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Why would I want a Business Administration degree?
If you want to acquire the knowledge and skills essential to be an effective manager in today's organizations, you will probably be interested in a degree in business administration.  The major provides broad coverage of the technical, interpersonal, conceptual, and analytical skills necessary to specialize in a particular area of interest such as entrepreneurship/small business, international business or general business.  A degree in business administration can lead to many different careers.

What career opportunities would I be prepared for?
The business administration major is designed to prepare you for first-line supervisory positions in profit or not-for-profit organizations, private sector, or public sector.  Graduates typically will take positions in financial management, marketing management, operations management, or general management.  The business world is constantly changing; the business program prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the face of this challenge.  As a business administration graduate of USI, you will have opportunities in:

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Retailing
  • Industrial Sales
  • Government

What will I study?
As a student you would be able to choose one of the following emphases:

  • Entrepreneurship/Small Business
  • International Business
  • General Business

Will I have internship and co-op opportunities?
As a business administration major at USI, you would have opportunities to participate in USI's Business Professional Practice Program.  This is a partnership between USI and employers.  Junior and senior business administration majors are employed in part-time (internship) or full-time (co-os) positions in business.  The jobs allow students to learn professional skills in the business environment while earning college credits.

USI business administration majors in this program have worked for both large and small organizations: banks, brokerage firms, manufacturers, health organizations, non-profits, and government agencies.

Information about these opportunities can be obtained through the College of Business or the Career Services Office.


What courses do I need to take to earn a degree in Business Administration?

  • 53 hours in the University Core Curriculum program.  All Business Administration majors are required to take the following courses as part of the UCC requirements:
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology 3 hours
MATH 215
/or/
MATH 230
Survey of Calculus
/or/
Calculus I
3 hours
/or/
4 hours

And excluding the following:

MNGT 452 Policy Formulation and Administration 3 hours
  • 31 hours in the College of Business Core which includes MNGT 452.
  • 16 hours of Electives. At least six hours must be in non-business courses and at least 3 hours of 300/400 level courses.
  • 24 hours of Business Administration requirements:
CIS 315 Management Information Systems 3 hours
DSCI 351 Introduction to Operations Research 3 hours
DSCI 445 Operations Management 3 hours

SUBTOTAL:

9 hours

15 hours of work must be taken in 300/400 level business or economics courses in ONE of the following business areas of interest:

Entrepreneurship/Small Business

FIN 335 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 hours
BLAW 363 Law for the Entrepreneur 3 hours
MNGT 354 Small Business and Entrepreneurship 3 hours
MNGT 455 Small Business Consulting 3 hours
  Directed Elective 3 hours

SUBTOTAL for Entrepreneurship/Small Business area: 

15 hours

International Business

ECON 341 International Trade 3 hours
FIN 343 International Finance 3 hours
MNGT 445 International Business 3 hours
MKTG 471 International Marketing 3 hours
  Directed Elective 3 hours

SUBTOTAL for International Business area: 

15 hours

General Business
Choose from the following list of disciplines, 6 hours from each of two disciplines and 3 hours from a third discipline (all courses must be 300-level or higher): 

  • Accounting
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Decision Science
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
 

SUBTOTAL for General Business area: 

15 hours
     

DEGREE TOTAL Hours (9 + 15):

24 hours

124 total hours required for a baccalaureate degree.  These hours must include classes to meet the 39-hour upper division (300/400 level) course requirements.  A minimum 2.2 GPA in all business courses and a 2.0 overall GPA are also required.

This information does NOT take the place of meeting
with your advisor!  Requirements could have changed!


How do I know which classes I should take each semester?
See a suggested four-year program in Business Administration.  Keep in mind that this list does not take the place of meeting with your advisor.

 

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