Program Requirements
A minimum of 63 credits is required, including the 21-credit Base Curriculum, the 15- credit Business Administration Nucleus
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Base Curriculum | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select one of the following mathematics courses: | 3-4 | |
| College Algebra (GT-MA1) | ||
| Precalculus (GT-MA1) | ||
| Calculus I (GT-MA1) | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Spreadsheets and Analysis | ||
| Professional Computer Skills | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Total Credits | 21-22 | |
The 15-credit Business Administration Nucleus forms the core for each of the emphasis areas and also comprises the bulk of the Standard Program. It is important that the student achieve a high level of understanding of the basic fundamental concepts represented by these courses to be successful in the completion of the required upper- level course work and in their business career. If BUAD 350 Human Resource Management Human Resource Management is used to satisfy the requirements of the Business Administration Nucleus, then it cannot be used to satisfy the elective requirement within the major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration Nucleus | ||
| BUAD 185 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUAD 210 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUAD 270 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
And the following 27 credits:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 150 | Introduction to Hospitality | 3 |
| BUAD 315 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUAD 334 | Lodging Operations | 3 |
| BUAD 343 | Sales I | 3 |
| BUAD 363 | Business and the Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 399 | Internship | 3 |
| BUAD 482 | Hospitality Operations Management | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Internship in Business Administration | ||
| Program Planning (with laboratory) | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BUAD 101 | Business of Life | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 232 | Applied Calculus for the Managerial and Social Science | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| Gen Ed | Area III | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUAD 150 | Introduction to Hospitality | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Area I | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Area III | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 220 | Spreadsheets and Analysis | 3 |
| BUAD 270 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Area I | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Area III | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| BUAD 399 | Internship | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUAD 185 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUAD 210 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUAD 343 | Sales I | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 315 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUAD 333 or BUAD 350 |
Organizational Behavior or Human Resource Management |
3 |
| BUAD 334 | Lodging Operations | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| BUAD 499 | Internship in Business Administration (optional, but recommended) | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUAD 363 | Business and the Environment | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 6 |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 482 | Hospitality Operations Management | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 123 | |