Business Management - B.B.A. Program Requirements Download to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity-Domestic; DG Diversity-Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

1. US 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus and dual-enrollment) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
2. Students who take BMRT 31006 as an associate degree student or at a Kent State Regional Campus may use it in place of MIS 34180 provided university requirement of 39 upper-division hours is met.
3. A minimum C (2.000) grade is required to fulfill the writing intensive requirement.
4. Students who study abroad may use BUS 30234 as a College Elective for the major.
5. Students who change their major from accounting to business management or who are majoring in both accounting and business management or minoring in accounting may use ACCT 33001 in place of ACCT 33061 or ACCT 33010 in place of ACCT 33063. Students who take ACTT 31063 as an associate degree student or at a Kent State Regional Campus may use it in place of ACCT 33063 provided university requirement of 39 upper-division hours is met.
6. A student changing to the College of Business Administration or transferring may be waived out of BUS 10123 Exploring Business if:
   1. 30 or more hours have been earned and any two classes (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053) have successfully been completed.
   2. 60 or more hours have been earned and the student has successfuly completed one course (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MIS 24163, MKTG 25010 or MIS 24053)
   3. At the discretion of the Dean's Office, the student has sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge in a business field (as demonstrated by a CLEP exam or Credit by Exam) but does not meet the requirements listed above.
7. BUS 30061 and ENG 30061 should be taken concurrently. Students who have transferred ENG 30063 from another institution may use it as a substitute for ENG 30061.
8. Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for MIS 24056.
9. Minimum C grade in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.
10. Students may take or use any course at any level as long as the minimum 39-hour requirement for upper-division courses is satisfied for graduation with a B.B.A. Exceptions: Maximum 4 credit hours of physical education activity (PEB) courses and maximum 4 credit hours for courses in applied music and music ensembles (MUS courses with a second digit of 5, 6 or 7) combined may be counted toward the 120-total hour or 39-upper-division-hour graduation requirement. General elective courses may be selected from any area and at any level provided students do not go over the PEB, applied music and ensemble music restriction and they satisfy the 39 hour upper-division requirement. A minor (business or non-business) is encouraged. There is no limit on other music coursework. Any other exceptions must be approved by the assistant dean. Credit for ENG 11001 or MATH 10023 or 10024 may apply toward general electives.

Progression Requirements
Minimum 2.500 cumulative GPA, minimum C (2.000) grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MIS 24163.