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2014-2015 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

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Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Economics

Requirements for a Major in Business Economics

Requirements for the B.B.A.

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:

Students are required to select one class from the following list. This course may count toward the major or minor if applicable.

Required Business Electives

Three upper-division Seidman courses are not applied to the major or minor (9 credits total). However, these courses can be applied toward a second business major.

Electives

Students may elect nonbusiness or business courses to fulfill their elective course requirements. 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 courses, except the internship, on a credit/no credit basis.

General Business Economics

Students who take this emphasis will focus on applications in business and public policy issues. This 18-credit-hour emphasis can provide careers in banking, insurance services, marketing research and public organizations. An economic emphasis is a solid foundation for graduate programs.

Required Courses:

The upper-division economics course selected as part of the cognate requirements cannot count as an economics major course.

Quantitative Group - choose one:

Real Estate Business Economics

Students who take this emphasis can pursue careers as real estate agents, commercial and residential appraisers, mortgage brokers, commercial lenders, urban planners, title examiners, location specialists, REIT managers, and regional developers. Students who obtain the economics B.B.A. with the real estate emphasis will take the following courses:

Required Courses:

The upper-division economics course selected as part of the cognate requirements cannot count as an economics major course.

And one of the following:

(internship credits must be in work related to real estate) Quantitative Group - choose one:

Requirements for an Honors Emphasis in Business Economics

The undergraduate Honors emphasis in economics is for students pursuing a B.B.A. degree in Business Economics. Students must achieve a minimum 3.2 GPA in their economics courses and a 3.2 GPA in their overall degree to receive the Honors emphasis designation. Courses cannot be taken on a credit/no credit basis. Students are required to complete the following classes, with an Honors section of either ECO 210, ECO 211, or both (Honors-designated sections require good standing with the Honors College or a 3.5 GPA overall):

Quantitative Group - choose one:

Business Economics Program Description

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