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

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Students may use the general business major to create a specialization in health care management. Students must take three hours in ethics and three hours in international coursework from below.

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 Communication - Code 10 (6 hours)

From Mathematics - Code 20 (3 hours)

MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Economics I 3 (or equivalent)

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

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3

From Component Area Option - Code 90 (3 of 6 hours)

Refer to the University Core Curriculum for all options. Students are encouraged to take one of the following courses:

B.B.A. Degree Requirements

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

General Business Core Requirements

Major Area

For this major, students need 27 hours with at least 21 hours of upper level (3000-4000) courses. Students must take three hours in ethics and three hours in international coursework from below.

Ethics (must choose one of the following)

International (must choose one of the following)

For the remainder of the 27 hours, students can take a 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.

Ethics (must choose one of the following)

International (must choose one of the following)

Students must take 18 hours from:

Advanced management electives:

Nine additional hours of advanced electives in management will complete the 27 hours required for this specialization.

Additional electives to total 120 hours

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.

Ethics (must choose one of the following)

International (must choose one of the following)

Students must take 18 hours from:

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.

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