DEPARTMENT OF Business Administration Chair: Dr. W. Bruce Handley Location: Wattis Business Building, Room 216 Telephone: Kathy May 801-626-6075 Professors: H. Lon Addams, Brian Davis, W. Bruce Handley, Alma F. Harris, E. Jeffery Livingston, James E. Macdonald, Kyle L. Mattson, Stephen Russell, E. K. Valentin, Denise Woodbury; Associate Professors: Anthony Allred, Bruce Christensen, Rolf Dixon, Sandra P. Powell, Shane J. Schvaneveldt; Instructors: Bruce Davis, John Hoffman, Amy Iverson, Terrilyn Morgan I he student who majors in business administration is seeking the most general business degree that is offered at the bachelor's level. This major has been described as an undergraduate MBA because of its emphasis on breadth of education across all of the functional areas of business. This degree might be especially appropriate for students who intend to become entrepreneurs. Business Administration » Program Prerequisites: All Business and Economics courses with numbers above 3000 require prior completion of Acctng 2010, Econ SS2010, Econ SS2020, IS&T 2000, and Quant 2600 (unless noted). These prerequisites are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 156-159.) » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the overall business and economics GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 60-61 of these are School requirements, 30 are required within the major, and the balance should be taken outside of the major. The required 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above) are included in the School and major requirements. Advisement Advisement is required. See the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics Advisor, Patti Sanchez, in WB 211 (801- 626-6065) and/or contact the Business Administration Department in WB 216 (801-626-6075). Contact the School advisor for information on transfer credits, business foundations courses, and admission applications. Advising in major selection, major requirements, and admission applications is provided by the Business Administration Department. Contact either office for advising issues. Admission Requirements An application is necessary for all majors and minors in the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics. General Education Refer to pages 36-41 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Business Administration major also will satisfy general education requirements: Engl ENIOIO, Engl EN2010 (English Composition); Math QL1050 (Quantitative Literacy); Econ SS2010 and Econ SS2020 (Social Science); and Botany LSI403 (Life Science). Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Functional Core (15) Major Courses Required (6 credit hours) IS&T 3110 Information Technology for Business (3) Mgmt 3200 Managerial Communications (3) Major Electives (24 credit hours) Two Marketing courses selected from Mktg 3100 Consumer Behavior (3) Mktg 3200 Selling & Sales Management (3) Mktg 3 450 Promotion Management (3) Mktg 3500 Retail Management (3) Mktg 4400 Marketing Strategy (3) Two Finance courses selected from Fin 3300 Investments (3) Fin 3350 Financial Institutions (3) Fin 3400 Real Estate Principles & Practices (3) Fin 3500 Capital Budgeting (3) Fin 4400 Financial Problems - Corporate Finance (3) Two Management or Logistics and Operations Management courses (One each from Groups A and B) Group A Mgmt 3300 Mgmt 4300 Mgmt 4400 Group B LOM SI3500 LOM 4100 LOM SI4600 Human Resource Management (3) Influence and Group Effectiveness (3) Advanced Organizational Behavior (3) Computer Models/Applications (3) Quality Management (3) Simulation (3) Two courses selected from the following Acctng* (3) Econ* (3) IS&T* (3) LOM* (3) BusAdm SI3500 Intro to Business Research (3) BusAdm 3600 [World Region] Business & Society (3) BusAdm 4210 Survey of Business Law (3) BusAdm 4500 Entrepreneurship (3) BusAdm 4680 Senior Consulting Project (3) One additional CBE international course (3) Mgmt 4650 Negotiations (3) One additional course from Group A or B in the previous section (3) *Upper division course to be approved by your faculty advisor. Business Administration MINOR FOR NON-BUSINESS MAJORS » Grade Requirements: A minimum GPA of 2.5 in all courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 35 credit hours in approved courses. See the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics advisor for requirements. Students pursuing this business administration minor must major in a non-business field and receive approval of the program by the Business Administration Department chat. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG