In addition to the track courses listed below, the general education, BBA qualifying courses, prerequisite courses, upper division and free electives must be completed. The track in general business is composed of 27 credit hours (one required course in accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, management, marketing) and three approved business electives.
Program Competencies
Students completing the program will be able to:
- Communicate effectively.
- Know and properly analyze ethical issues faced in business.
- Have a regional and global perspective of business and appreciate the growing diversity of all stakeholders.
- Understand the regulatory and legal aspects of business and their impact on business decisions.
- Demonstrate the ability to solve business problems (supported by appropriate analytical and quantitative skills).
- Recognize the strategic importance of information systems and demonstrate the ability to apply technologies for improving business processes.
- Be competent in their discipline.
General Business Track Requirements
General Education
Refer to the
General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable).
Business Qualifying Courses
Business Prerequisite Course
| ACCT 281 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 282 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BBA 261 | Business Law and Regulations | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Upper Core BBA Courses
Students must be admitted to the School of Business Administration program to register for upper division business core courses. Admission requires completion of the business qualifying courses and a cumulative Morehead State GPA of at least 2.25 for all MSU and transfer courses.
| CIS 311 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 360 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BBA 315 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
| BBA 350 | Business Plan Development | 3 |
| BBA 363 | Ethical Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| BBA 370 | Operations and Service Management | 3 |
| BBA 380 | International Business | 3 |
| BBA 475 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| BBA 499C | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MATH 305 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
BBA 380: (or international cooperative education, or international exchange course experience)
Track Requirements
Accounting - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level ACCT course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
Computer Information Systems - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level CIS course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
Economics - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level ECON course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
Finance - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level FIN course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
Management - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level MNGT course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
Marketing - Choose one course
Any 300-level or 400-level MKT course for which prerequisites are met and is not being used to fulfill any other BBA-General Business degree requirement.
General Business Electives - Choose nine hours
Approved general business electives are any 300-level or 400-level business courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BBA, CIS, ECON, FIN, MNGT, MKT or REAL. The nine hours of electives must consist of courses for which the prerequisites are met and courses that are not used to fulfill any other BBA-general business degree requirement. A maximum of three hours may be taken as cooperative education.
Free Electives