The Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management is designed to prepare adult learners for future managerial positions and to provide continuing education experiences for current managers. Students are encouraged to develop a sound philosophy, a strong sense of ethics, and effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
The curriculum effectively balances management and administration courses with general education requirements thus affording students the opportunity to compete successfully in the global employment market for careers in business, government, and education and to fulfill the requirements for admission to graduate study. Students in the Business Management program are required to maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.000 or more in the major field and a minimum grade of āCā in all related courses as well as in English 101-102 and Communication 103.
Since the better academically prepared graduates are more successful in the job market, business management majors are strongly encouraged to maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.500. Students must not register under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade option for graduation requirement courses. Completion of at least 58 semester hours is required prior to enrollment in 300/400 level business courses.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| Science & Technology | BIOL 101 or ENSC 204 | 3 |
| Science & Technology | CSOS 201 or CSOS 213 | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities | ART 200, 305 or 306, ENGL 214; Foreign Language, | |
| HUMN 202, MUSC 200, 201, 202 or 205; PHIL 203, 204, 210, | ||
| 301, 304 or 305 | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | Written Communication I | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Written Communication II | 3 |
| HEAL 200 | Health Education | 2 |
| Cultures & Civilizations | HIST 105, 107 or 202 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| MATH 117 | Pre-Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Calculus | 3 |
| CSOS 126 | New Student Orientation | 3 |
| 32 | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| ACCT 203 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| ACCT 204 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| COMM 103 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics (Macro) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics (Micro) | 3 |
| MGMT 215 | Principles of Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| MGMT 216 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| Cultures & Civilizations | CSOS 170, ENGL 215, MUSC 205, HIST 308, SPAN 303 | |
| MGMT 321, POLS 307, 405, 406, or 409 or SOCI 305 | 3 | |
| Science & Technology | SCIN 102, CHEM 201, or PHYS 200 | 3 |
| HUMN 201 | Seminar in Humanities I | 3 |
| Elective | Non-Business or Business Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Related Elective | 3 |
| 36 | ||
| Junior Year | ||
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| Elective | Non-Business or Business Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Related Elective | 3 |
| FINC 290 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| FINC 304 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| MGMT 305 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGMT 312 | Personnel / Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 323 | Information / DP Systems Management | 3 |
| MKTG 305 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 27 | ||
| Senior Year | ||
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| Elective | Non- Business or Business Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Related Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Related Elective | 3 |
| MGMT 321 | Management of International Business | 3 |
| MGMT 340 | Business Communication | 3 |
| MGMT 400 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 402 | Production / Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 412 | Labor Management Relations | 3 |
| MGMT 499 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| 27 | ||
122 Total Credit Hours
Minimum grade of “C” is required in all Major and all Related courses including CSOO 201, ECON 200, ENGO 101-102 and COMO 103. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all transfer courses. Courses taken to meet General Education Requirements cannot also be used to satisfy major requirements.