Curriculum

Curriculum

The College of Business Administration’s curriculum is made up of four primary components:

Liberal Arts Core (for undergraduate business)
Business Core
Major/Concentration
Electives

These four components of the program are listed below in a more detailed manner:

Liberal Arts Core: 13 courses (minimum 39 credits)

Course #	Course Title	Typical year course is taken
ENGL 1100	Composition II	Freshman
THEO 1000	Faith and Critical Reason	Freshman
HIST 1000-1990	One Course from the Understanding Historical Change Group of Courses	Freshman
PHIL 1000	Philosophy of Human Nature	Freshman
ECON 1100	Basic Macroeconomics	Freshman
ECON 1200	Basic Microeconomics	Freshman
MATH 1108	Math Methods: Finite	Freshman
MATH 1109	Math Methods: Calculus	Freshman
ENGL 2000-level	A Sophomore Level English Course	Sophomore
PHIL 1100	Philosophical Ethics	Sophomore
THEO 2000-2999	Sophomore Core Area-Theology	Sophomore
ECON 2140	Statistics I	Sophomore (fall)
Fine Arts Requirement		Junior

For the Classes of 2010, 2011, and 2012 the following revised Liberal Arts Core is in effect:
Liberal Arts Core: 16 courses (minimum 48 credits)


Course #	Course Title	Typical year course is taken
ENGL 1100	English Composition/ Rhetoric	Freshman
ENGL 1000	Close Read and Critical Writing	Freshman
THEO 1000	Faith and Critical Reason	Freshman
HIST 1000	The West from the Enlightenment to Present	Freshman
PHIL 1000	Philosophy of Human Nature	Freshman
ECON 1100	Basic Macroeconomics	Freshman
ECON 1200	Basic Microeconomics	Freshman
MATH 1108	Math Methods Finite	Freshman
MATH 1109	Math Methods Calculus	Freshman
ENGL 1200-1250	Core Area-English Literature	Sophomore
PHIL 1100	Philosophical Core Area Theology	Sophomore
THEO 2000-2999	Sophomore Core Area-Theology	Sophomore
ECON 2140	Statistics I	Sophomore (fall)
HIST 1100-1700	Core Area-History	Sophomore
	Natural Science Requirement	Junior
	Fine Arts Requirement	Junior

In all cases, the liberal arts core also includes three distributive requirements: Global Studies, American Pluralism and Senior Value Seminar. These requirements are satisfied by business courses for CBA students. A Global Studies course is indicated by the attribute "Globalism" in the Banner system. Beginning with the class of 2010, this global course must be in a business discipline. The American Pluralism requirement is fulfilled by the completion of two core business courses, Principles of Management and Marketing Principles, while the Senior Value Seminar requirement is fulfilled by another core business course, Ethics in Business.

Business Core (12 required courses)

*Information Systems (One required course)

Information Systems

*Accounting (Two required courses)

Principles of Financial Accounting Principles of Management Accounting

*Communications & Media Management (One required course)

Business Communication

*Legal and Ethical Studies (Two required courses)

Legal Framework of Business Ethics in Business

*Management Systems (Four required courses)

Statistical Decision Making Operations & Prod. Mgmt Principles of Management Business Policy (Seniors Only)

*Finance (One required course)

Financial Management

*Marketing (One required course)

Marketing Principles

Major/concentration/Electives (12 required courses)

*Typical major in business (9 – 10 courses)

*Typical electives for majors in business (2-3 courses)

*Typical concentration in business (4-5 courses)

*Typical electives for students concentrating in a business area (7-8 courses)

Electives must come from both arts and sciences and business. See CBA’s Curriculum Analysis form for specific majors/concentrations for required number of electives.

All students are required to complete a minimum of 40 courses and 120 credits in order to graduate from the College of Business Administration. Each course must have at minimum a rating of 3 credits or higher.