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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Location(s): Online, Face-to-face, Prison Education Program

With emphases in:

Accounting
Agribusiness
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Business
Health Care Administration
Management
Marketing
Systemic Change and Communities

Specific courses required for this degree:

Completion of the Following Required Courses:

BUS 103 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit(s) (except for Agribusiness Emphasis)
BUS 120 - Bus Computer Applications I 3 Credit(s)
BUS 207 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
BUS 208 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit(s)
BUS 211 - Business Law 3 Credit(s)
BUS 265 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s)
BUS 304 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 318 - Business Statistics 3 Credit(s)
BUS 361 - Principles of Management 3 to 4 Credit(s)
BUS 363 - Managerial Finance 3 Credit(s)
BUS 430 - Production & Operations Mgmt 3 Credit(s)
BUS 480 - Global Business Strategies 3 Credit(s)
ECON 255 - Macroeconomics Principles 3 Credit(s)
ECON 256 - Microeconomics Principles 3 Credit(s)

In Addition to Required Business Administration Major Courses

students in the Bachelor of Science program must complete one of the following emphases:

Plus 12 Upper-level Business Credits as Approved by Advisor

Economics Emphasis

ECON 360 - Natural Resource Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 365 - Political Economy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 370 - Economics of Crises 3 Credit(s)
ECON 425 - Economic Policy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 433 - Managerial Economics 3 Credit(s)
BUS 498 - World Food Distrb/Ag Economics 3 Credit(s)
HCA 455 - Health Care Economics 3 Credit(s)

A Minimum 12 Credits from the Following:

BUS 307 - Managerial Cost Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
BUS 320 - Bus Computer Applications II 3 Credit(s)
BUS 355 - Individual Income Taxation 4 Credit(s)
BUS 373 - Investment Analysis 3 Credit(s)
BUS 378 - Commodities/Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 383 - Int’l Financial Mgmt 3 Credit(s)
BUS 414 - Commercial Banking 3 Credit(s)
BUS 416 - Business Financial Problems 3 Credit(s)
BUS 466 - Bus Ethics Decision Making 3 Credit(s)

Entrepreneurship Emphasis

BUS 315 - Sales and Sales Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 448 - Interactive/Social Media Mktng 3 Credit(s)
BUS 362 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 365 - Small Bus Mngmnt/Entrepreneur 3 Credit(s)
BUS 466 - Bus Ethics Decision Making 3 Credit(s)
BUS 467 - Creativity and Innovation 3 Credit(s)
BUS 468 - New Business Venturing 3 Credit(s)

Plus 6 Semester Hours

of 300- to 400-level business or economics courses approved by the student’s advisor.

Finance Emphasis

BUS 367 - Financial Analysis 3 Credit(s)
BUS 368 - Financial Institutions 3 Credit(s)
BUS 373 - Investment Analysis 3 Credit(s)
BUS 383 - Int’l Financial Mgmt 3 Credit(s)
BUS 414 - Commercial Banking 3 Credit(s)
BUS 416 - Business Financial Problems 3 Credit(s)
BUS 426 - Money & Capital Markets 3 Credit(s)

Electives (6 Semester Hours) from the Following:

BUS 312 - Web Design I 3 Credit(s)
BUS 315 - Sales and Sales Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 320 - Bus Computer Applications II 3 Credit(s)
BUS 355 - Individual Income Taxation 4 Credit(s)
BUS 365 - Small Bus Mngmnt/Entrepreneur 3 Credit(s)
BUS 378 - Commodities/Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 381 - Business Internship 1 to 3 Credit(s)
BUS 427 - Financial Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 428 - Portfolio Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 429 - Honor Seminar in Finance 3 Credit(s)
BUS 441 - International Marketing 3 Credit(s)
HCA 363 - Health Care Finance 3 Credit(s)
ECON 425 - Economic Policy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 433 - Managerial Economics 3 Credit(s)

General Business Emphasis

30 semester hours from 300- to 400-level business, economics or health care administration courses.

Health Care Administration Emphasis

BUS 362 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit(s)
HCA 303 - Trends & Issues in Health Care 3 Credit(s)
HCA 305 - Health Care Marketing 3 Credit(s)
HCA 311 - Health Care Law & Ethics 3 Credit(s)
HCA 312 - Health Care Med Terminology 3 Credit(s)
HCA 325 - Health Care Informatics 3 Credit(s)
HCA 363 - Health Care Finance 3 Credit(s)
HCA 402 - Public & Population Health 3 Credit(s)
HCA 455 - Health Care Economics 3 Credit(s)
HCA 462 - Quality Mgmt in Health Care 3 Credit(s)
HCA 480 - Health Care Policy 3 Credit(s)

Management Emphasis

BUS 362 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 365 - Small Bus Mngmnt/Entrepreneur 3 Credit(s)
BUS 401 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credit(s)
BUS 418 - Leadership Strategies 3 Credit(s)
BUS 419 - Organizational Change/Develop 3 Credit(s)
BUS 466 - Bus Ethics Decision Making 3 Credit(s)

Plus 3 Hours from the Following:

ECON 425 - Economic Policy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 433 - Managerial Economics 3 Credit(s)

Plus 6 Semester Hours

of 300- to 400-level business or economics courses approved by the student’s advisor.

Marketing Emphasis

BUS 315 - Sales and Sales Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 335 - Consumer Behavior 3 Credit(s)
BUS 345 - Advertising 3 Credit(s)
BUS 448 - Interactive/Social Media Mktng 3 Credit(s)
BUS 454 - Market Research & Information 3 Credit(s)
BUS 460 - Marketing Management 3 Credit(s)

Plus 3 Courses of Any of the Following:

BUS 356 - Retailing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 385 - Sports Marketing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 441 - International Marketing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 449 - Marketing in the 21st Century 3 Credit(s)
HCA 305 - Health Care Marketing 3 Credit(s)

Systemic Change and Communities Emphasis

BUS 316 - Public and Nonprofit Mgmt 3 Credit(s)
BUS 363 - Managerial Finance 3 Credit(s)
BUS 419 - Organizational Change/Develop 3 Credit(s)
BUS 488 - Ag Policy and Farm Bill 3 Credit(s)
BUS 498 - World Food Distrb/Ag Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 360 - Natural Resource Economics 3 Credit(s)
ECON 365 - Political Economy 3 Credit(s)
ECON 370 - Economics of Crises 3 Credit(s)
ECON 425 - Economic Policy 3 Credit(s)
HCA 402 - Public & Population Health 3 Credit(s)
HCA 455 - Health Care Economics 3 Credit(s)
HCA 462 - Quality Mgmt in Health Care 3 Credit(s)

Note:

Students may choose from the following list as fits their interests and career goals (24 hours).

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Location(s): Online, Face-to-face, Prison Education Program

Completion of the Following Required Courses:

In Addition to Required Business Administration Major Courses

Accounting Emphasis

Optional class:

Agribusiness Emphasis

Plus 12 Upper-level Business Credits as Approved by Advisor

Economics Emphasis

A Minimum 12 Credits from the Following:

Entrepreneurship Emphasis

Plus 6 Semester Hours

Finance Emphasis

Electives (6 Semester Hours) from the Following:

General Business Emphasis

Health Care Administration Emphasis

Management Emphasis

Plus 3 Hours from the Following:

Plus 6 Semester Hours

Marketing Emphasis

Plus 3 Courses of Any of the Following:

Systemic Change and Communities Emphasis

Note: