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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
(121 hours minimum for all majors except accounting, which requires 126 hours, and international business, which requires a minimum of 127 hours)
The business administration curriculum allows sufficient flexibility for adaptation to a student's particular interests and goals. A minimum of 121 hours is required for the B.S. degree in all majors except accounting, which requires 126 hours, and international business, which requires a minimum of 127 hours. They are divided between courses in business administration and general education courses in English, history, foreign languages, natural and behavioral sciences, and other disciplines. All business administration students are required to earn 39 hours in a common core sequence of business subjects. The major field for all majors except accounting and international business* requires 12-21 hours beyond the common core. If a major requires only 12 hours, then a minimum of 9 additional hours of advisor-approved course work in business/economics must be completed. A minimum of 18 credit hours in additional directed general education courses is required.
The school has developed options designed to complement core and major requirements. Information and assistance in the development and selection of options are available through the advising facilities of the school.
*The accounting major requires 26 hours.
Degree Requirements
1. General Education Requirements (43-47 hours)- ENGL 101, 102 (6 hours)
- SPCH 140 or 230 (3 hours)
- Literature: One English course selected from ENGL 282-286 (3 hours)
- Numerical and Analytical Reasoning: MATH 122 or 141 and either math at the next higher level or PHIL 110 (6-8 hours)
- Two courses in behavioral sciences, elected from anthropology, sociology, psychology (6 hours)
- Two courses from the natural sciences, including one laboratory course selected from astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, marine science, physics (7-8 hours)
- One course in the fine arts* (3 hours)
- HIST 112 (3 hours)
- Foreign Languages--students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC.
- Two courses selected from the following fields: foreign languages, economics (other than 224), geography, government and international studies, history (other than 112), philosophy (other than 110, 111), religious studies (6-7 hours).
*Courses selected from the following areas: art, music, theatre (excluding courses in public speaking), or creative writing. Performance courses may not apply to this requirement.
2. Business Core (39 hours)
MGSC 290,
291, 395; ACCT 225, 226, 324; MGMT 250, 371, 478; MKTG 350; FINA 363 (33
hours)
ECON 221, 222 (6 hours)
4. Majors in Business (12-21* hours of major field requirements; 12-hour majors must complete a minimum of 9 hours of approved course work in business/economics)
*Accounting requires 26 hours.
Accounting (26 hours)
ACCT 401 and 401L, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 501, 502, 502L (26 hours)
5. Directed General Education Course Work (non-BA) (minimum of 18 hours)
Directed non-BA course work may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors. The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area. Students not selecting such a minor may submit an alternative program of study to satisfy the non-BA approved course work. The proposed alternative program of study must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Executive Committee. All minor courses or courses approved as alternatives must be passed with a grade of C or better.
6. International Experience (6 hours)
The program also requires a 6-hour international experience that may be used to fulfill other degree requirements