General Business, BBA

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Program Learning Outcomes

Our BBA graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate skills and attributes commonly expected of a business professional in an internship or other experiential engagement
• Demonstrate foundational knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Marketing, during decision making for a competitive business environment
• Apply foundational knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Marketing, during decision making for a competitive business environment
• Demonstrate successful business communication skills.
• Recognize concepts in ethics and cultural diversity for decision making.
• Apply analytic tools in decision making.                                                                                                                                                         
• Apply information technology tools in decision making.

Consistent with the mission of the College of Business, the purpose of the General Business degree is to provide a broad-based undergraduate curriculum that allows students to customize programs of study in specific business areas that meet particular career and educational needs. In addition to the BBA Learning Outcomes, upon successful completion of the program, General Business majors will be able to:

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate skills and attributes commonly expected of a business professional in an internship or other experiential engagement
2. Demonstrate foundational knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Marketing, during decision making for a competitive business environment
3. Apply foundational knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Operations, Strategy, Marketing, during decision making for a competitive business environment
4. Demonstrate successful business communication skills
5. Recognize concepts in ethics and cultural diversity for decision making
6. Apply analytic tools in decision making
7. Apply information technology tools in decision making

Program Requirements

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ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics should be taken in Core IMPACTS or as a free elective.

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Thirty-three (33) credit hours of general electives. You need at least 1 course (3 credit hours) with a MGMT prefix, 1 course (3 credit hours) with a MKTG prefix, and a least 1 course (3 credit hours) with an ACCT or FINA prefix. In addition, twelve (12) credit hours must be business courses with an ACCT, BLAW, BUSA, ECON, FINA, MGMT, MKTG, SCML prefix at the 3000 level or higher.  The remaining twelve ³ (12) credit hours are open electives (they could be business or non-business courses). Open electives may be at a lower level than 3000. Courses with the following prefixes will not counted in this category: AVIA, CSU, PARA, TECH. Only one internship course can be taken as an elective (this is in addition to the internship taken to satisfy the Required Management Internship Course).

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ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics must be taken as a non-business elective if not taken to satisfy the Core IMPACTS requirement.

Please Note: This is a suggested course sequence and assumes a starting freshman with no prior college credit who intends to complete their degree in four years. Students should consult with their academic advisor and review the course prerequisites and minimum grade requirements as seen in the Academic Catalog. 

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Grade "C" or higher required for all Field of Study and upper division courses. 

Internship is required for all General Business Majors beginning with the 2019-2020 Catalog.  No more than two internships may be taken for credit.