USI: College of Business-Bachelor Degrees

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The College of Business offers bachelor degree programs in the following majors:

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The College of Business undergraduate academic programs are designed to assist students in understanding and developing leadership qualities required by an environment where workforce and market diversity, innovation through technology, ethical behavior and understanding global issues have become increasingly important. Each program provides the student with the background to participate effectively in business and other organizations which require a high degree of leadership, communication, and decision-making skills. The programs also provide the undergraduate education required for admission to graduate study in professional fields such as business, economics, law, public administration, urban planning, hospital administration, and business teacher education.

The undergraduate business programs offered by the School of Business include four interrelated phases of course work:

University Core Curriculum requirements designed to provide learning which should be the common experience of all educated men and women and which builds communication and critical thinking skills necessary for success.
Business Core requirements to provide an understanding of all business disciplines in the context of the society in which businesses operate.
Business major requirements which provide for a degree of specialization in the student’s area of interest.
Elective courses chosen from either business or other academic areas to broaden the student’s perspective and educational background.

All bachelor candidates must successfully complete a minimum total of 124 credit hours. A minimum of 50 percent (62 hours) must be taken in courses offered outside the College of Business; however, Economics 208, 209, and 241 are applied toward meeting this 62-hour minimum requirement. All students majoring in accounting and professional services, business administration, computer information systems, finance, management, marketing, and business education enroll in from 55 to 62 hours of business courses which are divided into three segments, 31 credit hours in core requirements taken by all business majors, major field requirements totaling 24 to 33 hours, and elective courses. Business majors wishing to complete a second major must complete a minimum of 12 additional hours in the second major. Transfer students must complete at least one-half of business course work required for graduation in residence.

Business students must achieve a grade point average of at least 2.2 in the first 62 hours of course work to enroll in upper division business courses. Business students must achieve a grade point average of at least 2.0 in all required business course work to be eligible for graduation.

The major in economics leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree of Bachelor of Science degree is conferred by the College of Liberal Arts. However, faculty and staff in the Department of Economics in the College of Business handle all student advising and administrative matters.

The business education teacher certification program is offered in cooperation with the Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services for students who desire to teach secondary school business subjects.

The major in computer science is not a business program but is administered by the College of Business, which confers the Bachelor of Science degree.