Business Administration Core – 33 Hours Required

Required Courses:

• AC221 Principles of Accounting I (3)
• AC222 Principles of Accounting II (3)
• BA101 The Business Universe (3)
• BA490 Business Policy & Strategy (3)
• BL255 Business Law (3)
• FI361 Financial Management (3)
• MG301 Principles of Management (3)
• MI375 Management Information Systems (3)
• MK301 Principles of Marketing (3)
• QM352 Quantitative Analysis (3)

A grade of ‘C’ is required in each core course.

Choose 3 Hours From*:

• AC540 International Perspectives of Accounting (3)
• BA560 Topics in International Business (3)
• BL560 International Business Law (3)
• EC580 International Economics (3)
• FI540 International Finance (3)
• MG560 International Management (3)
• MK560 International Marketing (3)

*International Course taken to meet Business Administration Core requirement may not be counted on a major.

Support Courses – 30 Hours Required

Some courses may fulfill General Education requirements.

• BA252 Business Communication (2)
• BA400 Applied Ethical Leadership (3)
• BA452 Professionalism (1)
• EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• EN140 Rhetoric & Critical Thinking (3)
• MA116 Precalculus A or MA123 Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling (3)
• MI101 Intro to Computer Applications (3)
• QM257 Business Statistics I (3)
• QM258 Business Statistics II (3)
• SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each support course.

NOTE: All 100 and 200 level core and support courses are pre-requisite to all 300 level business core and business major courses.

Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation – 24 Hours – No Minor Required

Required Courses:

• ER361 Principles of Entrepreneurship (3)
• ER531 Creative Problem Solving in Business (3)
• ER551 Managing Family and Small Businesses (3)
• ER561 Business Planning for New Ventures (3)
• ER562 New Product Development and Innovation Management (3)
• ER581 Entrepreneurship Practicum: Venture Creation (3)
• FI363 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)

Select 3 hours from the following:

• ER473 Internship in Entrepreneurship (3)
• ER521 Topics in Entrepreneurship (3)
• MG356 Foundations of Human Resource Management (3)
• MG470 Leadership in Management (3)
• MG550 Improving Team Performance (3)
• MK342 Professional Selling (3)

Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.

• Social and Behavioral Sciences – 6 hours
• Constitution Requirement – 3 hours
• Written Communication – 6 hours
• Oral Communication – 3 hours
• Natural Sciences – 7 hours (from two disciplines, one to include a lab)
• Mathematics – 3 hours
• Humanities & Fine Arts – 9 hours (from at least two disciplines)
• Additional requirements – 5 hours (to include UI100 for native students)
• Civics examination

Freshman Year  

Fall Semester (16 Hours)  

• UI100 (1)  
• EN100 (3)  
• BA101 (3) 
• MA116 or MA123 (3) 
• MI101 (3) 
• General Education (3)  

Spring Semester (15 Hours)  

• EN140 (3)  
• SC105 (3)
• General Education (3)
• General Education (3)
• General Education (3)

Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA 

Sophomore Year  

Fall Semester (14 Hours)  

• AC221 (3)
• BA252 (2)
• EC215 (3)
• QM257 (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (15 Hours)  

• AC222 (3)
• BL255 (3)
• ER361 (3)
• EC225 (3)
• QM258 (3)

Milestone: Achieve a minimum 2.25 overall GPA 

Junior Year  

Fall Semester (15 Hours)  

• ER531 (3)
• MG301 (3)
• MK301 (3)  
• General Education (3)  
• General Education (3)  

Spring Semester (16 Hours)  

• BA452 (1)
• ER551 (3)
• ER562 (3)
• FI361 (3)
• MI375 (3)  
• General Education (3)  

Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA 

Senior Year  

Fall Semester (15 Hours)  

• ER561 (3)
• FI363 (3)
• QM352 (3)
• International Course (3)
• General Education (3)

Spring Semester (15 Hours)  

• BA400 (3)  
• BA490 (3)  
• ER581 (3)  
• Major Elective (3)
• Elective (3)

Milestone: Maintain 2.25 overall GPA and 2.25 major GPA