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Undergraduate School of Business Administration | Business Courses | Mike Curb School of Music Business | Music Business Courses

Undergraduate School of Business Administration
Robert P. Lambert, Associate Dean
Richard Lutz, Associate Dean, Student Services

Bill Camp, Howard Cochran, John Coker, Margot Dermody*, Jane Dillard-Eggers, Lorena Edwards, Cliff Eubanks, Gregory Faulk, Ed Fenton, Jane Finley, John Gonas, Gary Hodgin, Harry Hollis, Donald Jones*, Ed Lewis, David Lill, Jerry Plummer*, Jennie Carter Thomas, Mary M. Thompson, Lee Warren, Beth Woodard, Tommy Wooten.

*Part-time.

Admissions:

Students will be admitted as candidates for the Undergraduate School of Business Administration in the following manner:

  1. Completion of at least 51 semester hours of freshman and sophomore courses specified in "b" below, with an overall GPA of 2.0 and with at least a 2.0 GPA in all economics and accounting courses.

  2. The required freshman and sophomore courses must include the following:

    Language, Literature and Speech      15 hours
    Religion   6 hours
    Science and Mathematics   15 hours
    Information Systems Management   3 hours
    Economics   6 hours
    Accounting   6 hours

  3. Submission of ACT or SAT scores, high school transcript, and transcripts of all college and/or university work.
Bachelor of Business Administration Curriculum   Hours
General Education Courses       55
    Language and Literature     15  
        ENG 101 and 102, Composition   6    
        COM 110, Fundamentals of Speech Communication   3    
        Six hours ENG literature or six hours of one foreign language at appropriate level   6    
    Humanities     9  
        REL 111 and REL 112, Old and New Testament History   6 1    
        Three hours from the following: ART 200, PHI 151, 152, 160; MUH 210   3    
    Social Sciences     12  
        PSY 110, General Psychology   3    
        SOC 101, Introduction to Sociology   3    
        HIS 101, World History to 1500 or HIS 102, World History Since 1500   3 2    
        PSC 121, American Government   3    
    Science and Math     15  
        BIO 101, Biological Science   3    
        PHY 101, 111, or CEM 111   3    
        MTH 111, College Algebra   3    
        MTH 115, Elementary Statistics   3    
        MTH 121 or MTH 214 (all areas except Management Science)   3    
        MTH 121 (required of Management Science concentration)   3    
    Physical Education (Military Science and/or Marching Band do not substitute.)     4  
        PED 150, 200 (2 semesters)   3    
        PED 200, Exercise-Stress Management (1 semester)   1    
Tool Courses       18
        ISM 133, Computer Fundamentals   3    
        ECO 221, Principles of Macroeconomics   3    
        ECO 222, Principles of Microeconomics   3    
        ACC 241, 242, Accounting Principles   6    
        MGT 312, Management Communication   3    
Business Core Courses       22
        BAD 241, Business Law I   3    
        BAD 330, International Business   3    
        MKT 321, Principles of Marketing   3    
        FIN 321, Business Finance   3    
        MGT 311, Principles of Management   3    
        MGT 327, Human Resource Management   3    
        MGT 400, 401 or 402, Leadership   1    
        MGT 496, Strategic Management   3    
 
Areas of Concentration   18-42
    Accounting 33  
        ACC 331, Intermediate Accounting   3    
        ACC 332, Intermediate Accounting   3    
        ACC 335, Federal Income Taxes   3    
        Three hours from the following   3    
            ACC 346, Cost Accounting
            ACC 349, Managerial Accounting
            ACC 442, Institutional Accounting
        ACC 352, Accounting Information Systems or ISM 370, Microcomputer Applications   3    
        ACC 435, Auditing   3    
        ACC Elective   3    
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   12    
    Business Administration 33  
        Eighteen hours chosen from 300 or 400 level business courses   18    
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Economics     33  
        ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics   3    
        ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis or ECO 450 Managerial Economics   3    
        Economics Electives (200 level or above, excluding ECO 221 and ECO 222)   12    
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Finance 33  
        FIN 333, Financial Institutions Management   3    
        FIN 346, Introduction to Investing   3    
        FIN 421, Corporate Finance   3    
        FIN 430, International Corporate Finance   3    
        FIN 433, International Financial Markets and Institutions   3    
        FIN 446, Investment Management   3    
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Health Care Management 33  
        HCM 301, Health Care Systems   3    
        HCM 326, Financial Management of Health Care Organizations   3    
        HCM 333, Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care   3    
        HCM 436, Health Care Management: Theory and Strategy   3    
        HCM 463, Health Care Management Internship Program   3    
        Three hours chosen from the following   3    
            HCM 423, Marketing in Health Care Organizations
            HCM 427, Human Resource Management in Health Care Organizations
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Hospitality, Travel and Tourism 33  
        HTT 311, Hospitality Management   3    
        HTT 320, Travel and Tourism Management   3    
        HTT 339, Restaurant and Food Service Management   3    
        HTT 391, Hotel Operating Practices   3    
        Six hours chosen from the following   6    
            HTT 199-499 Special Studies-Internship
            HTT 491, Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Management
            BAD 298, Cooperative Experience
            MGT 323, Business Ethics
            MKT 323, Services Marketing
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Information Systems Management 33  
        ISM 210, COBOL Programming   3    
        ISM 330, Structured Analysis and Design   3    
        ISM 362, Database Management   3    
        ISM 370, Microcomputer Applications   3    
        ISM 373, Telecommunications   3    
        ISM 426, Application Development   3    
        ISM 431, Information Technology Management   3    
        ACC 440, Information Systems Audit and Control   3    
        Three hours chosen from the following   3    
            ISM 205, Visual BASIC Programming
            ISM 215, Introduction to Programming in C++
            ISM 355, COBOL Application		        
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   6    
    Management 33  
        MGT 418, Operations Management   3    
        MGT 428, Organizational Theory   3    
        MGT 323, Business Ethics   3    
        Nine hours chosen from the following   9    
            ACC 349, Managerial Accounting
            BAD 422, Business Law II
            ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
            MGT 341, Labor Relations
            MGT 412, Small Business Management
            MKT 475, Strategic Marketing Management		        
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
    Marketing 33  
        MKT 322, Personal Selling   3    
        MKT 402, Advertising Principles   3    
        MKT 444, Market Research   3    
        MKT 475, Strategic Marketing Management   3    
        Six hours chosen from the following   6    
            MKT 323, Services Marketing
            MKT 332, Consumer Behavior
            MKT 362, Marketing of Commercial Music
            MKT 431, International Marketing
            MKT 432, Retail Management		        
        Electives (three hours must be non-business)   15    
Total Hours Required for the Program 128 4

Transfer credit for Religion 111 and 112 will be allowed only for courses in the survey of the Old Testament and New Testament which match course descriptions in the catalog.

Students seeking teacher certification may elect HIS 201 or 202. Transfer students who have taken American History elsewhere may substitute it for HIS 101 or 102.
 

Minor Fields

A minor field of study may be taken in the general area of business or any field of concentration. Specific programs include:
Minor in Accounting   Hours
    ACC 241, 242, Accounting Principles     6  
    ACC 331, 332, Intermediate Accounting     6  
    ACC 349, Managerial Accounting     3  
    Accounting Elective     3  
Total 18
 
Minor in Business Administration   Hours
    BAD 101, Introduction to Business     3  
    ACC 241, Accounting Principles     3  
    ECO 221, Principles of Macroeconomics     3  
    Business Electives (at least 6 hours chosen from 300- and 400-level courses)     9  
Total 18
 
Minor in Economics   Hours
    ECO 221, 222, Principles     6  
    ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics     3  
    ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis     3  
    Economics Electives (any course numbered 300 or above)     6  
                    or        
    ECO 111, Economic Inquiry     3  
    ECO 326, Intermediate Macroeconomics     3  
    ECO 327, Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis     3  
    Economics Electives (200-level or above, excluding ECO 221 and ECO 222)     9  
Total 18
 
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