Business Administration, General Business, B.A./B.S.

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Business Administration

The business administration major is designed to prepare students for careers in business management. The major provides broad coverage of the technical, interpersonal, conceptual, and analytical skills necessary to specialize in a particular area of interest such as entrepreneurship/ \small business, international business, or general business.

The USI undergraduate program is designed to prepare students for first-line supervisory positions in profit or not-for-profit organizations, private sector, or public sector. Graduates typically will take positions in financial management, marketing management, operations management, or general management. The business world is constantly changing; the business program prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the face of this challenge.

Core Requirements for All Business Majors (31 hours)

The following required core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major:

CIS 151 - Computer Applications in Business Credits: 3 (1) or
CIS 261 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications Credits: 3 (2)
ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I Credits: 3
ACCT 202 - Accounting Principles II Credits: 3
BCOM 231 - Business Communication Credits: 3
BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
FIN 305 - Business Finance Credits: 3
MNGT 305 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
MKTG 305 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BCOM 401 - Business Career Planning and Professional Development Credits: 1
MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation Credits: 3 (MNGT 452 satisfies the University Core requirement for synthesis.)

Note(s):

(1) Required of marketing majors

(2) Required of accounting and professional services, business administration, business education, computer information systems, finance, and management majors

Business Major Requirements (24-33 hours)

Specific upper-division course requirements for the various business major programs are listed in the following sections. These upper-level major course requirements should be completed during the junior and senior years.

Major (55 hours)

(24 hours in major plus 31 hours in Business Core)

Required Courses (24 hours)

CIS 305 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
DSCI 351 - Introduction to Operations Research Credits: 3
DSCI 445 - Operations Management Credits: 3
Business Area of Interest Courses Credits: 15 (See Business Areas of Interest below)

Electives (13-16 hours)

At least six hours must be in non-business courses.

Business Areas of Interest

A minimum of 12 credit hours of work must be taken in 300-or 400-level business or economics courses in one of the following areas of interest:

General Business

Choose from the following list of disciplines, six hours from each of two disciplines and three hours from a third discipline:

accounting,
computer information systems,
economics,
finance,
management and
marketing

(All courses must be 300-level or higher.)