Curriculum

Course Curriculum

GENERAL EDUCATION (47-49 hours)
MAJOR (51-57 hours)

Basic Skills and Understanding

Course - ENGL 101: Effective Communications
Prerequisite - ENGL 099 or ACT English 18

Course - ENGL 102: Effective Communications
Prerequisite - ENGL 101

Course - GED 100: Origins
Prerequisite - Eligibile for ENGL 101 / "C" in ENGL 098 if required

Course - GED 200: Human Diversity
Prerequisite - GED 100

Speech

Course - COMM 100: Speech Communications
Prerequisite - None

History of Civilization (3 hours)

Course - HIST 201: Civilizations - The Living Past.
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

Course - HIST 202: Civilizations - The Living Past.
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

International Perspectives (6 hours)

Course - FR 101: Elementary French
Prerequisite - None

Course - FR 102: Elementary French
Prerequisite - FR 101

Course - SP 101: Elementary Spanish
Prerequisite - None

Course - SP 102: Elementary Spanish
Prerequisite - SP 101

Course - SP 205: Spain and Its Culture
Prerequisite - None

Course - SOC 305: Birth - Death - Migration
Prerequisite - SOC 101

Course - SOC 411: Social and Cultural Changes in Developing Nations
Prerequisite - Jr or Sr Only

Course - FR 205: Franco: A View of Changing Culture
Prerequisite - None

Course - FR 443: West African Culture
Prerequisite - 75 hrs. credit

Course - PHIL 308:  World Religions
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

Course - POSC 210: International Relations
Prerequisite - None

Course - ENGL 440: Interpreting the Holocaust
Prerequisite - ENGL 150 and 60 hrs

Lifetime Health (2 hours)

Course - HHP 122 - Fitness for Living
Prerequisite - None

Course - HHP 157: Healthy Living
Prerequisite - None

Science (6-8 hours) 

Course - BIOL 101: Principles of Biology 
Prerequisite - None

Course - BIOL 102: Plants and Animals
Prerequisite - None

Course - CHEM 100: Consumer Chemistry
Prerequisite - None

Course - PHYS 103: Elements of Physical Science
Prerequisite - None

Course - PHYS 120 - Astronomy
Prerequisite - None

Course - PHYS 170: Physics through Photography
Prerequisite - None

Fine Arts (6 hours)  (classes must be from different disciplines)

Course - ART 101: Introduction to Art or ART 200: Art Appreciation
Prerequisite - None

Course - COMM 140: Film Appreciation or COMM 170: The Art of the Theater
Prerequisite - COMM 140 - None
                      COMM 170 - Eligible for ENGL 101
 
Course - MUS 104: American Music: A Panorama or MUS 107: Music Appreciation
Prerequisite - None

Course - ENGL 150: Introduction to Literature
Prerequisite - ACT English 18 /  "C" in 098 if required

Social Structures (3 hours)

Course - PSYCH 151: General Psychology
Prerequisite - Eligible for ENGL 101

Course - SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
Prerequisite - None

Course - POLSC 100: Introduction to Government and Politics
Prerequisite - None

American Traditions (3 hours)

Course - HIST 207: History of the United States to 1865
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

Course - HIST 208: History of the United States from 1865 to present 
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

Course - POSC 101: American National Government
Prerequisite - None

COGNATES FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS (15 hours)

Course - MATH 101: College Algebra 
Prerequisite - ACT MATH 23 or MATH 100

Course - ECON 201: Principles of Economics (Macro)
Prerequisite - None

Course - ECON 202: Principles of Economics (Micro)
Prerequisite - None

Course - ECON 3/400: Any 300 or 400 level elective in Economics 
Prerequisite - ECON 201 AND ECON 202

Course - ENGL 204: Writing for Business 
Prerequisite - ENGL 102

BUSINESS CORE COURSES (30 hours)

Course - BA 203: Business Statistics 
Prerequisite - MATH 101

Course - BA 209: Math Analysis for Business Decisions 
Prerequisite - MATH 101

Course - BA 210: Business Law I 
Prerequisite - Eligible for ENGL 101/ENGL 098 if required

Course - BA 215: Principles of Accounting I 
Prerequisite - MATH 101 or BS 104 & ENGL 101

Course - BA 216: Principles of Accounting II 
Prerequisite - BA 215 "C"

Course - BA 301: Fundamentals of Management 
Prerequisite -  ENGL 102

Course - BA 305: Principles of Marketing
Prerequisite - ECON 201 and ECON 202

Course - BA 310: Personnel Management - Human Relations
Prerequisite - BA 301 or related experience

Course - BA 313: Business Finance 
Prerequisite - BA 209 and BA 216

Course - BA 420: Senior Seminar 
Prerequisite - 90 credit hrs. and other Business core complete

Management Concentration (21 hours) 
  
Course - BA 314: Cost Accounting 
Prerequisite - BA 216

Course - BA 320: Organizational Behavior 
Prerequisite - BA 301, ENGL 102, & Psych 151 or SOC 101

Course - BA 340: Management Science 
Prerequisite - BA 203 & 209

Course - BA 401: Labor-Management Relations 
Prerequisite - BA 301 or related experience

Course - BA 440: Production and Operations Management 
Prerequisite - BA 301 and BA 340 

Course - BA 465: International Management
Prerequisite - BA 301 and ECON 410

Course - ECON 410: International Economics 
Prerequisite - ECON 201 and ECON 202

Information Systems Concentration (18 hours) 

Additional Cognates Required: CS 109: Foundations of Programming
Prerequisite - Math 100 & CS 106 or Permission

Additional Cognates Required: CS 210: Fundamentals of Operating Systems
Prerequisite - CS 106 & Programming Language or Permission

Additional Cognates Required: CS 214: Introduction to Visual Basic CS 109

OR  

Additional Cognates Required: CS 204: Introduction to Cobol Programming
Prerequisite - CS 109, Math 101 suggested

Additional Cognates Required: CS 230: Database Management Systems
Prerequisite - CS 109 & Programming Language

OR  

Additional Cognates Required: CS 240: Data Communications & Networking
Prerequisite - CS 109 & Programming Language


Course - BA 300: Statistical Sampling
Prerequisite - BA 203

Course - BA 304: Statistical Analysis
Prerequisite - BA 203

Course - BA 330: Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisite - BA-216 & Permission

Course - BA 345: E-Commerce
Prerequisite - BA 216, 301, 305, CS 106 or Permission

Course - BA 440: Production Operations Management
Prerequisite - BA 440 & 301

Course - BA 441: Business Forecasting & Fluctuations
Prerequisite - BA 203

Additional Electives to reach minimum of 128 credit hours required for BSBA degree. 
 

Minors in Business Administration (These minors are designed for non-business majors.)

Minor in Business Administration - Accounting - 18 hours
BA210, 215, 216, 308, 314, 315

Minor in Business Administration - Finance - 18 hours 
BA209, 210, 215, 216, 313, 414

Minor in Business Administration - Management - 18 hours
BA210, 215, 301, 305, 335, 405

Minor in Business Administration - Marketing - 18 hours
BA210, 301, 305, 335, 405

NOTE:  Some of these courses require Math 101, Economics 201, and Economics 202 as prerequisites.