The four-year program in general business is designed to provide a broad understanding of business by focusing on all aspects of its dynamics. A broad-based general education precedes an extensive education in general business. Successfully completing this degree program gives you the necessary tools to enter a career in business or to pursue graduate study. Students planning to pursue graduate degrees are strongly advised to take MATH 1900 as an elective.

The general business program has both a core of business courses and nonbusiness courses. You choose, after consulting with your advisor, at least one upper division course in four of the prescribed elective areas: accounting, automated information systems, finance, management, and marketing. This gives you some flexibility in designing a program which meets your career goals.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Year Fall Term

·         ENGL 1101      DISCOURSE AND COMPOSITION (A) OR

          ENGL 1102      DISCOURSE AND COMPOSITION (B)

·         BUIS  1010      COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

·         GEN ELEC      MATH 1020/1200 RECOMMENDED

·         GEP               SOCIAL SCIENCE

·         GEP               FINE & PERFORMING ARTS

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 - 17 

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First Year Spring Term

·         ENGL 1105      COMPOSITION AND ARGUMENTATION

·         MATH 1800      BUSINESS STATISTICS

·         GEN ELEC       MATH 1020/1200 IF NEEDED

·         BUOA 1150      SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS OR

          BUOA 1170      DATABASE APPLICATIONS OR

          BUOA 1140      WORD PROCESSING OR

          BUIS   2100      INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 

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Second Year Fall Term

·         BUAC 2010      INTRO TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OR

          BUAC 1010      ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I

·         ECON 2201      PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

·         MATH 1700      APPLIED FINITE MATH

·         BUXX ELEC      BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         GEP                CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES - WESTERN

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 - 16 

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Second Year Spring Term

·         BUAC 2030      INTRO TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING OR

          BUAC 1020      ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES 2

·         ECON 2202      PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

·         BUMG 2900      PROFESSIONAL COMM. & DEVELOPMENT

·         GEN ELEC       GENERAL ELECTIVE

·         GEP                 NATURAL SCIENCE 

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 – 16 

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Third Year Fall Term 

·         BUMK 3100      MARKETING PRINCIPLES

·         BUMG 3100      MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

·         BULW 2700      LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

·         BUXX ELEC      BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         GEP                CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES NON-WESTERN

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15

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Third Year Spring Term

·         BUAC 3030      ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS FOR MGT DECISIONS

·         BUFI   3450      MANAGERIAL FINANCE

·         BUMG3550      QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN REASONING

·         BUXX 3/4000    UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         GEP               ETHICS

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15 

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Fourth Year Fall Term

·         BUMG 3850      PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

·         BUXX ELEC      BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         BUXX ELEC      BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         BUXX 3/4000    UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         BUXX 3/4000    UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15

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Fourth Year Spring Term

·         IDST    4900      SENIOR SEMINAR

·         BUMG 4850      BUSINESS POLICY & STRATEGY

·         BUXX ELEC      BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         BUXX 3/4000     UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE

·         GEN ELEC       GENERAL ELECTIVE 

    TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 15

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Total Credit Hours Required - 120

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