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Business Administration Major

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE
 TITLE  UNITS 
ECO 101
 Principles of Economics I *
 3
ECO 102
 Principles of Economics II *
 3
ACC 201
 Principles of Financial Accounting
 4
ACC 202
 Principles of Managerial Accounting
 4
BUS 212
 Principles of Management
 4
BUS 213
 Administrative Communication  4
CSC 122

CSC 132
 Intro to Computers
OR
Intro to Computer Science
OR proficiency
 2
MTH 123


 Elementary Functions
OR equivalent		  3
MTH 203 Intro to Statistics  3
  TOTAL   23-30

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

COURSE
 TITLE
 UNITS
ACC 374
 Inter. Managerial Accounting
 2
BUS 301
 Legal Environment of Business
 4
BUS 332
 Principles of Marketing
 4
BUS 410
 Business Finance
 4
BUS 488
 Strategic Management
 4
BUS 489
 Business Internship
 4
Upper-division Economics (300-490)
 4
Approved OCP courses may satisfy this requirement

TOTAL
26

RECOMMENDED

PHL 211
 ETHICS **
 3

*
 Fulfills the general education requirement in the Social World.
**
 Fulfills the general education requirement in Philosophy.

OPTIONAL CONCENTRATIONS

The requirements shown above are the minimum needed to obtain a Business Administration major. Students may earn a concentration designation on their transcript by taking eight additional units in one of the following concentrations:

Concentration A: Marketing

COURSE
 TITLE
 UNITS
BUS 334
 Professional Selling and Sales Management
 4
Four units from:
BUS 336
 Advertising and Promotion Management
 4
BUS 432
 Research Methods in Business
 4
BUS 490
 Special Topics in Business Administration
 4
ECO 320
 Urban Economics
 2
ECO 440
 Racial and Gender Issues in Economics and Education
 2
ACC 410
 Federal Tax Accounting I
 4
COM 330
 Persuasion
 3

 TOTAL
 8

Concentration B: Entrepreneurial/Finance

COURSE
 TITLE
 UNITS
BUS 382
 Entrepreneurship
 2
BUS 486
 Small Business Institute
 2
Four units from:
BUS 340
 Real Estate Principles and Practices
 4
BUS 411
 Investments
 4
BUS 432
 Research Methods in Business
 4
BUS 470
 Nonprofit Organization Management
 4
BUS 490
 Special Topics in Business Administration
 4
ECO 360
 Public Finance
 2
ECO 380
 Money and Banking
 4
ACC 410
 Federal Tax Accounting I
 4

 TOTAL
 8

Concentration C: Management

COURSE
 TITLE
 UNITS
BUS 374
 Human Resource Management
 4
Four units from:
BUS 412
 Leadership
 4
BUS 432
 Research Methods in Business
 4
BUS 470
 Nonprofit Organization Management
 4
BUS 480
 International Business
 4
BUS 484
 Operations Management
 4
BUS 490
 Special Topics in Business Administration
 4
ECO 320 Urban Economics
 2
ECO 315
 Theories of Economic Development
 4
ECO 440
 Racial and Gender Issues in Economics and Education
 2

 TOTAL
 8

Concentration D: International Business

COURSE
 TITLE
 UNITS
BUS 480
 International Business
 4
Four units from:
BUS 423
 International Business Communication
 4
BUS 432
 Research Methods in Business
 4
BUS 490
 Special Topics in Business
 4
ECO 315
 Theories of Economic Development
 4
ECO 360
 Public Finance
 2
ECO 410
 International Economics
 4

 TOTAL
 8

  • Approved Off-Campus Cooperative Programs (OCP).
  • Language proficiency at an intermediate level.
  • One semester or summer of international study or immersion experience (approved OCP courses may satisfy this requirement).