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Business Administration BUAD

Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology

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
Cultural Enrichment
UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION
Communication Competence
COMM 121	Fundamentals-Public Speaking	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)
*	(one must be at the 200 level)	9
Cultural Enrichment
Electives (one must be at 200 level or above)		9
Social Awareness		3
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Social Awareness Elective		3
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Additional General Education
*Choose one:	COMM 221, or COMM 251, or COMM 332, or COMM 336	3
General Education Electives		6
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		121-122

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.

This program is also offered at other Ferris State sites such as Dowagiac, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Port Huron, Scottville, and Traverse City.

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 are expected to meet 3 of the 4 criteria listed below in order to be placed directly into a College of Business bachelor/associate degree program. Any mitigating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis by the College of Business Dean’s Office.

High school GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).

English ACT of 16 or higher or SAT of 370 or higher

Math ACT of 19 or higher or SAT of 460 or higher

Reading ACT of 19 or higher

Applicants not meeting the above criteria for direct admissions into a specific COB program, but still meeting Ferris State University admissions criteria, will be placed into the College of Business in the Pre-Business program until they meet the admission criteria for the program into which they desire entrance. Transfer student admission criteria can be found on the transfer student webpage.

Graduation Requirements

The Business Administration program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree in business. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in business core classes, the major courses and overall.

More Information

Management Department
119 South Street/BUS 212
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2284
Phone: (231) 591-2427
Email: MGMT@ferris.edu

The College of Business is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP.)
http://www.acbsp.org/p/st/ld/&sid=s1_001