Dec 04, 2024

2016-2017 Academic Catalog V2

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2016-2017 Academic Catalog V2 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Studies Concentration, B.S.

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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Studies concentration integrates classroom and real world through a dynamic mix of leading-edge knowledge, involvement with successful entrepreneurs, and hands-on development of the key skills such as creativity, market focus, and business planning that are essential to successful ventures. Student learning goals represent the basic knowledge and skills necessary to understand the processes for assessing needs and opportunities in a market, translating an idea into a product or service, and developing a formal business plan, which includes an analysis of funding and of the scalability of the proposed solution.

Program Goals:

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, students will:

demonstrate an ability to conduct relevant research in their field of business and/or their concentration.
exhibit mastery of basic business knowledge, concepts, and terminology in the specific areas of marketing, management, accounting, and finance.
demonstrate knowledge and skills required to obtain employment in their field.
develop the skills necessary to continued success in their fields including leadership abilities and a heightened sense of social responsibility and ethics.

Suggested sequence of courses:

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
ENG 175 - Critical Writing I (3 Credits)
ITG 148 - Desktop Applications - MS Word (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 103 - Humanities I: Our Cultural Heritage (3 Credits)
PSY 160 - Introduction to Psychology (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ENG 176 - Critical Writing II (3 Credits)
ITG 149 - Desktop Applications - MS Excel (3 Credits)
OR
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
HUM 104 - Humanities II: Roots of the Modern World (3 Credits)
SOC 161 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
MAT 136 - Precalculus (3 Credits)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 206 - Accounting Principles I (3 Credits)
MAT 298 - Calculus I (3 Credits)
MAT 234 - Finite Mathematics (3 Credits)
ECO 200 - Microeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - HUM or SS Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ACC 207 - Accounting Principles II (3 Credits)
MAT 299 - Calculus II (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)
110-299 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

STA 326 - Applied Statistics (3 Credits)
MGT 303 - Management and Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)
MKT 305 - Marketing Management (3 Credits)
MGT 320 - Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (3 Credits)
300-499 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

MGT 428 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits)
FIN 333 - Financial Management (3 Credits)
IT 353 - Project Management with MS Project (3 Credits)
300-499 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)
300-499 - GE Elective (3 Credits)

Senior Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 431 - Business Law I (3 Credits)
FIN 460 - Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)
ENG 485 - Presentation and Debate I (3 Credits)
ENG 465 - Research Writing I (3 Credits)
300-499 - BUS Elective (3 Credits)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

LAW 432 - Business Law II (3 Credits)
MGT 492 - Business Policy and Strategy (3 Credits)
ENG 486 - Presentation and Debate II (3 Credits)
ENG 466 - Research Writing II (3 Credits)
MGT 472 - Managing Entrepreneurial and Small Firms (3 Credits)

Minimum credits required: 120

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