General Business Major (A)
Students first receive a foundation in business skills and then select classes in accounting, business law, human resources, international business, marketing, economics, and finance according to their interest.
Program Learning Outcomes
By fulfilling all of the course requirements for the Bachelor's of Science in General Business, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of how the Christian worldviews in formulating appropriate and enlightened responses to ethical issues and dilemmas.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of elements important to members of another culture in relation to history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, or beliefs and practices.
3. Demonstrate an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the business curriculum.
4. Identify and evaluates conclusions, implications, and consequences.
5. Utilize, interpret and assess quantitative data to inform and drive sound decision making.
6. Demonstrates language that skillfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency.
7. Demonstrates the ability to convert relevant information into an insightful mathematical portrayal in a way that contributes to a further or deeper understanding.
Curriculum
This major requires the business core and 12 credits of business electives plus BUS 240 and MGMT 472.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements 1 | 45 | |
| Major Requirements | 45 | |
| Electives | 30 | |
Minor: Optional | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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For transfer students, please see the Advanced Transfer Core.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Business Statistics (counted in University Core ) | ||
| Macroeconomics (counted in University Core ) | ||
| Public Speaking (or COMM 201) | ||
or COMM 201 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Core Business Requirements | ||
| ACCT 205 | Accounting & Finance for Business Professionals | 3 |
| BUS 161 | Business Essentials | 3 |
| or BUS 162 | Quantitative Business Essentials | |
| BUS 210 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 355 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 399 | Business Internship | 3 |
| BUS 453 | Business Policy and Ethics (Business School Capstone) | 3 |
| ECON 231 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGMT 130 | Management & Leadership | 3 |
| or MBA 544 | People-Focused Management | |
| MKTG 131 | Sales and Marketing | 3 |
| Required Major Courses | ||
| MGMT 472 | Managing Change | 3 |
| BUS 240 | Project Management | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits of Business Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |