broad scope of various areas of business so that students can develop an understanding and appreciation of the business world and its relationship to the global economy and society.
This program provides a broad business background for those interested in conceiving, initiating and developing new business ventures. Graduates would develop the analytical, writing, speaking and observation skills along with the confidence to become small business owners, entrepreneurs and consultants. The curriculum also has enough elective hours for students who may be interested in double majors (specialization). Graduates should be able to:
Understand the industrial, national, and global environments in which a business operates;
Analyze a wide variety of business situations and make appropriate decisions;
Gather information from a variety of sources, integrate the information.
Communicate the results to appropriate other people and groups.
Students who successfully complete the general business track have the choice of careers in business, industry, government, non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures. The curriculum also provides a sound background for graduate study in business and related areas.
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
General Business Track
120 credit hours
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours |
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| ENG 101: English Composition I | 4 |
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| BUA 101: Computer Applications in Bus | 3 |
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| MAT 115A: Acc College Algebra | 4 |
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| EDU 118: Intro to Univ. Learning | 3 |
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| Humanities Requirement I | 3 |
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| Total | 17 |
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| Term 2 (Spring) | Hours |
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| ENG 102: English Composition II | 3 |
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| SPE 103: Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
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| ECO 201: Principles of Economics I | 3 |
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| KSU 186: Navigating the Tech World | 3 |
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| Natural Science Requirement | 4 |
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| Total | 16 |
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| Term 3 (Fall) | Hours |
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| ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
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| ECO 202 Principles of Economics II | 3 |
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| BUA 204 or ENG 216 | 3 |
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| Humanities Requirement II | 3 |
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| Arts Block | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 4 (Spring) | Hours |
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| ACC 202 Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
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| FIN 305 Personal Finance | 3 |
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| MGT 301: Principles of Management | 3 |
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| MKT 301: Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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| MIS 300: Management Information Systems | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 5 (Fall) | Hours |
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| Social & Behavioral Science Requirement II | 3 |
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| BUA 380: Leadership & Business Ethics | 3 |
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| BUA 321 Legal Environment | 3 |
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| ECO 329 International Economics | 3 |
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| MGT 433 Human Resource Management | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 6 (Spring) | Hours |
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| BUA 320 Business Statistics | 3 |
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| BUA 370 Global Business Issues | 3 |
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| FIN 330 Corporate Finance | 3 |
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| MGT 465 Entrepreneurship | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 7 (Fall) | Hours |
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| BUA 325 Business Research & Analysis | 3 |
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| ECO 321 Quantitative Methods of Decision Making | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 8 (Spring) | Hours |
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| MGT 490 Strategic Management/Capstone | 3 |
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| BUA 402 Senior Seminar | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Guided Elective | 3 |
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| Total | 12 |
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