Bachelor of Science in 
Business Administration

Suggested Course of Study - Total Credits: 120
The following course outline, which lists 3 courses each semester, is only a suggested course load. First-year students should not take more than 1 or 2 courses their first semester. Subsequent course loads may be determined by the student's own personal time constraints.

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First Semester
42.101 College Writing I - 3cr.
47.101 General Psychology - 3cr.
92.120 Precalculus Mathematics I * OR --.--- NON-COM Elective** - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
42.102 College Writing II - 3cr.
48.101 Introduction to Sociology - 3cr.
92.122 Management Calculus - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Year

First Semester
43.---  History Elective - 3cr.
49.201 Economics I (Microeconomics) - 3cr.
60.201 Accounting/Financial - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
46.---  Political Science Elective - 3cr.
49.202 Economics II (Macroeconomics) - 3cr.
62.201 Marketing Principles - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Third Year

First Semester
49.211 Statistics - 3cr.
--.---  General Education - Arts and Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
60.202 Accounting/Managerial - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
63.210 Operations Analysis - 3cr.
--.---  General Education - Arts and Humanities (AH) - 3cr.
--.---  General Education - Science with Experimental Learning - 4cr.
Total Credits: 10

Fourth Year

First Semester
61.301 Business Finance - 3cr.
66.301 Organizational Behavior - 3cr.
--.---  General Education - Science with Experimental Learning - 4cr.
Total Credits: 10

Second Semester
--.---  NON-COM Global Elective*** - 3cr.
60.331 Cost Management Systems - 3cr.
63.301 Management Information Systems - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Fifth Year

First Semester
--.---  NON-COM Elective** - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
63.371 Operations Management - 3cr.
--.---  NON-COM Elective** - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Sixth Year

First Semester
--.---  NON-COM Elective** - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
--.---  General Education - Science - 3cr.
--.---  NON-COM Elective - 3cr.
Total Credits: 12

Seventh Year

First Semester
--.---  COM Elective (300/400 level) - 3cr.
66.490 Strategic Management - 3cr.
--.---  COM OR NON-COM Elective - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

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*Students with a very strong mathematics background may elect to substitute a NON-COM (non-business) elective for 92.120 Precalculus. All students are required to take 92.122 Management Calculus.

**A NON-COM Elective is a course outside of the College of Management that is considered by the University as an unrestricted elective.

***A NON-COM Global Elective is a course outside of the College of Management that has international content within the course. A list of selected courses may be obtained from the Management Coordinator.

Note: All BSBA students must successfully complete the required COM filter courses listed below prior to taking any 300- or 400-level COM courses:

60.201 Accounting/Financial
49.201 Economics I
49.211 Statistics I
92.122 Management Calculus
42.101 College Writing I
42.102 College Writing II
47.101 General Psychology
48.101 Introduction to Sociology

Note: Courses with a 67. prefix are not intended for students in the College of Management degree programs and will not transfer into the Associate of Science in Management or the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree programs.