Business Administration Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1100 (1102/1103/1106/1107)

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Business Administration General Information

The Business Administration major provides a diversified background in the various disciplines necessary for success in the field of business. Regardless of the future occupation of the student, a background in the basic business areas is an essential ingredient of effective business decision-making. The Business Administration major allows a student to tailor his or her degree to individual career objectives with more flexibility than other majors.

With guidance from an academic advisor, students choosing the Business Administration major complete the major requirements by selecting courses from the functional business areas which best meet their academic and career objectives.

Business General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for futher information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Business Core 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.

Business Administration Core - 12 hours

Select one Emphasis

Select one area of emphasis from the four listed below.

(1) General Business Emphasis (1103) - 12 hours

FIN 3013 - Money and Banking
OR FIN 3633 - Investments
OR MKT 4353 - Marketing Logistics
OR MGMT 3263 - Principles of Entrepreneurship
MGMT 3323 - Creativity, Innovation, & Opportunity
MGMT 4103 - Business Decision Analysis
OR MKT 4333 - Marketing Research
Business electives ( 3 hrs ) 3000/4000 level

(2) Financial Planning Emphasis** (1102) - 12 hours

Select four courses from the following:

Note

** In addition, students can take the fifth course as a Business Elective and the Financial Planning capstone course (FIN 4033, Professional Financial Planning) as a free elective and be qualified to take the CFP® exam.

(3) Global Sourcing Emphasis (1106) - 12 hours

(4) Health Care Management Emphasis (1107) - 12 hours

HCA 2112 - Introduction to Health Care Administration
HCA 2211 - Medical Terminology
HCA 3113 - Aging Processes and Long Term Care #
* HCA 3533 - Group Practice Management
HCA elective ( 3 hrs ) 3000/4000 level

Minimum Total 66 hours

Policies of the College of Business and Technology

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY:	At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.

Suggested Course Sequence–Business Administration

First Year-Fall Semester	First Year-Spring Semester
University Studies: UNIV 1002- University Strategies	Communications: ENGL 1213-Freshman Comp II
Communications: ENGL 1113-Freshman Comp I	Global Perspectives (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)
Communications: (Select 1) COMM 1113, 2212, 3223, 3303	Life Skills: (Select 1) HED 1113-Personal Health or NUTR 1653- Nutrition
Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1) POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	Natural Sciences: (3-4 hours) BIOL 1114, 1113, 1111
Quantitative Analysis: MATH 1513-College Algebra	Bus. Core: ECON 2213-Principles of Microeconomics (Social Sciences: Fulfills 3 of 9 hours required)
Global Perspectives: (3 hours; One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)
Total Hours 17	Total Hours 15-16
Second Year-Fall Semester	Second Year-Spring Semester
Physical Sciences: : (3-5 hours) SCI 1114, 1113, 1111	University Studies: UNIV 2091-Gen Ed Capstone
Humanities: (Select 1) HIST 1113, HUM 2113, PHIL 1013, ENGL 2113	Humanities: (Select 1) HUM 2333, MUS 2543, 2863, THTR 2763, 2843
Life Skills: (Select 1) FIN 2113, HFS 1103, HFS 3113, PSYC 1003, CS 1003, IS 1003 HED 2212, EDUC 4823, PED 4714, or LIBM 4611)	Bus. Core: ACCT 2203-Intro. to Managerial Accounting
Bus. Core: ACCT 2103-Into. to Financial Accounting	Bus. Core: MATH 3513-Statistical Methods
Bus. Core: ECON 2313-Principles of Macroeconomics	Bus. Core: MKT 3213-Principles of Marketing
Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1) POLS 1113 And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	Bus. Core: MGMT 3183-Principles of Management
Total Hours 18-20	Total Hours 16
Third Year-Fall Semester	Third Year-Spring Semester
Bus. Core: MGMT 3213-Supply Chain/Ops Mgmt	Bus. Core: IS 3063-Prin.s of Information Systems
Bus. Core: Fin 3213-Prin.s of Finance	Bus. Core: IS 3113-Business Communications
MKT 3253 Integrated Marketing Communications OR MKT 3323 Buyer Behavior	Bus. Core: BADM 3963-Quantitative Methods
MGMT 3253 Organizational Behavior OR MGMT 4113 Human Resource Management	Bus. Core: BLAW 3003-Business Law
Free Electives (3 hours)	Business Admin: Emphasis/Option
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15
Fourth Year-Fall Semester	Fourth Year-Spring Semester
BADM 3253 Management Analysis & Control**	Bus. Core: MGMT 4213-Business Policy
IBUS 4843 International Business*OR IBUS/MKT 4343 International Marketing	Business Admin.: Emphasis/Option
Business Admin.: Emphasis/Option	Business Admin.: Emphasis/Option
Free Electives (6 hours)	Free Electives (1-4 Hours)
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 10-13
Total Hours in Course Sequence = 124

Notes: * Offered Fall-TAH, Spring-BA. ** Offered Spring-TAH, Fall, BA.