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Business Administration BUAD

College(s): Business

Required Courses		Credit Hours
BUSINESS CORE
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BUSN 499	Integrating Experience	3
BLAW 321	Contracts and 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	Introduction to Statistics	3
MAJOR
*Choose One:	Accounting, Finance, Statistics Elective or MGMT 350 Tools for Decision Making	3
*Choose One:	INTB 310 International Business Systems or INTB 335 Cross Cultural Business	3
ISYS 105	Intro Micro Systems-Software	3
MGMT 302	Organizational Behavior	3
MGMT 373	Human Resource Management	3
MGMT 447	Business Ethics-Social Resp	3
MGMT 488	Adv Management Cases-Problems	3
Pick any minor at the university and see advisor for assistance.		18
*Choose one:	MGMT 491 Internship (Highly Recommended) or College of Business Elective	3
GENERAL EDUCATION
Communication Competence
COMM 121	Fundamentals-Public Speaking	3
*Choose one:	COMM 221, or COMM 251, or COMM 332, or COMM 336	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 325	Advanced Business Writing	3
Scientific Understanding
*	Lab Science Elective	4
*	Science Elective	3-4
Quantitative Skills
MATH 115	Intermediate Algebra	3
*	(If MATH ACT is 24 or higher, substitute a general education elective)
Cultural Enrichment
*	(one must be at the 200 level)	9
Social Awareness
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Social Awareness Elective		3
General Education Electives		6
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		122-123

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. Some of these options are listed below:

Plan A: Business Administration with Human Resources Minor

Plan B: Business Administration with International Business Minor

Plan C: Business Administration with Operations & Supply Management Minor

Plan D: Business Administration with Small Business & Entrepreneurship Minor

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 or a host of options that may be viewed at http://catalog.ferris.edu/degree/MIN/

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

When combined with a specialized minor, the Business Administration major provides an avenue for immediate employment and career advancement.

Employers seek graduates for positions ranging from business manager and sales representative to production supervisor and project planner. Graduates of the program with specialized minors 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 graduate or 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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