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Program Information
Major and Minor Requirements
Admission to the Majors
The Office of Academic Services will initiate
the declaration of major process in the regular term in which students
will complete 15 course credits, usually the second semester of
the sophomore year.
To be accepted to the Business Administration
major, you must have waived or completed MAT 110 or 112 with a
C or higher, and you must have completed three of the following
with a C or higher: BUS 120, BUS 130, ECO 101 or ECO 102. You may
receive conditional acceptance to the major based on successful
completion of these classes during the semester in which you are
applying to the major.
Admission to the Economics major is determined
by a review of your transcript by the department chair and members
of the Economics faculty.
Major in Business Administration
Goals of the Business Administration Major
To gain knowledge of the central questions, scope,
methods, and limits of theory in the business disciplines; To develop personal and collaborative leadership skills; To develop an understanding of the regional, national,
and international environment within which firms operate. To understand the nature of the workplace and develop
appropriate entry level skills, knowledge and attitudes.
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
In addition to General Education requirements, students must complete
Seven core courses:
- BUS 120 Accounting I
- BUS 130 Accounting II
- BUS 125 Intro. to Business & Computer
Applications
- BUS 315 Management
- BUS 363 Marketing
- BUS 366 Financial Management
- BUS 475
Strategic Management
Four collateral courses:
- ECO 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 250 Applied Statistics
- MAT 110 or 112 Precalculus (MAT 220
if MAT 110 or 112 waived)
(Students preparing for graduate school
should take MAT 220 Calculus and BUS 240 Business Law.)
Areas of Concentration
The Business Administration major is designed
to allow students to focus on one of five concentration areas with
the following
requirements. Click the links below to see a more complete description
of each concentration.
| Accounting |
BUS 326 Intermediate Accounting I; BUS 327 Intermediate Accounting
II; BUS 323 Income Tax; BUS 324 Managerial Cost Accounting;
and one departmental elective. |
| Finance |
BUS 368 Intermediate Corporate Finance; BUS 346 Investment
Analysis; ECO 332 Money and Banking; and two departmental electives. |
| Management |
BUS 240 Business Law; BUS 345 Human Resources Management;
BUS 364 Production and Operations Management; and two departmental
electives. |
| Marketing |
BUS 257 Consumer Behavior; BUS 367 Marketing Research; BUS
465 Strategic Marketing Management; and two departmental electives. |
(Departmental electives may be any BUS or ECO 200, 300 or 400
level.)
Minor in Business Administration
The business minor consists of five courses:
- BUS 120 Accounting I
- BUS 315 Management
- ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics or ECO
101 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Two business electives selected
from BUS 125, 130, or any 200, 300, or 400 level BUS course
Major in Economics
Goals of the Economics Major
To acquire an understanding of the major principles,
theories and analytical techniques needed to apply economics
to the basic
allocation problems facing households, businesses, nonprofit
organizations and government; To broaden student understanding of the institutional,
societal and international context within which economic decisions
are made; To develop an understanding of economic policy and
its relation to economic analysis, both in micro and macroeconomics; To develop the quantitative skills of students. Students
will be able to understand, construct and test simple empirical
or statistical models that represent some of the economic principles and theories
from micro and macroeconomics; To develop decision-making skills in order to improve
the quality of decisions, both personal and in institution. Special
emphasis
will be placed on the development of quantitative decision-making
skills.
Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in Economics
In addition to General Education requirements, students must complete
Five core courses:
- ECO 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics*
- ECO 350 Econometrics
- ECO 302 Intermediate Microeconomics*
- ECO 470
Seminar in Economics
- ECO 250 Applied Statistics
Three collateral courses:
- MAT 220 and two courses selected from MAT 225, 311, 312, 314,
330, 437, 438.
Three 300 level elective courses in economics
*Knowledge of ECO 101 and 102 will be required for admission to
these courses. This may be done by waiving these courses by Advanced
Standing exam, transfer credit, or successful completion of ECO
101 and 102. The selection of collateral courses in mathematics
depends to some extent on the intended graduate school emphasis.
For those students interested in an applied program or a program
with a policy emphasis such as urban studies or public administration,
MAT 220 should be supplemented by MAT 225 Calculus II and MAT 312
Operations Research. For graduate programs that are more theoretical,
MAT 220, MAT 225, MAT 311 Probability and MAT 314 Linear Algebra
are a minimum. MAT 330 Calculus III, MAT 437 Differential Equations
and MAT 438 Statistics are strongly recommended.
Minor in Economics
The minor consists of five courses:
- ECO 101, Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 102, Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO 250, Applied Statistics*
- 2 ECO electives at 200 level or above,
including courses listed in the catalog as well as short
term offerings.
*Students who have taken a research methods course, such as PSC
335, SOC 335, or PSY 306, or an introductory statistics course
may, in consultation with Economics faculty, choose another ECO
elective, 200-level or above, in place of ECO 250.
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