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Business Management - B.B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload 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.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (30 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  MIS
MIS		 34165
34175		 Dynamics of Leadership (3)     or
Learning to Lead  (3)		 3  
  MIS 34180 Human Resources Management 2 3  
  MIS 44062 Supply Chain Management 3  
  MIS 44152 Project Management 3  
WIC MIS 44163 Global Business Management 3 C 3
ELR MIS 44392 Business Consulting and Practicum 3  
  Choose two courses from the following: Major Electives 6  
  BUS
MIS		 30187
44187		 International Business Experience (3)    or
International Emerging Enterprises and Markets (3)		    
  MIS 34054 Using Information Systems for Solving Business Problems (3)    
  MIS 34092 Practicum in Career Development (3)    
  MIS 34185 Individual and Group Behavior in Organizations (3)    
  MIS 44009 The Business Case for Sustainability (3)    
  College Electives 4: choose from the following 6  
  ACCT 33063 Cost Control and Analysis for Management (3) 5    
  ECON 32082 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3)    
  FIN 36040 Personal Financial Planning (3)    
  MKTG 45046 Personal Selling (3)    
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (89 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min Grade
  ACCT 23020 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3  
  ACCT 23021 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3  
  BUS 10123 Exploring Business 6 3  
  BUS 30061 Business Professional Practices 7 1  
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication 3 C
KSS ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics 3  
KSS ECON 22061 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  
  ENG 30061 Writing in Business 7 2  
  FIN 26074 Legal Environment of Business 3  
  FIN 36053 Business Finance 3  
KMC MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus 3 C
KMC MATH
MATH		 11012
12002		 Intuitive Calculus (3)     or
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)		 3-5  
  MIS 24053 Introduction to Computer Applications 3  
  MIS 24056 Fundamentals of Business Statistics 8 3  
  MIS 24163 Principles of Management 6 3 C
  MIS 34060 Operations Management 3  
  MIS 44285 Integrated Business Policy and Strategy 3  
  MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing 3  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Composition 6 C 9
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9  
  Kent Core Social Sciences 3  
  General Electives (lower or upper division) 10 14  
MINIMUM TOTAL  120  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) 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 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.
  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 overall GPA, minimum C (2.000) grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MIS 24163.