344 John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Business Administration (BS) • Program Prerequisites: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require formal admission to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and completion of ACTG 2010, ECON 2010, ECON 2020,1ST 2010, and QUAN 2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." (Refer to John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements.) • Minor: Not required. • Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of science degree must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the cumulative Business Foundations GPA, John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics (major) GPA, and the overall university 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 strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources in the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics section of this catalog. Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is required for all business majors, minors, emphases and certificates. To be admitted, students must register for BSAD 2899. Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the Department of Business Administration, WB 216, (801) 626-6075. General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for the University Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Business Administration major also will satisfy general education requirements: ENGL 2010 (English Composition); MATH 1050 (Quantitative Literacy); ECON 2010 or ECON 2020 (Social Science); and BTNY 1403 (Life Science). Major Course Requirements for BS Degree John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements • Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) • Business Foundations (13) • BSAD 2899 - Business Foundations and Admission Assessment Credits: (o) • Business Cross-Functional Core (19) • Business Functional Core (15) Major Courses Required (15 credit hours) • 1ST 3110 - Information Technology for Business Credits: (3) • MGMT 3200 - Managerial Communications Credits: (3) or • NTM 3250 - Business Communication Credits: (3) • MGMT 3300 - Human Resource Management Credits: (3) • MGMT 4300 - Leadership and Group Effectiveness Credits: (3) • MGMT 4400 - Advanced Organizational Behavior Credits: (3) Major Electives (9 credit hours) One Marketing course • MKTG 3100 - Consumer Behavior Credits: (3) • MKTG 3200 - Selling and Sales Management Credits: (3) • MKTG 3450 - Promotion Management Credits: (3) • MKTG 3500 - Retail Management Credits: (3) • MKTG 4400 - Marketing Strategy Credits: (3) • MKTG 3600 - International Marketing Credits: (3) (if not used above as International course) • MKTG 4200 - Internet Marketing Credits: (3) • BSAD 3500 - Introduction to Business Research Credits: (3) One Supply Chain Management Course • SCM 3500 - Spreadsheet Modeling for Decision-Making Credits: (3) • SCM 4100 - Quality Management and Process Improvement Credits: (3) One other course from Actg/Econ/Finance • FIN 3350 - Financial Institutions Credits: (3) • FIN 3500 - Capital Budgeting Credits: (3) • FIN 4400 - Financial Problems - Corporate Finance Credits: (3) • ECON 3400 - Labor Economics Credits: (3) • ECON 3200 - Money and Banking Credits: (3) • ACTG 3750 - Accounting & Information Systems Credits: (3) Two General Electives (6 credit hours) from list of approved courses • MGMT 3350 - Employment and Labor Law Credits: (3) • MGMT 3400 - International Business Credits: (3) (if not used above as International course) • MGMT 3450 - Business Studies Abroad- International Management Credits: (3) (if not used above as International course) • MGMT 3550 - The Cultural Environment of International Business Credits: (3) (if not used above as International course) • MGMT 4310 - Compensation and Benefits Credits: (3) • MGMT 4320 - Staffing Organizations Credits: (3) • MGMT 4350 - Training Credits: (3) Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog