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Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Economics

Website: https://www.gvsu.edu/economics/

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):

Quantitative group - choose one (3-4 credits):

Required Business Courses (36 credits):

Upper-Division Economics group - choose one (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):

Required Business Electives

Three upper-division business 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 of the major courses on a credit/no-credit basis, except the internship and study abroad courses,

Requirements for a Major in Business Economics

Because economics is a department in the Seidman College of Business, students pursuing a B.B.A. in economics must achieve a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA, have completed 55 semester hours, and achieved a 2.5 or higher combined GPA in ACC 212, BUS 201, ECO 210, ECO 211, MGT 268, and STA 225 to be admitted to the business economics program. To graduate, upper-division economics majors must achieve a 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA and a 2.5 minimum GPA in all economics courses. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.5 will not be permitted to take additional 300- and 400-level economics or business courses. However, such students may repeat 300- and 400-level economics and business courses for which they received a low grade. Students may repeat up to three different economics and business courses in their undergraduate career, but no single economics or business course can be repeated more than once. Exceptions are made only with the approval of the associate dean of the Seidman College of Business. Business economics majors are eligible to participate in the business internship program.

Students who plan to enter a graduate program in economics or a related field are highly encouraged to take the following courses: MTH 201, MTH 202, MTH 203, and MTH 204. These students should also consider a mathematics or statistics minor and consult with their advisors at an early date to explore alternatives and plan their coursework.

General Business Economics Emphasis

General business economics emphasis students will focus on applications in business and public policy issues. General business economics supports careers in fields such as banking, business analysis, insurance services, and marketing research. This emphasis is also a solid foundation for graduate programs.

Required Courses

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

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 and study abroad courses, on a credit/no-credit basis.

Real Estate Emphasis

This emphasis supports careers such as real estate agent, commercial and residential appraiser, mortgage broker, commercial lender, urban planner, title examiner, location specialist, REIT manager, and regional developer. In addition to the required courses listed as follows, it is highly recommended that students take ECO 490 - Economics Internship in real estate work and ECO 385/GPY 385. Students who obtain the economics B.B.A. with a real estate emphasis must take the following courses.

Required Courses

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

Seidman College of Business

Suggested Order of Coursework for Business Economics

Year 1:

Fall

Winter

Year 2:

Fall

Winter

Year 3:

Fall

Winter

Year 4:

Fall

Winter

Business Economics Program Description

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