2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management
A supply chain covers all the activities that go into creating a product or service. Managing a supply chain means making sure those activities generate maximum value for customers at minimum cost to the company, its partners, and the environment. That means supply chain management professionals touch every aspect of a business: from new product development to building relationships with suppliers, designing and improving production processes, and making goods and services available to customers. They need to have strong quantitative reasoning skills and be able to work effectively with people from across a business. Supply chain talent is in high demand and companies are willing to pay a premium for new hires. The Seidman supply chain program equips students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in this dynamic field and supercharge their company's value-creating engine.
Website: gvsu.edu/management
Accreditation
All B.B.A. programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Requirements for the B.B.A.
Core Courses (51-52 credits)
All business core courses acquaint you with various fields in business and help you learn to communicate, interact, and assume responsible positions in your chosen field.
For the B.B.A., you must complete the following courses:
Non-Business Required Courses (6 credits):
- CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
- STA 225 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 credits)
Quantitative group - choose one (3-4 credits):
- PHI 103 - Logic (3 credits)
- MTH 122 - College Algebra (3 credits)
- MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits)
- MTH 201 - Calculus I (4 credits)
- MGT 361 - Management Science (3 credits)
Upper-Division Economics group- choose one (3 credits):
- ECO 343 - Health Economics (3 credits)
- ECO 349 - Emerging Markets Issues (3 credits)
- ECO 355 - Markets, Strategy, and Government Policy (3 credits)
- ECO 365 - Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
- ECO 369 - International Economic Issues (3 credits)
Required Business Courses (36 credits):
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- ECO 202 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits)
- ECO 201 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 268 - Business Processes and Management Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (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 Ethics group. Only one course can count toward their major or minor from the following list.
Ethics group-choose one (3 credits):
- ACC 333 - Corporate Governance and Accounting Ethics (3 credits)
- ECO 440 - Public Economics and Ethics (3 credits)
- FIN 330 - Ethics in Finance (3 credits)
- MGT 340 - Ethics and Business, Social Justice, and Sustainability (3 credits)
- MGT 438 - Business Ethics (3 credits)
- MKT 375 - Marketing Ethics (3 credits)
Required Business Electives
Three upper-division Seidman courses are not applied to the major or minor (nine credits total). However, these courses can be applied toward a second business major if one is declared. 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 major courses on a credit/no-credit basis, except the internship and study abroad courses.
Requirements for a Major in Supply Chain Management
The following courses are required:
- MKT 354 - Distribution Institutions and Logistics (3 credits)
- MGT 337 - Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
- MGT 351 - Enterprise Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 367 - Manufacturing Planning and Control (3 credits)
- MGT 477 - Applied Business Intelligence (3 credits)
Choose one course from the following:
Choose one course from the following:
- MKT 457 - Logistics and Transportation (3 credits)
- MGT 362 - Computers in Operations Management (3 credits)
- MGT 467 - Advanced Topics in Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
Suggested Order of Coursework in Supply Chain Management
Year 1:
Fall
- Historical Analysis (GE) (3 credits)
- Social & Behavioral Science, Non-ECO (GE) (3 credits)
- Philosophy & Literature (GE) (3 credits)
- Physical Science without Lab (GE) (3 credits)
- BUS 101 - Introduction to Business (3 credits)
Winter
- Life Science with Lab (GE) (4 credits)
- MTH 110 - Algebra (4 credits) or Placement Test
- Foundation - Writing or WRT 120 (Fall) (3 credits) and WRT 130 (Winter) (3 credits)
- Arts (GE) (3 credits)
Year 2:
Fall
- Global Perspectives (GE) (3 credits)
- ACC 212 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3 credits)
- BUS 201 - Legal Environment for Business (3 credits)
- ECO 201 - Introductory Microeconomics (3 credits)
- CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
Winter
- ECO 202 - Introductory Macroeconomics (3 credits)
- MGT 268 - Business Processes and Management Information Systems (3 credits)
- STA 225 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 credits)
- Quantitative Group (MTH 122 or PHI 103 or MTH 125 or MTH 201 or MGT 361) (3-4 credits)
- ACC 213 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
Year 3:
Fall
- FIN 320 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
- MKT 350 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
- MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)
- MGT 366 - Operations Management (3 credits)
- Issues (GE) (3 credits)
Winter
- Business Ethics (3 credits)
- MGT 337 - Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
- MGT 367 - Manufacturing Planning and Control (3 credits)
- Upper-Division Seidman Elective (3 credits)
- US Diversity (GE) (3 credits)
Year 4:
Fall
- Issues (GE) (3 credits)
- MGT 351 - Enterprise Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 477 - Applied Business Intelligence (3 credits)
- MKT 354 - Distribution Institutions and Logistics (3 credits)
- Upper-Division Economics Course (3 credits)
Winter
- MGT 495 - Administrative Policy (3 credits)
- Upper-Division Seidman Elective (3 credits)
- MKT 355 or MGT 363 - International Logistics or Managing Quality (3 credits)
- Supply Chain Management Elective (3 credits)
- Upper Division Seidman Elective (3 credits)