General Education Requirements
All Business majors must meet the university general education requirements. As part of meeting the university's general education requirements, all Business majors must complete the prerequisite courses below :
| ECON 1001 | Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 |
| ECON 1002 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | College Algebra (MOTR MATH 130) | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | Basic Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 1105 | Basic Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Degree Requirements
All Business majors must meet College of Business G.P.A., good standing and credit requirements as outlined in the Bulletin.
Lower Division Business Core Requirements
| ACCTNG 2400 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCTNG 2410 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS AD 2900 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| INFSYS 2800 | Information Systems Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Upper Division Requirements
| ENGL 3120 | Business Writing | 3 |
Upper Division Non-Business or Business Requirement
Two global awareness courses selected from an approved list maintained in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising in the College of Business Administration; also available on our web site.
Upper Division Business Requirements
| FINANCE 3500 | Financial Management | 3 |
| SCMA 3300 | Business Analytics and Statistics | 3 |
| SCMA 3301 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3600 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 4219 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3700 | Basic Marketing | 3 |
| A minimum of 18 additional hours of upper division approved business electives | 18 | |
Assessment Requirement
| MGMT 4220 | Business Assessment Testing | 0 |
Emphasis Area Requirements
The study of supply chain management focuses on the whole supply chain from the acquisition of raw materials, through production or service delivery, to the point of consumption.
Twelve (12) credit hours are required of all individuals seeking an emphasis in Supply Chain Management:
| SCMA 3320 | Advanced Supply Chain and Operations Management | 3 |
| Select three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Procurement | ||
| Predictive Analytics and Data Mining | ||
| Introduction to Transportation | ||
| Traffic and Transportation Management | ||
| Transportation Security and Risk | ||
| Internship in Supply Chain and Analytics 1 | ||
| Seminar in Supply Chain Management and Analytics | ||
| Independent Study in Supply Chain and Analytics | ||
| Lean Production in Manufacturing and Service Operations | ||
| Environmental Sustainability in Business Operations | ||
| Business Logistics | ||
| Applied Supply Chain Modeling | ||
| Introduction to Project Management | ||
| Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization | ||
| Global Supply Chain Management | ||
| Supply Chain Management Practicum 1 | ||
| Advanced Topics in Supply Chain and Analytics | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| 1 | At most, only one of SCMA 3390 and SCMA 4389 may be counted towards the Supply Chain Management emphasis area. |
Tracks
Students may combine selected courses from the list above, and other specified upper division business electives, to fulfill a designated track and acquire in-depth knowledge. Detailed information is available in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising. The specific tracks available include:
- Supply Chain Management
- Transportation
- Business Analytics
Undergraduate Business Learning Goals & Objectives
GOALS
- Students will be able to remember, identify and synthesize core Business Content from the six core business areas within the College of Business.
- Students will be able to identify and explain items related to Decision Making
- Students will be able to synthesize business concepts as it relates to International Business
- Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate business Verbal/Written skills
- Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate business Quantitative knowledge.
- Students will be able to demonstrate concepts related to basic Ethics knowledge.
CORE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Supply Chain Management
- Students will understand statistical principles and methods for critical analysis of business operations
- Students will understand basic concepts, practices and issues in operations and supply chain management
- Students will understand the role and value of technology and analytical methods for strategic and tactical decision-making
- Students will be able to apply technology and quantitative methods to address business problems
- Students will be able to communicate the impact of analyses to decision-makers
Sample Four Year Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | MATH 1100 | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | ECON 1001 | 3 |
| BUS AD 1000 | 3 | INFSYS 2800 | 3 |
| INFSYS 1800 | 3 | EXPLORE - Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 |
| EXPLORE- Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 | EXPLORE - Math & Sciences | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MATH 1105 | 3 | ACCTNG 2410 | 3 |
| ACCTNG 2400 | 3 | BUS AD 2900 | 3 |
| ECON 1002 | 3 | SCMA 3301 | 3 |
| CORE - Communication Proficiency | 3 | EXPLORE - Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 |
| CORE - US History & Government | 3 | Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| SCMA 3300 | 3 | FINANCE 3500 | 3 |
| MGMT 3600 | 3 | SCMA 3320 | 3 |
| ENGL 3120 | 3 | MKTG 3700 | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives | 6 | Global Awareness Course | 3 |
| Non-Business Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| SCMA Electives | 6 | MGMT 4219 & MGMT 4220 | 3 |
| Global Awreness Course | 3 | SCMA Elective | 3 |
| Non-Business Electives | 6 | Junior/Senior Level Business Elective | 6 |
| Non-Business Electives | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what a four year plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor. All requirements are subject to change.