Major Requirements (48-63 semester hours)

• ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles
• ACC 220 - Managerial Accounting Principles
• BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business
• BUS 301 - Management Information Systems
• BUS 330 - Management Principles
• BUS 340 - Principles of Business Finance
• BUS 410 - Business Law I
• BUS 491 - Business Policy and Strategy (WI)
• ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics
• MKT 350 - Marketing Principles

Students should complete at least one emphasis designated for the Business Administration major:

• Students completing an available internship course as part of their emphasis should complete a minimum of three (3) semester hours of this course.
  • HSP 407 - Hospitality Internship requires four (4) semester hours

Business Economics (12-13 semester hours)

A student is not eligible to choose this emphasis if completing a minor in Economics.

• ECN 360 - Money, Banking and National Income
• ECN 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECN 362 - Intermediate Microeconomics

Communication (12 semester hours)

• COM 212 - Team-Based and Group Communication
• COM 330 - Strategic New Media and Digital Communication
• WRT 201 - News Writing
• WRT 330 - Advertising and Public Relations Writing

Cooperative Education (23-27 semester hours)

*Only available to Business Administration or Organizational Management majors.

• ​EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)  
• EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)  
  • Co-requisite with first experience of BUS /EXP 390  or BUS /EXP 391  
• EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)  
  • Co-requisite with second experience of BUS /EXP 390  or BUS /EXP 391 
• BUS 390  or EXP 390 - Cooperative Education Experience (1-12 semester hours)  
  • Is completed two times, for a total of 20-24 semester hours
  • One experience must be in BUS 390  
• BUS 391  or EXP 391 - Cooperative Education Experience (0 semester hours)  
  • Is completed at least once over a summer session for the emphasis

Digital Marketing (12-13 semester hours)

Finance (15-16 semester hours)

Forensic/Fraud (15 semester hours)

• ACC 265 - Fraud Examination I
• ACC 365 - Fraud Examination II
• CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CRJ 345 - Criminal Law
• CRJ 347 - Criminal Investigations

Graphic Design (15-16 semester hours)

A student is not eligible to choose this emphasis if completing a major in Graphic Design.

Healthcare Management (12-13 semester hours)

Courses for this emphasis schedule through the Kellett School.

Hospitality Management (12-14 semester hours)

A student is not eligible to complete this emphasis if also completing a major in Hospitality Management.

Human Resource Management (12-13 semester hours)

Insurance (15-16 semester hours)

Courses for this emphasis schedule through the Kellett School.

International Business (15-16 semester hours)

• BUS 284 - Principles of International Business

Management (12-13 semester hours)

A student is not eligible to complete an optional emphasis in Athletic Administration with Management. A student completing a major in Marketing is not eligible to use COM 111  to fulfill a course requirement in the emphasis in Management.

Marketing (15-16 semester hours)

Nonprofit Management (12-13 semester hours)

Courses for this emphasis schedule through the Kellett School.

Retail Management (15-16 semester hours)

Sales Management (12-13 semester hours)

Sport Management (15-16 semester hours)

A student is not eligible to choose this emphasis if completing a major in Sport Management and Leadership or a minor in Sport Management.

Student Designed (12 semester hours)

Students may propose a twelve (12) semester-hour emphasis in an area of academic interest that complements their major in the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business, Science and Technology. Students may fulfill the emphasis requirement by completing current courses offered by the J. Garland Schilcutt School of Business, Science and Technology, courses offered in other Schools or internship experiences that are relevant to the area of interest. This emphasis plan must be approved in advance by the student’s academic advisor and the Chair of the Business and Technology Division. Cooperative Education courses may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this emphasis.

Sustainability (13-14 semester hours)

• BIO 101 - Environmental Science (4 semester hours) ** OR CHM 200 - Earth Systems (4 semester hours)  **

Optional Emphases to Supplement this Major:

• Athletic Administration ^
• Athletic Coaching  
• Strength and Conditioning  

Notes:

• A student completing a major in Business Administration with a Management emphasis is not eligible to complete a major in Sport Management and Leadership with an Athletic Administration emphasis. The student may complete a different emphasis.
• A student completing a major in Business Administration is not eligible to earn a major in Accounting or Organizational Management.
• A student completing a major in Business Administration is not eligible to earn a minor in Cooperative Education* or Marketing.
  • A student is not eligible to complete Cooperative Education emphasis requirements of other majors.
• Students pursuing two or more Business majors requiring completion of an emphasis must select a separate emphasis area for each major, mindful of any emphasis restrictions.
• ^Degree restrictions apply.