Online Bachelor's in Business Administration Curriculum

Prerequisite: English Placement Conversion Test min. score of 3, or English Placement Testmin. score 32, or ACT English min. score of 18, or SAT Verbal min. score of 450 or Evidence-Based Read/Write score min. 450, or min. grade of CR in ENGL 0103 or (concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1011). The essentials of composition and rhetoric.

Prerequisite: English Placement Conversion Test min. score of 4 or English Placement Test min. score of 51, or min grade of C in ENGL 1010 or HONR 1757. The essentials of composition and rhetoric, with study of research skills.

Literature
ENGL 2530 Survey of English Literature I / 2540 Survey of English Literature II
ENGL 2570 Survey of American Literature I / 2580 Survey of American Literature II
ENGL 2600 Survey of World Literature I / 2610 Survey of World Literature II

Fine Arts
MUSI 2110 Music Appreciation, VISU 1000 Introduction to the Visual Arts, or THEA 2040 Theater Appreciation

Humanities
Option to take COMM 1010 Introduction to Human Communication, languages, ethics, philosophy

Literature
ENGL 2530 Survey of English Literature I / 2540 Survey of English Literature II
ENGL 2570 Survey of American Literature I / 2580 Survey of American Literature II
ENGL 2600 Survey of World Literature I / 2610 Survey of World Literature II

Fine Arts
MUSI 2110 Music Appreciation, VISU 1000 Introduction to the Visual Arts, or THEA 2040 Theater Appreciation

COMM 1010 Introduction to Human Communication

Math
MATH 1050 College Algebra, 1120 Precalculus Algebra, 1150 Precalculus, Algebra and Trigonometry, 1510 Survey of Calculus, or 1610 Calculus I

Approved Science/Lab (2 course with respective labs)
BIOL 1000 Introduction to Biology,
CHEM 1100 General Chemistry I, CHEM 1200 General Chemistry II, PSCI 1100 Introduction to Physical Sciences, PSCI 1400 Introduction to Astronomy, PSCI 1500 Introduction to Chemistry, PHYS 2100 General Physics I, PHYS 2200 General Physics II

History Sequence
HIST 1010 World History I to 1648/1020 World History II Since 1648, 1060 History of the Western World I/1070 History of the Western World II, 1080 United States History to 1865/1090 United States History Since 1865

ECON 2010 Economics I

ECON 2020 Economics II

History Sequence
HIST 1010 World History I to 1648/1020 World History II Since 1648, 1060 History of the Western World I/1070 History of the Western World II, 1080 United States History to 1865/1090 United States History Since 1865

Social Sciences
ANTH 2110 Cultural Anatomy or SOCI 2000 Introduction to Sociology

An introduction to basic principles of economics and the methods of microeconomics analysis. Topics include microeconomic analysis of the market forces of supply and demand, price determination, market structure, cost and production specialization and trade and notion of economic efficiency.
Prerequisite: MATH 1020, MATH 1050, MATH 1100, MATH 1120, MATH 1150, or equivalent, or ALEKS placement test score of 46 or higher.

Macro-economic analysis of aggregate trends and problems that include macroeconomic instability and business cycle, inflation and unemployment, government stabilization policies both fiscal and monetary, the balance of payment and trade and long-run economic growth.
Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in ECON 2010.

Introduction to fundamentals of financial accounting, the preparation of financial statements and the analysis of financial statements Prerequisites: min. grade of C in Math 1100 or MATH 1120

Covers use of accounting data in management functions of planning and controlling through the study of the manufacturing process, budgeting. cost benefit analysis, cost-volume analysis, performance evaluation, product costing and pricing. this course will provide technology literacy. Prerequisites: min. grade of C in ACCT 2010

This course introduces the management of information systems. The development, management, control, protection, and maintenance of information systems is covered from both technical and non-technical/user perspective. The strategic impact of technology on the individual, organization and society is examined. This course may not be used to fulfill major degree requirements in the College of Business.

Perquisite: Min. grade of C in ENGL 1010. Structure and operation of the legal system and its relationship to the modern business environment.

Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in: INFO 2050 and MATH 1050 or MATH 1120. The introduction and application of elementary statistics to decision making in business and economics, including descriptive statistical measures, probability, probability distributions, and estimation. Duplicate credit will not be allowed for ECST 2740, QMTD 2740, and STAT 2670.

Prerequisite: QMTD 2740. A continuation of Business Statistics I, including analysis of variance, Chi-Square, regression and correlation, and nonparametric methods. Duplicate credit will not be allowed for QMTD 2750 and MATH 3670.

This course will provide students with the tools necessary to effectively communicate in a business environment. Oral and written communication skills will be emphasized along with interpersonal communication skills and professional development. This is a writing intensive class and will be the introductory class to the integrated core business curriculum.
Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in both ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020.

Introduces the management information systems concepts from an enterprise-wide perspective by exploring the
integration of information systems to support real-time decision making in a global business environment
with an emphasis on creating, collecting, and analyzing data in current information systems.
Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in: ACCT 2020, ECON 2020, INFO 2050, QMTD 2750, MNGT 2410, BUSN 3060, and MATH 1050, or MATH 1120 or MATH 1150.

Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in: ACCT 2010, ECON 2010, QMTD 2750, and MATH 1120 or MATH 1050 or equivalent. Introduction to financial management emphasizing applications of finance theory. Topics include financial analysis, relationship between risk and rate of return, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting procedures and working capital management.

Min. grade of C in: ACCT 2020, ECON 2020, INFO 2050, QMTD 2750, MNGT 2410, BUSN 3060, INFO 3070, and MATH 1050, MATH 1120, or MATH 1150. A survey of the field of marketing and its role within an organization. Examines marketing concepts, terms and management. Includes the areas of product development, distribution, promotion and pricing.

Prerequisite: Min. grade C in: ACCT 2020, ECON 2020, INFO 2050, QMTD 2750, MNGT2410, and BUSN 3060, and MATH 1050, MATH 1120, or MATH 1150. This management course requires students to focus on managing individuals in organizations, specifically focusing on organizational behavior and human resource management. This course will cover the principles for managing the performance of individuals and groups in organizations, along with organizational behavior theory and its application to staffing, training, compensation, and appraisal.

Prerequisite: Min. grade C in: ACCT 2020, ECON 2020, INFO 2050, MNGT 2410, QMTD 2750, BUSN 3060, INFO 3070, FINA 3610, MKTG 3310, MNGT 3380, MATH 1050 or MATH 1120 or MATH 1150. Examines the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations management. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-production and service rendering organization in a global environment.

This capstone course integrates the knowledge gained in the core business curriculum. Students will hone the ability to think about how an organization can gain sustainable competitive advantage by crafting integrated business strategy.
Prerequisite: Min. grade of C in: ACCT 2020, ECON 2020, INFO 2050, QMTD 2750, MNGT 2410, BUSN 3000, INFO 3070, FINA 3610, MKTG 3310, MNGT 3380, QMTD 3600, MATH 1050 or MATH 1120 or MATH 1150 or MATH 1610.

This class will enable students to demonstrate leadership skills while incorporating key competencies (e.g., ethical decision making, critical thinking skills, and diversity/global competencies as well as practicing oral communication skills) in a simulated environment.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.

Business/Approved Elective (3000/4000) **
** Business or approved electives at the 3000/4000 level require a C or better in completing this requirement.

Students choosing the general business option will complete eight different 3-hour courses offered by the College of Business for which the prerequisites are met. This flexible option allows students to select eight COB courses that are offered at the 2000 (only for specific Information Systems courses), 3000, 4000, and 5000 levels. Note that 5000-level courses require a minimum of 90 earned credit hours, a 3.3 GPA, and are limited to 9 hours total. Students may include one 4924 Internship course and one 4970 Special Topics course within these eight courses.