Degree Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

The BBA program prepares graduates for professional positions in business. Such an education produces graduates who:

• Comprehend the business environment and functions.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate computer usage skills.
• Employ ethical principles in business situations.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively on teams in organizational situations.

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with concentrations in accounting, management, marketing and general business.

1. Students must satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the section UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS of this catalog.
2. Fifty percent of upper-level course work in all business concentrations must be taken from UHV. Students can accumulate no more than two D's in the business plan. Undergraduate credit earned more than seven years prior to admission to undergraduate study at UHV may not be counted unless approval is granted by the Dean. It is the prerogative of the Dean to determine (1) whether the courses meet current standards of the discipline, and (2) whether students demonstrate sufficient retention of the content to apply it.
3. Lower Division:
   1. A combined total of 6 semester hours in natural sciences.
   2. 3 semester hours of mathematics in addition to university core requirement. Must complete MATH 1324 Finite Math, and MATH 1325 Elements of Calculus for Business.
   3. 6 semester hours of economics (micro and macro).
   4. 6 semester hours of principles of accounting.
   5. 3 semester hours of business/professional speech.
4. Lower or Upper Division:
1. 3 semester hours of principles of computing.
2. Free electives to complete 122 s.h. minimum degree requirement. Courses must be outside of business administration and will not exceed 11 hours.
5. Upper Division: 40 semester hours of a common business core (Professional Writing, Statistics for Business & Economics, Information Systems in Organizations, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Legal Environment of Business, Business Finance, Quantitative Decision Making, Financial Statement Analysis, Managerial Economics, Strategy and the Business Environment, Leadership, and Strategic Management.)
6. Comprehensive Exam: Exam covering the content of the BBA core classes. The exam is offered once each semester to students enrolled in MGT 4340. Students may choose to take the exam at one of the arranged testing sites, or will need to make suitable proctoring arrangements.
7. BBA Conference: All BBA students must participate in the BBA Conference during the semester in which they enroll in MGT 4340. The conference is held each fall and spring and requires face-to-face attendance. The date of this event is set several semesters in advance. BBA students should check the schedule (available online at www.uhv.edu/bus) prior to registration to avoid conflicts.
8. BBA students are expected to
1. Be familiar with the mission and values of the program and to comply with the expectations of them outlined in this catalog, their new student orientation, and their course syllabi.
2. Maintain high standards of academic honesty and ethical behavior as outlined on course syllabi each semester.
3. Track their progress on their degree programs and contact their advisors promptly to resolve questions about their enrollment.
4. Verify that they have the appropriate prerequisites for their courses each semester.
5. Apply for graduation by the published deadline for the semester in which they will complete degree requirements.
6. Ensure that the School of Business Administration has current contact information for them at all times, and visit the school's web page (www.uhv.edu/bus) regularly for important updates as well as to obtain information on course textbooks and syllabi prior to each semester.

Accounting concentration:

Requirements: 21 semester hours composed of 3 semester hours of cost accounting, 6 semester hours of intermediate accounting, 3 semester hours of tax accounting, 3 semester hours of auditing, 3 semester hours of accounting information systems, and 3 semester hours of advanced financial accounting. The seven required courses are

• ACC 3311-Costs and Budgets
• ACC 3312-Intermediate Accounting I
• ACC 3313-Intermediate Accounting II
• ACC 4311-Principles of Federal Income Taxation
• ACC 4321-Auditing
• ACC 4320-Accounting Information Systems
• ACC 4331-Advanced Accounting

Management concentration:

Requirements: 21 semester hours composed of 15 semester hours of required management courses and 6 semester hours of management electives. The five required courses are

• MGT 4303-Entrepreneurship
• MGT 4311-Human Resources Management
• MGT 4316-International Management
• MGT 4320-Organizational Behavior
• MGT 4325-Organizational Change

Electives- 6 semester hours selected from the following courses. (No more than 3 semester hours may be selected outside of management.)

• MGT 4300-Selected Topics
• MGT 4304-Entrepreneurship Field Studies
• MGT 4312-Staffing
• MGT 4313-Compensation
• MGT 4315-Contemporary Issues in Management
• MGT 4318-Organizational Theory and Development
• MGT 4335-Project Management
• Any Marketing course (except MKT 3311)
• Courses in areas related to management or marketing (PSY 3310, HUM 4322)

Marketing concentration:

Requirements: 21 semester hours composed of 9 semester hours of required marketing courses and 12 semester hours of marketing electives. The three required courses are:

• MKT 4311-Buyer Behavior
• MKT 4313-Marketing Research
• MKT 4340-Marketing Management

Electives-12 semester hours selected from the following courses:

• MKT 3321-Selling and Sales Management
• MKT 4312-Promotion Management
• MKT 4315-Business-to-Business Marketing
• MKT 4316-Electronic Marketing
• MKT 4317-Services Marketing
• MKT 4321-Retailing Management
• MKT 4325-International Marketing

General Business concentration:

Requirements: 21 semester hours of business courses (beyond the core requirements) from at least three of the following areas:

• Accounting
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing

No more than 9 hours may be taken in any one area. All 21 semester hours must be designated as upper-division courses.

The above information is summarized in the following table:

Business Administration Plan Concentrations in
Accounting, Management, Marketing, General Business

I. UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS	LD	UD	TOTAL
English Composition	6		6
Literature	3		3
Political Science	6		6
U.S. History	6		6
Natural Sciences	6-8		6-8
Finite Math or higher	3		3
Social/Behavioral Science	3		3
Visual/Performing Arts (Art, Drama, or Music)	3		3
Speech (Business/Professional)	3		3
Computer Literacy (Principles of Computing)	3		3
II. PLAN REQUIREMENTS
A. Business Core
Elements of Calculus for Business	3		3
Accounting (Principles)	6-8		6-8
Economics (Macro/Mirco)	6		6
MGT 3311 Priciples of Management		3	3
MKT 3311 Priciples of Marketing		3	3
QMS 3311 Statistics for Business and Economics		3	3
ENG 3430 Professional Writing		4	4
ISC 3325 Information Systems in Organizations		3	3
ECO 3315 Managerial Economics		3	3
FIN 3311 Business Finance		3	3
MGT 3312 Legal Environment of Business		3	3
QMS 3321 Quantitative Decision Making		3	3
MGT 4322 Strategy and the Business Environment		3	3
ACC 3332 Financial Statement Analysis		3	3
MGT 4314 Leadership		3	3
MGT 4340 Strategic Management		3	3
B. Academic Concentration (Choose One)
Accounting *		21	21
Management *		21	21
Marketing *		21	21
General Business *		21	21
Healthcare Administration #		21	21
III. ELECTIVES
Free electives outside the School of Business as needed to satisfy the 122 semester hour minimum (may be LD or UD)	2-5		5
TOTALS	57-60	61	**123

* Footnote Descriptions:

Accounting  3311, 3312, 3313, 4311, 4320, 4321, and 4331.
Management  4311, 4325, 4303, 4316, 4320, and six hours of management electives by advisement.
Marketing 4311, 4313, 4340, and twelve hours of marketing electives by advisement.
General Business 21 semester hours business electives chosen from ACC, IBS, MGT, MKT.  (No more than 9 hours in one area.)

** Minimum of 122 s.h.