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Business Administration BUAD

Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
This degree requires completion of the general education courses found on your program degree checksheet:
*	Communication Competence	15*
*	Scientific Understanding	7-8
*	Quantitative Skills (MATH 115)	3
*	Cultural Enrichment	9
*	Social Awareness	9**
*	Gen Ed Electives	6
Business Core
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BUSN 499	Integrating Experience	3
BLAW 321	Contracts & Sales	3
FINC 322	Financial Management 1	3
ISYS 321	Business Information Systems	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
MGMT 370	Quality/Operations Mgmt	3
MKTG 321	Principles of Marketing	3
STQM 260	Intro to Statistics	3
Major
INTB 310	International Business Sys*G	3
ISYS 200	Database Design & Implementation	3
MGMT 302	Organizational Behavior	3
MGMT 373	Human Resource Management	3
MGMT 447	Business Ethics & Social Responsibility	3
MGMT 488	Advanced Mgmt Cases/Problems	3
Choose one:
ACCT 205	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting Concepts	3
ACCT 321	Cost Accounting 1	3
Choose one:
*	Finance Elective (FINC)	3
INTB 440	International Finance	3
Related Courses:	Fulfills General Education Communication and * Social Awareness requirements
*COMM 121		3
**ECON 221		3
**ECON 222		3
Choose one:
*COMM 221		3
*COMM 251		3
*COMM 332		3
*COMM 336		3
Choose one:
**PLSC 323		3
**PLSC 331		3
**PLSC 341		3
*Additional:	Directed electives	12
*	Free electives	9
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		124-125

Why Choose Business Administration?

Building on a core of business courses, the program features a sequence of major courses and also provides the flexibility to specialize in an area of interest or obtain a minor through careful selection of directed electives and free electives.

The specialized areas include such fields as international business, finance and real estate. Minors may be obtained in many areas, including accounting, applied statistics, computer information systems, communications, computer science, finance and human resources.

You will study under highly qualified faculty members who have combined their academic credentials with extensive work experi-ence. You also may supplement classroom instruction with the chance to earn University credit while gaining work experience through an internship program.

This program is also available as an evening business program. Courses are offered on a rotation basis for working adults.

Get a Great Job

The Business Administration major provides an avenue for immediate employment and for advancement to upper levels of management.

Employers seek graduates for positions ranging from business manager and sales representative to production supervisor and project planner. Graduates of the program obtain positions in manufacturing, retailing, construction, financial institutions, government and a host of other fields. Students also find this major to be of value in preparation for law school.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must present evidence of graduation from high school or the GED. To enter a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) Program in Business, applicants are expected to meet two of the following: a minimum high school grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale); ACT math score of 19 or higher; an ACT reading score of 19 or higher.

Graduation Requirements

The Business Administration program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree in business. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA overall.

More Information

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Big Rapids, MI 49307-2284
Phone: (231) 591-2427
Email: MGMT@ferris.edu