The College of Business Administration’s curriculum is made up of four primary components:
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Common Arts and Sciences Core (for undergraduate business)
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Business Core
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Major/Concentration
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Electives
These four components of the program are listed below in a more detailed manner:
The Common Core Curriculum (16 courses)
(Arts and Science section for undergraduate business)
*Rhetoric (One required course)
English Composition/ Rhetoric
*Literature (Two required courses
Literature: Close Read and Critical Writing
Literature: Second level literature
*Philosophy (Two required courses)
Philosophy: Philosophy of Human Nature
Philosophy: Philosophical Ethics
*Theology (Two required courses)
Theology: Faith and Critical Reasoning
Theology: A course on religious texts
*History (Two required courses)
History: The West from the Enlightenment to the Present
History: Second History course
*Mathematical Reasoning (Three required course)
Mathematics: Math Methods in Business 1
Mathematics: Math Methods in Business 2
Statistics: Statistics 1
*Natural Science (One required course)
Natural Science: undergraduate business students may choose one from a list of natural science courses.
*Social Sciences (Two required courses)
Social Science: Basic Macroeconomics
Social Science: Basic Microeconomics
*Fine Arts Elective (One required course)
Fine Arts course
Distributive Requirements (part of the common core requirements )
*American Pluralism
American Pluralism in business is fulfilled by two required business core courses (Marketing Principles and Principles of Management)
*Global Studies
Global Studies course (may be completed in the students major, concentration or electives)
*Senior Values
Senior values course: Ethics in Business (taken in either the junior or senior year)
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.
