Business Administration B.B.A. *

Business General Education Requirements

A minimum of 46 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 further information.  Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  General Education Requirements  

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

• ENGL 1113 - English Composition I
• ENGL 1213 - English Composition II
• ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
• or  ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• MATH 1523 - Functions and Change
• Meet computer proficiency

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.

• ACCT 2103 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACCT 2203 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BADM 3933 - Business Statistics
• BADM 3963 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making
• BLAW 3003 - Business Law I
• ECON 2213 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 2313 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• FIN 3213 - Principles of Finance
• IS 3063 - Principles of Information Systems
• IS 3113 - Business Communications
• MGMT 3183 - Principles of Management
• MGMT 3213 - Principles of Operations Management
• MGMT 4213 - Business Strategy/Policy
• MKT 3213 - Principles of Marketing

Business Administration Core - 12 hours

• BADM 3253 - Management Analysis and Control
• IBUS 4843 - International Business
• MGMT 3253 - Organizational Behavior
• MGMT 3323 - Creativity, Innovation, & Opportunity

Select one of the following options:

Major Total - 24 hours

Total Business Core & Major - 66 hours

Accelerated B.B.A. Business Administration: Business Analytics to M.B.A. Business Administration: Business Analytics

Note:  Please refer to Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program   for complete information concerning the Accelerated Degree Program.  Refer to the current Graduate Catalog for master’s degree requirements.

IMPORTANT:

• Students admitted to the Accelerated B.B.A. Business Administration: Business Analytics to M.B.A. Business Administration: Business Analytics degree program will complete up to 12 hours of graduate level credit to apply toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Students may not receive credit toward both the undergraduate and the paired graduate-level course. A student completing an undergraduate course and the paired graduate-level course will only receive credit for one course toward the bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum grade of C is required for all 5000 level graduate courses.
• Students who do not follow the approved degree plan may become ineligible to continue in the accelerated degree program. 
• Prior to completing the undergraduate degree, if the undergraduate GPA, graduate GPA and/or overall GPA fall below a 3.00, the student becomes ineligible to continue in the ADP.
• Students may withdraw from an approved accelerated degree pathway.  Graduate credit hours completed prior to the student withdrawing or becoming ineligible to continue in the ADP apply toward the undergraduate degree only.

ADP Major Total - 24 hours

ADP Total Business Core & Major - 66 hours

Additional Degree Information - College of Business and Technology

In addition to general education and program requirements stated above, additional hours may be needed to satisfy all minimum degree requirements listed below.

• English Proficiency: Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
• ​A minimum of 124 hours is required. PE activity is limited to four hours. Prior learning credit (CLEP, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc) is limited to 30 hours.
• ​A minimum of 30 hours in residence (from NSU) is required for graduation. PE activity is limited to four hours. Hours in residence exclude zero-level courses and prior learning credit such as CLEP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, Military Credit, etc.​
• A minimum of 40 hours of 3000/4000 level courses is required for graduation.  ​
• A minimum of 60 hours from a 4-year school is required for graduation excluding zero level and PE activity courses.
• At least fifty percent of the major requirements must be upper division courses (3000 and 4000 level).
• At least 18 hours or fifty percent of the major, whichever is greater, must be satisfactorily completed at NSU.
• The minimum number of credit hours required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences varies based on the type of degree.  B.B.A and B.T. degrees require at least 40 hours and the B.S. degree requires at least 55 hours.  Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) courses are identified in catalog course descriptions.

For more information, see Bachelor’s Degree Requirements .