Business Studies Major, B.A.

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DESCRIPTION

Business Studies major program allows the study of a multidisciplinary Business education that blends basic business education topics from accounting, personal finance, Business commutation, marketing, information technology, sales, real estate, supply chain, and human resources; along with the ability for students to self-select the study of over twenty hours of coursework outside of business topics.

WHAT CAREERS CAN THIS MAJOR PREPARE YOU FOR?

Students graduating with a major in Business Studies can qualify for a wide variety of entry-level positions across many industries and sectors including sales, human resources, event planning, general management, administration leadership and various business positions.

WHAT SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED WITHIN THIS MAJOR?

Skills developed within this major include: Collaboration, Communication Skills, Management, Selling, Public Speaking, Problem-solving and Creative thinking skills.

Admission to Major

Fall 22

Admission to major: Standard CSU admission criteria for high schoool, and transfer students .

Math Requirement: Any two college level math courses which satisfy the CSU Math/Quantitative Literacy.
Foreign Language Requirement no additional courses are required beyond the University foreign language requirement.
Transfer coursework rules: Student must complete a minimum of 46-49 credit hours of Business Studies major coursework among the three core areas of the Business Studies Major: Basic Core/Practical Core/Business Studies Major Core at CSU.
Major Graduation Requirement:
1. Student must complete course BSM 140 by the end of the second semester of enrollment in the Business Studies Program.
2. Achievement of a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 in the Business Studies Major;
3. Student can earn two D grades among four BS major courses without repeating the courses.
General Education Requirements: 35 credit hours:
1. WAC courses and 1 Social Science is a part of the Business Studies major.
2. Once WAC course must be selected from either the Flex core or 300/400 level business electives.

SPRING 23

MAJOR DECLARATION STANDARDS

Completion of the required courses

Pre-BA Degree: Business Studies Major Declaration Course Requirements

ENG 100/101 College Writing I
ENG 102 College Writing II
BSM 140 Business Studies Major Experience
ACT 221 Introductory Accounting I
ECN 202 Microeconomics
IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity
One college level math course to satisfy the CSU Math/Quantitative Literacy

Hours Required for Degree

Minimum hours required for degree: 120

Minimum hours required for major: The Business Studies major requires completion of the following:
Basic Business Core: 16 credit hours - specific coursework
Practical Business Core: 18 credit hours - specific coursework
Business Studies Major core: 27 credit hours - specific coursework
Flex Core: 24 credit hours - any academic level course from CSU or other institiusutions.

College Requirements

See college page for college requirements.

MAJOR-FIELD REQUIREMENTS

Basic Business Core: 16 credit hours

Focus on fundamental business knowledge and skills.

Practical Business Core: 18 credit hours

Focus on foundational business knowledge and skills in specific business functional areas.

Business Studies Major Core: 27 credit hours

Focus on specialized business knowledge and skills with an emphasis on individual initiative, teamwork, integrative and critical thinking.

MKT 350 - Principles of Personal Selling
PRM 367 - Introduction to Property Management
MGT 340 - Human Resource Management
MKT 456 - Customer Relationship Management
OSM 442 - Innovation Management
INB 488 - Multicultural Marketing
Two - Business 300/400 Level Elective Course
BUS 351 - Business, Society, & Government (W) - Capstone course
(BUS 351 fulfills the Capstone requirement if taken from Fall 21 to Summer 23. From Fall 23 onwards BSM 400 must be taken for the Capstone. Transfer credit is excluded.)

Flex Core: 24 credit hours

Focus on self-designed specialization that allows the student to use any academic coursework from levels 100 to 400: (Sample options are listed below)

Can use any transfer coursework
Select any CSU coursework outside of the college of business
Select additional coursework offered by the college of business