Academic Catalog

General Business, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

EKU Campus

Program Requirements

CIP Code: 52.0101

Major

University Graduation Requirements
General Education36
Student Success Seminar
GSD 101Foundations of Learning3
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirements
GPA Requirement for Business and Marketing Education/Teaching concentration: Minimum 2.75 for business teaching core and supporting courses, 2.75 for professional education requirements courses with a grade of C or better, and meet all requirements for student teaching.
Business Core Courses
Professional Development Series:
BUS 200Professional Development Two1
BUS 300Professional Development Three1
BUS 400Professional Development Four1
Nature of Business:
BUS 101Nature of Business3
Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business
Environment of Business
BUS 204Fundamentals of Business Law and Ethics3
Tools of Business
BUS 206Fund of Prob Solving w Excel3
BUS 207Fund of Interpersonal Bus Comm3
BUS 209Fundamentals of Financial and Managerial Accounting3
Essential Series: Functions of Business
BUS 301Essentials of Formal Communication3
BUS 302Essentials of Finance3
BUS 303Essentials of Org Behav/HR Mgt3
BUS 304Essentials of MIS3
BUS 305Essentials of Marketing3
BUS 306Essentials of Supply Chain Mgt3
Mastery of Business:
BUS 402Integrated Strategic Mgmnt3
Supporting Course Requirements
Fundamentals Series: Environment and Tools of Business
Environment of Business
Fundamentals of Microeconomics (Element 5B) G
Fundamentals of Macroeconomics (Element 5B) G
Choos one of the following three options:
Algebra: Polynomials
and Algebra: Functions & Matrices (Element 2) G
College Algebra (Element 2) G
Applied Calculus (Element 2) G
STA 260Business Statistics3
Major Core
GBU 201International Business3
or MGT 318 Management Issues in International Business
MKT 400International Marketing3
Concentrations
Students must select one of the following Concentrations:18-41
Business Education
General Business
International Business
Free Electives0-15
Total Hours120-131
G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education Requirement above.

Candidates earning a degree that leads to teacher certification must take the PRAXIS Series (Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers) and PLT (Principles of Learning and Teaching) exams as a requirement for graduation. Candidates are encouraged to review the schedule for PRAXIS and PLT registration deadlines prior to beginning the senior year (www.ets.org/praxis).

Specialty exams are required for each certification area sought and it may take more than one test date to complete all requirements. Candidates should confer with their education advisor/counselor to determine the most optimal time to take required exams.

Business Education Concentration

Concentration Courses
Choose one of the following: 3
Introduction to Accounting Information Systems
Tax I
Tax I
Personal Money Management
Entrepreneurial Finance
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
International Business Communication
Integrated Corporate Communication
Consumer Behavior in Marketing
Marketing Research and Analysis
Personal Insurance
Principles of Risk and Insurance
Professional Education Requirements
EDF 203Educational Foundations3
EDF 204Emerging Instructional Technologies2
EDF 219Human Development and Learning3
EDF 413Assessment in Education3
EMS 300Curriculum and Instructional Design3
EMS 474Disciplinary Literacy3
EMS 490Classroom & Behavior Management3
ESE 573Teaching Business and Marketing in Middle and Secondary Schools3
SED 104Special Education Introduction3
EDC 300Differentiation in Inclusive Classrooms3
Clinical Experiences
CED 100Clinical I: Introduction to the Education Profession0.5
CED 200Clinical II: Understanding the Learner0.5
CED 300Clinical III: Curriculum and Instructional Design0.5
CED 400Clinical IV: Diagnosis and Prescription0.5
CED 450Clinical V: Practicing Teaching1
CED 499Clinical VI: The Professional Semester9
Total Hours44
G

Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education Requirement above.

General Business Concentration

Concentration Courses
Choose three hours from the following:3
Financial Institutions
Entrepreneurial Finance
Personal Financial Planning
Principles of Investments
Principles of International Finance
Choose three hours from the following:3
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Small Business Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Planning
One approved upper-division course from FIN, MKT, or MGT3
Except: FIN 349, MGT 301, 349, MKT 301, or 349
Choose nine hours of approved business electives from the following prefixes: ACC, ECO, FIN, GBU, MGT, MKT, RMI9
Except: BUS 204, 206, 207, 209, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 402, MGT 301, or MKT 301
Total Hours18

International Business Concentration

Concentration Courses
Choose six hours of foreign language6
MGT 454International Business Communication3
FIN 330Principles of International Finance3
MGT 430International Management3
Choose six hours of business credit which will include course of study and/or internship in a foreign country 16
Total Hours21
1

Exemptions from the foreign study requirement are available only with the chairperson approval. International students may choose to fulfill this requirement through internships, cooperative education, or approved upper-division courses in business or economics (ECO 394 International Economics).