Business Administration - Management, B.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree Business Administration

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program must complete the General Studies curriculum, the Business Administration Core curriculum (39 credit hours), an 18- or 24-credit hours major and a minor consisting of 12-14 credit hours. Areas from which a major may be selected include Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing and Sports Management. Minors are selected from among Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Health Services Management, Management ,Marketing, Sprots Management and Organization Leadership. Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours in order to graduate with a baccalaureate degree.

Business administration students who are majoring in Accounting and planning to sit for the West Virginia Certified Public Accountant examination must complete 150 hours of collegiate study. These students must take   ACCT 304 Business Law for Professional Accountants   ,   ACCT 431 Auditing Principles  and either ACCT 432 Advanced Auditing  or ACCT 424 Accounting Information Systems  among their 300- and 400- level accounting electives in order to satisfy the West Virginia CPA examination requirements.

Notes:

1. Students must take at least 50% of all 300- and 400- level courses in the Business Administration Core and their major/minor areas of study within the W. Paul Cole, Jr. College of Business.
2. Business Administration students must complete all Business Core, Major and Minor courses with a grade of ”C” or better.
3. Business Administration students are required to take the inbound and outbound program Peregrine test.

Management Major (18 credit hours)

• ACCT 305 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGMT 326 - Human Resources Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGMT 330 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGMT 344 - Small Business Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGMT 482 - Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGMT 488 - Current Issues in Management: Topical Coverage Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• BUSN 490 - Topics in Business Credit Hour(s): 1-3

Academic Plan of Study