Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Business B.B.A. (includes specializations in Entrepreneurship/Small Business, Health Care Management, and International Business)


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Major in General Business


(Major Code: 302)

The general business major allows students to customize their major based on their career interest. Students select 27 hours from any of the College of Business disciplines. The result is a generalist degree that prepares students for either their own entrepreneurial pursuits or the corporate world.

University Core Curriculum Requirements


Refer to the “University Core Curriculum ” section of this catalog. Students must take the following courses.

From Mathematics - Code 20 (3 hours)


From Social and Behavioral Sciences - Code 80 (3 hours)


B.B.A. Degree Requirements


Refer to the “Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Degree Core Requirements ” section of the catalog.)

Major Area


For this major, students need 27 hours with at least 21 hours of upper level (3000-4000) courses. Maximum of 12 hours in a subject area.

  • Accounting (ACCT)
  • Business (BUSI)
  • Computer Information Systems (CIDM)
  • Economics (ECON)
  • Finance (FIN)
  • Management (MGT)
  • Marketing (MKT)

Students earning a General Business degree are allowed to earn only one minor from the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business.

Additional electives to total 120 hours


General Business with a Specialization in Health Care Management


Students may use the general business major to create a specialization in health care management.

General Business with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship/Small Business


Students may use the general business major to create a specialization in entrepreneurship and small business management.

General Business with a Specialization in International Business


Students may use the general business major to create a specialization in international business. This specialization has a total of 120 credit hours.

Nine hours of upper-level courses:


from one area of study (ACCT, BUSI, CIDM, ECON, FIN, MGT, or MKT).

Two courses in a foreign language for no less than six credit hours.


Free electives to total 120 hours.


Advising Services Degree Checklists and Curriculum Guides


Degree checklists and curriculum guides (suggested course sequences) are available by linking to the Advising Services Degree Checklists webpage.

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