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BUS-100   Foundations of Business3 Hours
An overall view of the business field including the business environment; organization, management, and operating problems of the enterprise; financial management and the risk function; and the marketing function. No prerequisite.
BUS-101   Business Ethics3 Hours
This course is designed to enable the student to understand the importance of ethics in business. Time is spent helping students further develop their own personal value systems and subsequently to see how their worldview impacts organizational values. Special emphasis is placed on application of Biblical principles. No prerequisite.
ACC-201   Accounting Principles I3 Hours
Emphasizes the process of generating and communicating accounting information in the form of financial statements to those outside the organization. No prerequisite.
ACC-202   Accounting Principles II3 Hours
Emphasizes the process of producing accounting information for the internal use of a company's management. Prerequisite: ACC-201.
ECO-212   Microeconomics3 Hours
Provides a background for advanced economics courses. A special emphasis is placed upon microeconomics topics including scarcity, division of labor, the economics of the firm, demand and price elasticity, and profits and competition.
ECO-213   Macroeconomics3 Hours
An introductory survey of macroeconomic theory emphasizing how the U.S. economy works as well as the role and influence of the U.S. economy in global markets. Topics include national income accounting, circular flow, short-run and long-run models of the economy, labor productivity and economic growth, inflation and unemployment, money, monetary and fiscal policy, and competing theories of the business cycle.
MKG-210   Marketing Principles3 Hours
This course emphasizes the principles of marketing and will focus on the social process that directs an economy's flow of goods and services from producers to consumers in a way that accomplishes the goals of society. This course also examines marketing from the perspective of the organization. Prerequisite: BUS-100.
MNG-210   Management Principles3 Hours
A study of management principles as they apply to all organizations. The functions of planning, organizing, directing, motivating, and controlling are examined. Prerequisite: BUS-100 or LDR-200.
BUS-210   Business Law3 Hours
Designed to give a basic understanding of the law and its effects upon the world of business. Topics considered include contracts, agency, employment law, sales, commercial paper, security devices, business organizations, property, estates, bankruptcy, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Also gives credit for POL majors. Prerequisite: BUS-100. In order to waive this prerequisite, majors from other Divisions may submit a written request to the Business Division for consideration.
FIN-210   Managerial Finance3 Hours
A study of the four functions of managerial finance: the capital budgeting decision process, capital structure decision process, evaluation and control of long-range financial decisions, and working capital management. The impact of these financial decisions on the firm's risk level is analyzed. Prerequisite: BUS-100 and ACC-201 or Admission to the CAPS BSA program.
BUS-320   Business Statistics3 Hours
This course helps students analyze and interpret statistical data. Quantitative concepts and basic techniques in research are stressed. Prerequisites: Admission to the Division and completion of the math competency requirement.
BUS-452   Strategic Management3 Hours
An integration of the management, marketing, finance, economics, and accounting aspects of 1) analyzing the internal and external environment of the firm; 2) developing the mission, long-range objectives, and the strategy to achieve the objectives; and 3) evaluating the firm's performance for efficiency and effectiveness. Oral and written presentations of case analyses are used extensively. Prerequisites: Admission to the Business Division and Senior Standing.
36 credit hours
Major Requirements

Students will take 12 hours of 300- or 400-level courses within the Division of Business. If the student has another major outside the Division of Business, this requirement will be satisfied by 12 hours of 300- or 400-level courses from the other major. In addition to the 12 hours, students must choose one of the following courses:
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BUS-399   Service Learning3 Hours
Service-Learning is an educational experience in which students participate in organized service activities that meet identified community and/or university needs. Prerequisite: Admission to the Business Division
BUS-382   Business Administration Practicum1-3 Hours
An opportunity for advanced students to obtain valuable work experience and gain expertise in relating classroom material to actual business endeavor. A professional-quality paper analyzing one or more business applications will be prepared under departmental faculty supervision. Prerequisites: Admission to the Business Division.
BUS-390   International Business3 Hours
Prepares student to cope with business decisions and business strategies needed to transact business in a foreign land. The influence of cultural, economic, political, and social differences on decision-making will be explored. In addition, complexities created by differing values and beliefs will be evaluated. How such issues impact an American business in an international setting will be carefully studied. Intercultural credit may be met by successfully completing BUS-390. Prerequisite: Admission to the Business Division.
15 credit hours
Business Administration Minor / Associate of Science

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BUS-100   Foundations of Business3 Hours
An overall view of the business field including the business environment; organization, management, and operating problems of the enterprise; financial management and the risk function; and the marketing function. No prerequisite.
ACC-201   Accounting Principles I3 Hours
Emphasizes the process of generating and communicating accounting information in the form of financial statements to those outside the organization. No prerequisite.
ACC-202   Accounting Principles II3 Hours
Emphasizes the process of producing accounting information for the internal use of a company's management. Prerequisite: ACC-201.
ECO-212   Microeconomics3 Hours
Provides a background for advanced economics courses. A special emphasis is placed upon microeconomics topics including scarcity, division of labor, the economics of the firm, demand and price elasticity, and profits and competition.
ECO-213   Macroeconomics3 Hours
An introductory survey of macroeconomic theory emphasizing how the U.S. economy works as well as the role and influence of the U.S. economy in global markets. Topics include national income accounting, circular flow, short-run and long-run models of the economy, labor productivity and economic growth, inflation and unemployment, money, monetary and fiscal policy, and competing theories of the business cycle.
MKG-210   Marketing Principles3 Hours
This course emphasizes the principles of marketing and will focus on the social process that directs an economy's flow of goods and services from producers to consumers in a way that accomplishes the goals of society. This course also examines marketing from the perspective of the organization. Prerequisite: BUS-100.
MNG-210   Management Principles3 Hours
A study of management principles as they apply to all organizations. The functions of planning, organizing, directing, motivating, and controlling are examined. Prerequisite: BUS-100 or LDR-200.
24 credit hours
Students will also one elective in either BUS, FIN, MKG, MNG, or ACC.

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