Business Administration (BA)

This degree is designed to enhance the knowledge and effectiveness of students by linking theory with student’s work experience and industry practices for a successful career in business. The themes of critical thinking skills, ethics, interpersonal skills, the impact of cultural differences on business practices, learning to work in group settings and lifelong learning skills are woven throughout the program.

Degree Requirements

Total program: 52 semester hours

Prerequisite Requirements

12 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
BUS 270	Statistics	4
BUS 274	Applied Quantitative Analysis	4
ECON 228	Economic Theories & Issues	4
Total Semester Hours		12

Core Requirements

32 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
ACCT 203	Financial and Managerial Accounting	4
BUS 330	Business Finance	4
BUS 347	Legal Environment of Business	4
BUS 360	Principles of Marketing	4
BUS 410	Management Information Systems	4
BUS 496	Business Seminar	4
MGMT 300	Principles of Management	4
MGMT 355	Leadership in Organizations	4
Total Semester Hours		32

Electives

8 semester hours

Two or more additional 300-400 level ACCT, BUS, ECON, and/or approved MGMT courses. Except for MGMT 360 Financial Management and Budgeting, MGMT 388 Statistics, and MGMT 496 Seminar in Management.

Concentrations

Business Administration students may pursue one of the concentrations listed under the B.S., Business Administration (Business Finance, Business Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, International Business or Marketing) by satisfying all the requirements of the B.A. in Business Administration.

The 4+1 Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will help undergraduate students obtain a strong foundation in the traditional areas of business administration, the interrelationships among the various functional business disciplines, and a broad exposure to the contemporary skills of management. Emphasis is on the development of skills necessary to manage in a critical, rational, and effective manner within the complex global environment. During the student’s senior year in the undergraduate BS in Business Administration (BSBA), BA in Business Administration (BABA), BS in Economics (BS Econ) program, students will begin taking graduate MBA courses, which will count toward both degrees, thereby providing an accelerated path to completion.

Minimum Requirements to Apply to Participate in the 4+1 MBA Program:

• Must be a current undergraduate BSBA, BABA, or BS Econ student with a 2.75 GPA.
• Must earn grades of C or better in each of the following courses:
  • ACCT 203 Financial and Managerial Accounting or ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Accounting I & ACCT 202 Fundamentals of Accounting II
  • BUS 270 Statistics or MGMT 388 Statistics
  • BUS 330 Business Finance
  • ECON 228 Economic Theories & Issues or ECON 220 Economic Analysis I & ECON 221 Economic Analysis II
• Students must have completed a minimum of 88 semester hour by the end of the junior year.
• Students must complete the Application for Graduation for the bachelor's undergraduate degree prior to applying for the 4+1 MBA.
• Students must retain a 2.75 GPA overall and in the major in their senior year.
• Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in MBA courses.
• A maximum of 12 semester hours of MBA courses may be taken in the senior year.
• MBA course options during the senior year may include:
  • MBA 410 Management of Information Technology
  • MBA 451 Seminar in Organization Theory & Behavior
  • MBA 460 Seminar in Marketing Management
  • MBA 475 Analysis of Business Operations
• Once accepted to the 4+1 MBA program, it is expected students will register in both the Fall and Spring semesters of their senior year.
• Students must follow the MBA catalog requirements for listed for the 2024-2025 academic year in the University catalog.
• No undergraduate courses may be used to satisfy MBA graduate level courses.
• Students may take remaining GE and major requirements concurrently during their senior year.
• Students can met with their Academic Advisor as early as the first semester of their freshman year to review both undergraduate BSBA/BABA/BS Econ curriculum and 4+1 MBA program requirements.
• Students interested in this program need to work closely with their Academic Advisor to develop a specific educational plan and must meet with their Academic Advisor each semester.

MBA courses may be used to satisfy these undergraduate requirements:

• MBA 410 Management of Information Technology used to satisfy BUS 410 Management Information Systems
• MBA 451 Seminar in Organization Theory & Behavior used to satisfy MGMT 459 Organizational Behavior: Theory and Application
• MBA 460 Seminar in Marketing Management used to satisfy BUS 461 Marketing Management
• MBA 475 Analysis of Business Operations used to satisfy BUS 456 Operations Management