Business Administration Honors Program, B.S.

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Requirements for the Honors B.S. Degree in Business Administration

Students in the Honors program must follow the Honors curriculum. A minimum of 120 credit hours in the Honors curriculum are required to graduate with an Honors B.S. in Business Administration. These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements 42 credits

Business Core and Supporting Courses 48 credits

Required Courses for the Business Administration Major 30 credits

Total Credits 120 credits

All Supporting, Business Core, and Major Required Courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher.

Students in the honors program must follow the honors curriculum.

General Education and University Requirements 42 credits

ENGL 111 - Freshman Composition I—Honors 3 Credits EC
ENGL 112 - Freshman Composition II—Honors 3 Credits EC
MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 Credits MQ*
OR
MATH 113 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis I 4 Credits MQ*
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 Credits IM*
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab BP
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credits
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT¹
HIST 360 - Introduction to the African Diaspora, Honors (CI) 3 Credits
ORBM 112 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors (Honors Students Only) 1 Credits
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 1 credit

Note

*denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill the general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

1 To fulfill the CT requirement for the honors program, students must choose one of the following: PHIL 119, ARCH 105, COMM 300, or MHTC 340

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

Business Core and Supporting Courses Required Honors 48 credits

MATH 201 - Calculus for Non-Science Majors 3 Credits
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 Credits *
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 Credits
ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credits
ACCT 202 - Principles of Accounting II 3 Credits
BUAD 212 - Professional Development (Honors Students Only) 3 Credits
OR
BUAD 202 - Professional Development 3 Credits
BUAD 326 - Business and Society: Ethics and Sustainability 3 Credits
BUAD 381 - The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
BUAD 498 - Business Policy (Honors Students Only) 3 Credits
OR
BUAD 499 - Business Policy 3 Credits
ENGL 357 - Business Writing 3 Credits
FIN 343 - Managerial Finance 3 Credits
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 Credits *
SSCM 220 - Business Statistics 3 Credits
INSS 360 - Management Information Systems 3 Credits
MGMT 324 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
SSCM 328 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 3 Credits
MKTG 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
BUAD 001 Senior Comprehensive Exam 0 credits

Note

*denotes a department required supporting/core course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Requirements for Business Administration Honors Major 30 credits

ENTR 351 - Introduction to Evidence Based Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
BUAD 361 - Fundamentals of Risk Management 3 Credits
BUAD 371 - Principles of Real Estate 3 Credits
BUAD 382 - Business Law 3 Credits
XXXX - BUAD Electives 9 credits²
XXXX - GSBM Elective 3 credits³
XXXX - Free Elective 6 credits
BUAD 108 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development I 0 Credits
BUAD 109 - Honors Seminar – Introduction to Professional Development II 0 Credits
BUAD 208 - Honors Seminar Intermediate Professional Development I 0 Credits
BUAD 209 - Honors Seminar – Intermediate Professional Development II 0 Credits
BUAD 308 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development I 0 Credits
BUAD 309 - Honors Seminar – Advanced Professional Development II 0 Credits
BUAD 408 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development I 0 Credits
BUAD 409 - Honors Seminar - Senior Professional Development II 0 Credits

Note

2 BUAD Electives must be three courses chosen from the following: BUAD 362, BUAD 456, BUAD 486, ENTR 452, MGMT 300-499, MKTG 300-499

3 GSBM Elective must be one course chosen from the following: ACCT 300-499, BUAD 300-499, ENTR 300-499, FIN 300-499, HOMG 300-499, INSS 300-499, MGMT 300-499, MKTG 300-499, SSCM 300-499

Total Credits 120

Business Administration Electives

BUAD 362 - Life and Health Insurance 3 Credits
BUAD 456 - Special Topics in Business Administration 3 Credits
BUAD 486 - Internship and Field Experience 3 Credits
ENTR 452 - Business Plan Development 3 Credits
XXXX - MGMT 300-499 3 credits
XXXX - MKTG 300-499 3 credits

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

Business Administration Honors Program