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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree

Suggested Course Sequence

Business Majors are offered from three WCBA departments.  The three departments correspond to the three functional areas of business.  The department of Accounting & Finance offers majors in Accounting and Finance.  The department of Management offers majors in Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems and General Administration.  The department of Marketing and Advertising offers majors in Marketing Management and Advertising & Public Relations.  The department of Economics is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, but offers a major in Business Economics for students enrolled in the BSBA program in the WCBA.

• Accounting
    
Third Year
     Fourth Year
• Finance
     Third Year
     Fourth Year

• Marketing Management Program
    
Third Year
     Fourth Year
•  Advertising & Public Administration
     Third Year
     Fourth Year
• Management -- Human Resources
     Third Year
     Fourth Year
• Management -- Management Information Systems
     Third Year
     Fourth Year
• Management -- General Administration
     Third Year
     Fourth Year
In each of the semester listings below, business upper division electives refer to

Suggested First Year Schedule for all majors*

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
ENGL 1550, Writing I ENGL 1551, WritingII
MATH 1548, Business Math I MATH 1549, Business Math II
BUS 1500, Dynamics of U.S. 
& Global Business
PSYCH 1560, General Psychology
Laboratory Science Elective Artistic & Literary Perspective Elective
ECON 2610, Principles I ECON 2630, Principles II
16 Semester Hours 16 Semester Hours

Suggested Second Year Schedule for all majors

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 2604, Legal Environment of Bus I ECON 3780, Bus Economic Statistics
PHIL 2625, Intro to Professional Ethics ECON 3781, Bus Economic Statistics Workshop
ACCTG 2602, Financial Accounting ACCTG 2603, Managerial Accounting
COMM 1545, Communication Theory & Practice Artistic & Literary Perspective Elective or Natural Science Elective
Artistic & Literary Elective Natural Science Elective
  Societies & Institutions Elective
15 Semester Hours 17 Semester Hours

*Suggested schedules do not include high school deficiencies or developmental courses.

Accounting
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
FIN 3720, Business Finance ACCTG 3702, Inter. Accounting 2
ACCTG 3701, Inter. Accounting 1 ACCTG 3709, Acctg Info Systems
ACCTG 3711, Cost Systems MGT 3725, Fund. of Management
MKTG 3703, Marketing Con & Prac MGT 3714, Legal Environment of Bus 2
  Business Upper Division Elective
14 Semester Hours 16 Semester Hours

Accounting
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule*

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 4850, Strategic Mgt & Leadership ACCTG 4808, Auditing
ACCTG 4801, Advanced Accounting Non-Business Elective
ACCTG 4813, Federal Taxation Business Upper Division Elective
Business Upper Division Elective ACCTG Elective
Non-Business Elective  
16 Semester Hours 14 Semester Hours

*It is suggested that students take one graduate level class in their fourth year which will be used to partially satisfy the 150 hour requirement.  Classes that can be taken include:  ACCTG 6905, Business Tax Planning;  ACCTG 6930, Accounting Theory;  ACCTG 6912, Advanced Management;  or ACCTG 3711, Cost Accounting.

Finance
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
FIN 3720, Business Finance FIN 3730, Investment Analysis
MKTG 3703, Marketing Con & Prac FIN 3721, Personal Finance Mgt
MGT 3725, Fund of Management Business Upper Division Elective
Business Elective Non-Business Elective
Non-Business Upper Elective  
16 Semester Hours 14 Semester Hours

Finance
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
FIN 4835, Advanced Business Finance FIN 4836, Financial Markets
FIN 4853, Financial Analysis Business Upper Division Elective
MGT 4850, Strategic Mgt & Leadership Non-Business Elective
Business Elective Business Upper Division Elective
Non-Business Elective  
17 Semester Hours 13 Semester Hours

Advertising & Public Administration
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MKTG 3703, Marketing Concept & Practice MKTG 3726, Consumer Behavior
ADVER 3711, Marketing Communications ADVER3712, Creative Strategies IMC
MGT 3725, Fundamentals of Management ADVER/MKTG Elective
FIN 3720, Business Finance Business Upper Division Elective
Non-Business Elective Non-Business Elective
17 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Advertising & Public Administration
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MKTG 4815, Marketing Research MKTG 4825 or ADVER 4855
ADVER 3717, Media Planning & Buying ADV/MKTG Elective
ADVER/MKTG Elective MGT 4850, Strategic Management & Leadership
Business Upper Division Elective Business Upper Division Elective
Non-Bus Elective  
15 Semester Hours 13 Semester Hours

Management Human Resource
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 3725, Fund. of Management MGT3789, Operations Management
MKTG 3703, Marketing Concept & Practice MGT 3761, Information Systems for Management
MGT 3750, Human Behavior In Organization MGT 3734, Human Resources Management
FIN 3720, Business Finance Business Upper Division
Non-Business Elective Non-Business Elective
16 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Management Human Resource
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 4890, International Business MGT 4850, Strategic Management & Leadership
MGT 3715, Labor Law & Negotiations MGT Upper Division
MGT 4810, Compensation & Performance Appraisal MGT Upper Division
Business Upper Division MGT Upper Division
  Non-Business Elective
14 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Management Information System
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 3725, Fund. of Managment MGT 3750, Human Behavior
MKTG 3703, Marketing Concept & Practice MGT 3789, Operations Management
MGT 3761, Information Systems for Management MGT 5835, System Analysis/Design
FIN 3720, Business Finance CIS Elective
Non-Business Elective Non-Business Elective
16 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Management Information System
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 4890, International Managment MGT 4850, Strategic Management & Leadership
MGT 5865, Database Management Systems MIS Elective
CIS Elective Non-Business Elective
MGT Upper Division Business Upper Division
Non-Business Elective Business Upper Division
15 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Management - General Administration
Suggested Third Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT 3725, Real Estate Investments MGT 3789, Operations Management
MKTG 3703, Marketing Concept & Practice MGT 3761, Information Systems for Managment
FIN 3720, Business Finance ACCTG/FIN Elective
MGT 3750, Human Behavior in Organization Non-Business Elective
Non-Business Elective Business Upper Division
16 Semester Hours 15 Semester Hours

Management - General Administration
Suggested Fourth Year Schedule

FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
MGT Upper Division MGT 4850, Strategic Managment & Leadership
Marketing Upper Division MKTG Upper Division
Non-Business Elective Business Upper Division
ACCTG/FIN Upper Division Business Upper Division 
MGT 4890 Elective
15 Semester Hours 14 Semester Hours

If you have any questions regarding the suggested schedules or need to speak to an academic advisor, please contact the Undergraduate Advisement Office at (330) 742-3066.

 

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Last Updated by Christine Shelton. • Revision Date:  July 2000
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