Business Administration
Mission Statement: In accordance with the mission statement of Missouri Baptist University and the academic program, the Business Administration discipline provides a broad-based curriculum designed to prepare students for advanced degrees and professional careers.
Major
Business Division Core Requirements
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
BCIS 303 Information Technology Theory and Practice 3 hrs
BUSN 303 Business Ethics 3 hrs
BUSN 463 Strategic Management 3 hrs
BUSN 481 Interviewing Techniques 1 hrs
ECON 113 Macroeconomics1 3 hrs
ECON 123 Microeconomics1 3 hrs
ENGL 433 Business Writing 3 hrs
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices 3 hrs
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership 3 hrs
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing 3 hrs
Total 34 hrs
1 General Education Requirement credit hours
Required Business (BUSN) courses:
BUSN 363 Financial Management 3 hrs
BUSN 403 Business in a Global Environment 3 hrs
BUSN 413 Business Law I OR
BUSN 423 Business Law II 3 hrs
Total 9 hrs
Required Electives: 12 hours in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Economics, Management or Marketing (excluding general education and degree requirements) to total 55 semester hours.
- Students should pay careful attention to courses which are only offered once a year, or every other year (see course descriptions), so that graduation may occur in a timely manner.
- Students are encouraged to declare a second major before completing 60 hours.
Minor: Business Administration (for Business Division Majors)
This minor is granted to all majors within the Business Division, except Business Administration, as a result of completing the Business Division Core.
Minor: Business Administration (for Non-Business Division Majors)
The student must complete the following:
Required Accounting (ACCT) courses:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
Required Business (BUSN) courses:
BUSN 303 Business Ethics 3 hrs
Required English (ENGL) course:
ENGL 433 Business Writing 3 hrs
Required Management (MGMT) course:
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices 3 hrs
Required Marketing (MRKT) course:
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing 3 hrs
Total 18 hrs
Associate of Science
Concentration in Business Administration: A minimum of 64 semester hours is required to earn
the Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Business Administration, including the general education, business, and elective courses listed below.
Transfer credits will be accepted into this program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 42 semester hours of credit, up to 15 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 22 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Associate of Science degree.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all major (business component) courses, and achieve an overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better for the awarding of the associate degree.
Required Business Component:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 hrs
BUSN 303 Business Ethics 3 hrs
BUSN 363 Financial Management 3 hrs
BUSN 413 Business Law I 3 hrs
ECON 113 Macroeconomics 3 hrs
ECON 123 Microeconomics 3 hrs
ENGL 433 Business Writing 3 hrs
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices 3 hrs
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing 3 hrs
Upper Division Business Division Elective 3 hrs
Total 33 hrs
Required General Education Component:
BCIS 103 Survey of Computing 3 hrs
ENGL 113 English Composition I 3 hrs
Fine Arts or Humanities (ARTS153, MUHL153, RPHI203 or RPHI213) 3 hrs
Psychology or Sociology (PSYC 133 or SOCO 113 or 213) 3 hrs
Mathematics (MATH 123 or MATH 133) 3 hrs
Biblical Studies (RBIB 113 or RBIB 123) 3 hrs
Total 18 hrs
Required Electives: 13 hours to total 64 hours
Thirty-Hour Business Certificate
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Business Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Business Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Business Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better for the awarding of the certificate.
Required Business Component:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 hrs
BCIS 103 Survey of Computing 3 hrs
BUSN 303 Business Ethics 3 hrs
BUSN 413 Business Law I 3 hrs
ECON 113 Macroeconomics
OR
ECON 123 Microeconomics 3 hrs
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices 3 hrs
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing 3 hrs
Total 21 hrs
Required electives: 9 hours in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, Management or Marketing to total 30 semester hours.
