Degree Completion Programs
Business Degree Completion
Program Requirements
Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration
Your degree program has five parts:
1. Universty Studies Requirements (60-64 quarter credits)
2. Prerequistes to be admitted to the Major (25 credits)
3. Major Requirements (52-60 credits) - see below
4. Minor or Certificate Requirements (24-26 credits)
5. Electives (anything else needed to bring you up to 180 total credits)
Note: If you transfer from a semester school, one semester credit equals 1.5 quarter credits.
Once you are admitted to the School of Business, you can enroll in your core business and/or major requirements. The following courses are required for any Business major:
1. UPPER DIVISION CORE BUSINESS courses (28 credits):
- BA330 Marketing
- BA374 Organizational Behavior and Management
- BA380 Operations Management
- BA382 Management Information Systems
- BA385 Principles of Finance
- BA428 Applied Business Research or BA409 Practicum
- BA499 Business Planning
Through the degree completion program, you have three options available to you. Following is a list of the options and the courses required for each option:
A. Management
You must complete SIX of the following Management courses (24 credits):
- BA427 Business Policy and Strategy
- BA476 Business Ethics
- Four Upper Division Business Electives (300 or 400 level), as approved
B. Management Accounting
Required Courses (16 hours required):
- Intermediate Accounting I, II (BA 351, 352, 4 credits each)
- Cost and Management Accounting (BA 451, 4 credits)
- Accounting Information Systems (BA 454, 4 credits)
Elective Courses (8 hours required):
- Financial Reporting and Analysis III (BA 353, 4 credits)
- Introduction to Taxation (BA 453, 4 credits)
- Advanced Business Application of Databases (BA 384, 4 credits)
- Business Information Systems Design (BA 484, 4 credits)
- Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management (BA 460, 4 credits)
- Advanced Management Information Systems (BA 497, 4 credits)
C. Public Accounting
Required Courses: (24 hours required)
- Intermediate Accounting I, II (BA 351, 352, 4 credits each)
- Introduction to Taxation (BA 453, 4 credits)
- Cost and Management Accounting (BA 451, 4 credits)
- Accounting Information Systems (BA 454, 4 credits)
- Auditing I (BA 455, 4 credits)
Elective Courses: (12 hours required)
- Intermediate Accounting III (BA 353, 4 credits)
- Auditing II (BA 456, 4 credits)
- Advanced Taxation (BA 457, 4 credits)
- CPA Review (BA 465A & B, 4 credits)
- Advanced Accounting Topics I (BA 458, 4 credits)
- Advanced Accounting Topics II (BA 459, 4 credits)
- Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management (BA 460, 4 credits)
- Corporate Law (BA 478, 4 credits)
D. Management of Aging Services
- BA200 Management of Aging Services (4 credits)
- BA306 Special Topics in Management of Aging Services (2)
- BA400 Organizational Management of Aging Services (2 credits)
- BA406 Senior Housing Operations Management (2 credits)
- BA416 Healthcare Delivery for Aging Services (4 credits)
- BA422 Financial Management of Aging Services (2 credits)
- BA424 Marketing of Aging Services (4 credits)
- Psy466 Psychology of Aging (4 credits)
- Psy467 Death and Dying (4 credits)
Required Electives (select 4 credits):
- BA417 Technology Advances in Aging Services (2 credits)
- BA420 Trends and Research in Aging Services (2 credits)
- BA426 Development and Construction in Aging Services (2 credits)
Minor and Elective coursework required:
- Complete courses in a minor (24-28 credits). See minor options available to degree completion students.
- Completion of ELECTIVES: upper or lower division courses in any area. The number of electives needed depends on the number of credits already completed to satisfy the degree requirements. A total of 180 credits is needed to receive a bachelor's degree in business. This includes a minimum of 52 and a maximum of 76 credits in upper division business administration.
Are you ready to graduate?
Graduation Check List:
_____ General Education Completed
_____ Business GPA 2.5 or higher
_____ 56+ credits in UD Business Courses
_____ 36+ credits in UD Business @ SOU
_____ Minor Requirements Completed
_____ 180 credits completed
_____ Cumulative overall GPA of at least 2.0
_____ 60 credits upper division courses (300 & 400 level)
_____ 45 of last 60 credits in residence; last 15 credits at SOU
