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Business Degree Completion Program

Program Description:  In this program you will learn to understand the local, regional, and international business environment; how to bring ethical decision making into your work; how to evaluate, improve, and benchmark customer service; how to develop marketing, human relations, management, and finance skills; and finally, how to appreciate the importance of a corporate mission and your relationship to it.

 

Your investment into your education will be rewarded in many ways. You will gain a tremendous amount of knowledge about yourself, different aspects of business and the world around you. This knowledge will allow you to approach business situations with the confidence and flexibility needed to work effectively.

 

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Getting Admitted to the School of Business

 

Getting admitted to the University is not the same as getting admitted to the School of Business. Both must be done! Students who have been admitted to SOU may take any lower division (100 or 200-level) course in Business Administration if they have met the course prerequisites. Students who anticipate declaring a major in Business are classified as Pre-business Majors until they are admitted to the School of Business. Students entering the Online Degree Completion Program must meet with the advisor of the program first before registering for classes. Most or all of the prerequisite coursework should be completed before taking upper division coursework.

 

Admission to the School of Business:

Students who wish to take upper division (300-level or above) courses in Business Administration must first be admitted to the School of Business.  To be admitted, you must first complete the following:

 

1. Completion of SOU’s University Studies Requirements, Oregon Block Transfer Degree, or the CSU or IGETC in California.

2. Completion of lower division support courses for admission to the School of Business

·                        Microeconomics (Econ201)

·                        Macroeconomics (Econ202)

·                        Elementary Statistics (MTH243)

·                        Additional Math:  College Algebra

·                        Accounting Information I (Financial) (BA211)

·                        Accounting Information II (Managerial) (BA213)

·                        Applied Business Statistics (BA282)

·                        Business Computer Applications (BA131)

 

Once You Are Admitted to the Major:

Once a student is admitted to the School of Business, he/she can start enrolling in the upper division level course work (300- and 400-level).  The Business Administration degree contains a set of core requirements and an option area. All business majors must also complete a minor outside the area of business or a certificate program.

 

1.     Core Business Requirements:  (36 credits):

  • BA330 Marketing
  • BA370 Business Law
  • BA374 Organizational Behavior and Management
  • BA380 Operations Management
  • BA382 Management Information Systems
  • BA385 Principles of Finance
  • BA427 Business Policy & Strategy
  • BA428 Applied Business Research or BA409 Practicum
  • BA499 Business Planning

2.     Option area (24 credits):

3.     Minor or Certificate (24-28 credits). 

 

4.    Electives:  The number of electives needed depends on the number of credits already completed to satisfy the degree requirements. A total of 180 credits are 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. 

 

A worksheet will help you keep track of your progress and be sure you have met all the requirements for graduation.