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Sep 17, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Business Administration, B.S.
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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Technical and Analytical Foundation (21-22 credits)
The following required (or recommended) courses provide the technical and analytical foundation required for the study of Business at the undergraduate level:
The Business Core (21 credits)
The field of business administration is a broad one. Today’s educated business professional must possess a solid foundation in all the functional activities of organizations, as well as the behavioral, economic, legal, and social environments in which organizations operate. The following required business courses provide the necessary exposure to the breadth of the business discipline:
Concentrations (12 credits)
The broad exposure to business provided by the Business Core is necessary, but not sufficient, for the Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. To develop the capability to contribute to an organization’s competitiveness, the student must also acquire more advanced expertise in an area of concentration. The School of Management encourages each business administration major to select a concentration that
- reflects their interests and talents, and
- leads to fulfillment of both career aspirations and employers’ expectations.
To fulfill employers’ expectations for entry-level positions, and thereby enhance first employment opportunities, students frequently select courses which emphasize one of the following areas:
Customized
(by special arrangement with the student’s advisor and department chair and approved by the dean.) Notes:
The concentration is a key component of each student’s Study Plan. This plan is developed in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor. Any proposed changes in the courses comprising a student’s approved concentration must be authorized by the appropriate department chair.
Interdisciplinary Concentration
To provide business majors with additional options, the School of Management makes available two interdisciplinary offerings, one in Computer Information Systems and one in Public Administration, which may be used as a secondary concentration.
Computer Information Systems: 13 cr
In cooperation with the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS), a secondary area of emphasis in Computer Information Systems can be constructed with the following required courses (13 credits):
Public Administration: 15 cr
In cooperation with the Political Science Department (POSC), a secondary area of emphasis in Public Administration can be constructed with the following required courses (15 credits): The Integrative Capping Course (3 credits)
In essence, professional managers apply their business knowledge through informed, action-oriented decision making that enhances the competitiveness of the enterprise. This integrative act must be studied and practiced. The required Integrative Capping Course develops this capability and completes the process of qualifying the business major for the Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration:
Optional Tracks (9 credits)
A track is a formalized curricular sequence that allows a student to expand their knowledge in a specific concentration. Tracks are optional and are not part of the requirement for the business administration degree.
Finance Concentration Tracks
ECON 422 may be applied across all three finance tracks. The elective earned in the finance concentration may be used to reduce the required Track credits from 9 credits to 6 credits. One additional elective may be applied across Tracks, as long as that elective counts towards that track. A student must have earned a minimum grade of C in BUS 320 to be eligible to declare a track:
Corporate Finance Track (9 Credits)
Financial Markets Track (9 credits):
Investment Track (9 credits)
Management Concentration Tracks
Two Electives earned in the management concentration may be applied towards a track to reduce the required credits from 9 credits to 3 credits, as long as that elective counts towards that track. They may also apply one additional elective across tracks, as long as that elective counts towards that Track:
HR Management Track (9 credits)
Leadership Track (9 credits)
Summary of Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Note: A minimum of 60 credits in Liberal Arts is required. 1.0 Course Requirements in Business Foundations: 21-22 cr
2.0 Course Requirements in Business: 39 cr
- Business Core 24 Credit(s)
- Area of Concentration 12 Credit(s)
- Integrative Capping Course 3 Credit(s)
Total Credit Requirement for a Major in Business Administration: 60-61 cr
3.0 Core/Liberal Studies Requirements
Breadth: 18 cr
- PHIL 101L - Philosophical Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
- Ethics, Applied Ethics, or Religious Studies 3 Credit(s)
- Fine Arts 3 Credit(s)
- History 3 Credit(s)
- Literature 3 Credit(s)
- Mathematics 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
- Natural Science 3 Credit(s)
- Social Science 0 Credit(s) (fulfilled by major field req.)
Pathway: 12 cr
Breadth and Pathway courses may overlap, but all students must take a total of 36 distribution credits (including related field requirements). Students majoring in Breadth areas may apply a maximum of 6 credits to their distribution total. If applicable to a Pathway, 3 credits may come from disciplines outside of Core Breadth areas. Although foreign language and culture courses are not required within the Core, some courses in these fields may be used to fulfill distribution requirements. See the Core/LS Program website for a detailed list of all courses that satisfy distribution requirements.
- Courses addressing an interdisciplinary topic.
Total Core/Liberal Studies Requirement: 37 cr
4.0 Electives: 22-23 cr
Business students are encouraged to use 3-9 credits of electives to pursue one or more internship experiences during their junior and/or senior year. These internship experiences can be arranged with corporations in the local area, New York City, near the student’s hometown, or as part of an international experience through the Marist Abroad programs. Total Credit Requirement for Graduation: 120 cr
Recommended Program Sequence for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
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