Program Competencies
- 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.
Assessment
The School of Business Administration systematically assesses all BBA programs as a basis for program improvement and quality assurance. Measures used include the Assurance of Learning Assessment for BBA Program.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
All students choosing the BBA must complete a 27-credit hour track which should be selected from the following fields of study and approved by the academic advisor:
Accounting
Business and Information Technology Education
Finance
General Business
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Program Requirements
The following courses must be completed for all BBA tracks.
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)
Business students may:
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Apply the six semester hours of free elective credits to accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, management, marketing, small business management and entrepreneurship and general business courses.
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Apply the six hours of free electives toward any 100-499 level course at the University.
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Complete a second track.