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This guide is for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. For official program requirements, please refer to the academic catalog and your degree audit. To complete the program in 4 years, students will need to enroll in an average of 15 credits (5 classes) per semester.

 Degree requirements are made up of core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E). 

First Year

Semester 1

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

MATH 112

Modern Applications of Math

 

(PRE: MATH 104) C minimum

3

M/C

 

ECON 201

Principles of Macroeconomics

C minimum

3

M/C

 

MGT 320

Leadership

 

3

M

 

JU 189 (or JU 169 Honors)

First-Year Seminar

 

3

E

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

 

First Year

Semester 2

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ECON 202

Principles of Microeconomics

 

C minimum

3

M

 

ACCT 201

Principles of Accounting I

C minimum

3

M

 

PHIL 212

Ethics

 

3

M/C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

  

Second Year

Semester 3

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

MGT 321

Legal, Ethical Environment of Bus

 

(PRE: ENGL 103) C minimum

3

M

 

ACCT 202

Principles of Accounting II

(PRE: ACCT 201, MATH 112 or 140) C minimum

3

M

 

ACCT 311

Intermediate Accounting I

(PRE: ACCT 201, with C or better)

3

M

F

DSIM 203RI

Applied Business/Economic Analysis

C minimum

3

M/C

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

  

Second Year

Semester 4

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 312

Intermediate Accounting II

(PRE: ACCT 311, with C or better)

3

M

Sp

DSIM 201

Business Statistics

C minimum

3

M

 

MKG 301

Principles of Marketing

 

3

M

 

FIN 301

Corporate Finance

(PRE: ACCT 201 and ECON 201)

3

M

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

Third Year

Semester 5

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 341

Federal Taxation I

(PRE: ACCT 201, with C or better )

3

M

F

DSIM 305

Quantitative Business Methods

(PRE: DSIM 201 or consent of instructor)

3

M

 

MGT 310

Org Behavior / Leadership Skills

Satisfies DEI requirement

3

M

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

 

Third Year

Semester 6

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

MGT 308WS

Business Communication

(PRE: ENGL 103) C minimum

3

M

 

ACCT 370

Accounting Information Systems

(PRE: ACCT 201 & 202, with C or better)

3

M

Sp

DSIM 350

Project /Operations Management

(PRE: MATH 112 or 140)

3

M

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

Fourth Year

Semester 7

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 305 or

XXX-XXX

Financial Statement Analysis or 300/400 level Business Elective

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

 

INB 303

Competing in Global Environment

Satisfies DEI requirement

3

M

 

ACCT 453

Auditing

(PRE: ACCT 311, with C or better)

3

M

F

ACCT 450

Advanced Accounting I

(PRE: ACCT 311, with C or better)

3

M

F

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

  

Fourth Year

Semester 8

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 314

Cost Based Decisions

(PRE: ACCT 201 & 202, with C or better)

3

M

Sp

MGT 432

Business Strategies / Ventures Dev

(PRE: FIN 301 or SPO 301 & senior status)

3

M

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

 ACCT 370 replaces DSIM 370 in the BBA Core

Core Courses (37 credits)

Area

Course(s)

Planned

Economics

ECON 201 (satisfied by major)

x

English

ENGL 103 (depending on placement, student may need ENGL 101 first). 'C-' or better required.

3

 

NOTE: All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the term. Students not passing this exit exam are required to enroll in ENGL 214WI prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not necessary to pass this exam in order to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214WI counts as an elective course.

 

 

 

 

 

English (Lit)

ENGL 189, 202, 203, 204, or 206

3

Fine Arts

Three hours in ART, ARH, DANC, MART, MUS, or THEA

3

Global Studies

One 102-level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent, or any International Studies (IS) course at the 300-level

3

Requirement

History

One three-credit HIST course at the 100- or 200-level

3

Humanities

One three-credit HUM course at 300 level or above

3

Lab Science

100 or 200-level lab science, at least 4 credits, in BIOL, CHEM, ENV, MSC, or PHYS

4

Mathematics

MATH 112 (satisfied by major)

x

Philosophy

PHIL 212 (satisfied by major)

x

Social Science

GEOG 189 or 200; POL 189, 205 or 208; PSYC 189 or 201; SOC 189 or 203

3

Technology

DSIM 203RI (satisfied by major; also satisfies Experiential Learning requirement)

x

 

NOTE: This four-year plan is meant to be a guide. For full degree requirements, please consult the Bachelor and University Core sections of this academic catalog.