Business Administration Core Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration requires 45 hours of common business and mathematics classes for all degree candidates. These courses are designed to provide the student with a solid basis in the business area. The Business Common Core has 39 hours of required business classes and 6 hours of College of Business & Aviation required General Studies classes (BSBA 2211 and MATH 1112). All students must complete the following classes as a part of their degree requirements:

Common Business Core:

BSBA 2201

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

BSBA 2202

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II

BSBA 2204

PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
BSBA 2209 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
BSBA 2211 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
BSBA 2212 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

BSBA 3306

BUSINESS LAW I

BSBA 3310

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS

BSBA 3320

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS*

BSBA 4415

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY

BSBA 4420

 BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY

BISM 2200

BUSINESS INFORMATION TOOLS

BISM 2800

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
BISM 3200  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MATH 1112

COLLEGE ALGEBRA (or higher MATH **)

* Information Systems Management students are not required to take BSBA3320 International Business, but it is recommended to fulfill General Studies Cultural Awareness requirement 

** Students planning to enter a graduate program in business are strongly encouraged to take Math 1190 (Calculus I) in lieu of Math 1112.

NOTE: In all cases of conflict, the Fairmont State catalog is the final arbiter.