2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Business Administration, B.A.
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There are five tracks within the BA degree in business administration. Students will select a track when they declare a major in business administration. In cases where students decide to change tracks, they will speak with their advisor, complete appropriate paperwork, and once this paperwork is approved by their advisor it will be submitted to the Department Chair to declare the track change. Students in all tracks will take six core foundational courses, a common capstone course, and six track specific requirements. Track requirements vary in accordance with the track focus and may consist of track required courses, primary track electives, and secondary track electives. Any course substitutions or waivers must be approved by the Business and Accounting (BAC) Department Chair. Other courses may be added to the course lists as approved by the BAC Department.
To fulfill major requirements, students must have at least a 2.00 grade point average for courses used to satisfy the major requirements.
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Business Administration, Business Administration Track, B.A.
To fulfill the business administration track requirements, students must complete 7 required courses and 6 business administration track elective courses. Required Core Courses and Capstone (7 courses):
Business Administration Track Electives (6, 4-credit courses):
Primary Track Electives
Students must take at least 4, 4-credit courses from the following list to count as business administration track electives. Students may take all 6 of the business administration track electives from this list: - Any 4-credit ACC or BUS courses numbered 230 or higher that is not otherwise used to fulfill a major requirement
- BUS-150 Perspectives on Business
- BUS-503 Individualized Internship (junior or senior standing, business-related, 4 credits) BUS 503 will be evaluated for elective credit as part of the BUS 503 application and approval process. BUS 503 courses begun prior to September 1, 2023, may not be used to meet an elective requirement.
Secondary Track Electives
Students may take up to 2, 4-credit courses from the following list to count as business administration track electives: Business Administration, Business Entrepreneurship Track, B.A.
To fulfill the business entrepreneurship track requirements, students must complete 9 required courses and 4 business entrepreneurship track elective courses. Required Core Courses and Capstone (7 courses):
Required Business Entrepreneurship Track Courses (2 courses):
Business Entrepreneurship Track Electives (4, 4-credit courses):
Primary Track Electives
Students must take at least 2 courses from the following list to count as business entrepreneurship track electives. Students may take all 4 of the business entrepreneurship track elective courses from this list: Secondary Track Electives
Students may take up to 2, 4-credit courses from the following list to count as business entrepreneurship track electives: Business Administration, Business Finance Track, B.A.
To fulfill the business finance track requirements, students must complete 9 required courses and 4 business finance track elective courses. Required Core Courses and Capstone (7 courses):
Required Business Finance Track Courses (2 courses):
Business Finance Track Electives (4, 4-credit courses):
Primary Track Electives
Students must take at least 2 courses from the following list to count as business finance track electives. Students may take all 4 of the business finance track elective courses from this list: Secondary Track Electives
Students may take up to 2, 4-credit courses from the following list to count as business finance track electives: - Any 4-credit ACC or BUS courses numbered 230 or higher that is not otherwise used to fulfill a major requirement
- BUS-150 Perspectives on Business
- MTH course numbered 145 or higher that is not otherwise used to fulfill a major requirement
Business Administration, Business Marketing Track, B.A.
To fulfill the business marketing track requirements, students must complete 7 required courses and 6 business marketing track elective courses. Required Core Courses and Capstone (7 courses):
Business Marketing Track Electives (6, 4-credit courses):
Primary Track Electives
Students must take at least 4 courses from the following list to count as business marketing track electives. Students may take 5 of the business marketing track elective courses from this list: Secondary Track Electives
Students may take up to 2, 4-credit courses from the following list to count as business marketing track electives: Business Administration, International Business Track, B.A.
To fulfill the international business track requirements, students must complete 8 required courses and 20 credits of 5 international business track elective courses. Students must also complete an international business engagement requirement. Required Core Courses and Capstone (7 courses):
Required International Business Track course (1 course):
International Business Track Electives (20 credits):
Primary Track Electives
Students must take a minimum of 8 credits from the following list to count as international business track electives. Students may take all 20 credits for international business track electives from this list: Secondary Track Electives
Students may take up to 12 credits from the following list to count as international business track electives. No more than 8 credits may be from one department other than from the BAC Department: Required International Business Engagement (0 to 4 credits)
International Business track majors must have at least one experience in learning about and engaging with another culture and business environment. Students seeking the international business engagement credit for an activity should first meet with their international business track major advisor to discuss their plans. Advanced approval by the International Track Coordinator is required for using an activity to meet the international business engagement credit requirement. Options for meeting the required international business engagement include: - a semester Study Away program outside of the US
- a Business department MayX outside of the US
- a Business department MayX with an international component
- an internship located outside of the US that meets the requirements for BUS 503 (0-4 credits)
- an internship with an international business in the US that meets the requirements for BUS 503 (0-4 credits). The internship must have an international focus
Students planning to use an internship to satisfy the international business engagement requirement must enroll in BUS 503 Individualized Internship (0-4 credits). The internship will be evaluated for meeting the international business engagement requirement as part of the BUS 503 application and approval process. We encourage you to speak with your advisors, the Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education, and the Internship Office to learn more about internship and study away possibilities. A course used to satisfy the International Business Engagement requirement may also be used to satisfy the International Business Track Elective requirements. |
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