Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Students who major in business administration choose to focus on a specific area of business. The business administration major allows students to choose a specialization sequence in areas such as certified financial planning, management, marketing, healthcare administration, sport management, supply chain management, or management information systems. The major requires all students to take at least 12 required courses, at least 15 credits in one of seven business specialty sequences, and at least 21 credits in free electives, one of which is recommended to be a 3 credit internship, and 9 credits of which are free electives. Majors must complete the 49-credit university core as required by all students.
The business administration major permits students to freely fashion their studies to meet their professional and personal needs. The curriculum contains sufficient flexibility to meet most needs and expectations of students, both those who intend to go on to graduate school and those who seek immediate entrance into the profession. Students in the major need to work very closely with their advisor in the selection of courses. Accounting, business economics, entrepreneurship, healthcare administration, information technology, marketing, management, and sport managment majors cannot choose business administration as a second major, nor can a business administration major choose a second major in any of these areas.
The major permits students to take an aggressively quantitative or qualitative track or an equal balance between the “management by numbers” position and the “management through people” concept. Students are given instruction in business writing and presentation skills.
In order to be approved to change majors to business administraton from another major (or from undeclared status), students must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA .
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