The Business Administration Major offers an integrated program that emphasizes the concepts and skills needed to meet the challenges faced by today's business leaders. Through a core curriculum which builds both quantitative and qualitative business skills, the student will develop an overall set of competencies. In addition, students may choose to concentrate in a business discipline to gain a greater level of expertise in that area. The courses emphasize the concepts and skills needed to understand business practices, organizations and managerial responsibilities. There are optional specializations in finance, marketing, entrepreneurship and international business with the Business major. Business administration majors will also complete a minor outside business.

Admission to the program:

Students must make formal application to the McColl School. The McColl Undergraduate Admissions Committee reviews and approves applications to the major.

Admission to the major which requires the following:

• Cumulative grade point average of 2.0
• Prerequisite grade point average of 2.5 with no grade below C-
• All prerequisite courses completed.
• A completed application.

Requirements for major:

Prerequisites: (9 credit hours)

BUSN 207 Financial Accounting
ECON 204 Microeconomics
MATH 110 Quantitative Business Methods

Core Requirements: (36 credit hours)

BUSN 208 Managerial Accounting

COMM 216 Business Communications or BUSN 218 Communications in Business 
BUSN 305 Legal Environment of Business
BUSN 333 Principles of Management
BUSN 340 Principles of Marketing
BUSN 360 Corporate Finance
BUSN 410 Business Analytics 
BUSN 420 International Business
BUSN 460 Business Systems
BUSN 485 Strategic Management
ECON 203 Macroeconomics 
MATH 106 Introductory Statistics

Plus: Computer proficiency or CIS 110

Elective Requirements:

9 credit hours at the 300 or 400 level in business or economics

OR

Marketing Specialization (9 hours)

BUSN 452 Marketing Management
BUSN 453 Marketing Research

And one electives in Marketing.

OR

Finance Specialization (12 hours)

BUSN 470 Investment Analysis
BUSN 474 Intermediate Corporate Finance
BUSN 476 Financial Markets and Institutions
BUSN 478 International Finance

OR

Entrepreneurship Specialization (9 hours)

BUSN 303 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
BUSN 403 Innovation and Creativity
BUSN 453 Marketing Research

OR

International Business Specialization (9 hours)

BUSN 338 Cross-Cultural Management
BUSN 458 International Economics
BUSN 478 International Finance