complete theme
Fourth Year:
- Complete Seidman major and elective courses
- Seidman Capstone
- Complete theme
- Complete second supplemental writing skills course no later than senior year