The School of Business seeks to prepare undergraduate students for careers in business, and nonprofit organizations and to provide students with the academic preparation necessary to undertake study in various graduate and professional degree programs. The department strives to instill Christian values in its students and to develop individuals who are committed to the ethical standards in business fostered by the Christian faith. Students completing the undergraduate business degree programs offered by the School of Business should:
- Possess a working knowledge of the core business subjects.
- Be prepared to pursue employment opportunities or graduate studies in business.
- Be able to apply Christian values in their vocational and personal lives.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Students will analyze and interpret financial statements, their components and how information from transactions flows into the statements.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of financial ratio analysis.
3. Students will be able to value financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.
4. Students will analyze and interpret financial and accounting data for decision-making.
Courses
General Education Requirements - 42 hours
English 1301,1302, and three-hours sophomore literature - 9 hours
Fine Arts (three hours from music, theatre, fine arts, art, or equivalent) - 3 hours
Christian Ministry 1301 and 1302 - 6 hours
History - 3 hours
Political Science 2305 - 3 hours
Social Science ECON 2301- 3 hours
Physical Activity - KINE 1238 - 2 hours
Science (must be lab science) - 4 hours
Mathematics MATH1342 or 1329 and MATH 1310 OR 1314 - 6 hours
Communication 1311 or 1315 - 3 hours
BBA Core (see below) - 30 hours
Major Area of Study Required from available Majors (see below) - 30-36 hours
Minor (optional, minimum of 18 hours if selected) - 18 hours
Electives (to total 120 hours)
Total: Minimum one hundred twenty (120) semester hours
Completion of thirty (30) semester hours:
ACCT 2301 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 2302 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BUAD 1301 Introduction to Business
BUAD 3327 Business Law
BUAD 3301 Introduction to Business Analytics
BUAD 3367 Business and Accounting Ethics
ECON 2302 Microeconomics
FINA 3344 Managerial Finance
MGMT 2350 Principles of Management
MKTG 2324 Principles of Marketing
Completion of thirty-nine (39) semester hours:
ACCT 3332 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 3335 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 3336 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 3337 Cost Accounting
ACCT/ BUAD 4332 Fraud Examination
ACCT 4331 Federal Taxation
ACCT 4333 Auditing
ACCT 4335 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 4338 Governmental Not-for-Profit Accounting
BUAD 3368 Business Communicaitons
BUAD 4352 Business Strategy (Capstone)
FINA Corporate Finance
FINA 4380 Investments