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Business Administration Major (BADM)

Degree: Bachelor of Science

Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level

Available Concentrations and AOS Codes:
Business Studies, U331
Online Business Studies, U338
Entrepreneurship/Small Business, U337
Human Resources, U326

General Program Requirements

  1. Formal admission to Business Administration:
    1. Successful completion of ACC 201, 202; CST 105; ECO 201, 202, 250; ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101; ISM 110, 280; MAT 120 or 191
    2. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
  2. Grades of C or better in courses used to meet concentration requirements
  3. 122 s.h.
  4. At least 50 percent of the business semester hours required for the degree must be earned at UNCG

Additional University Admission Requirements for Online Business Studies concentration:

  1. Completion of thirty (30) s.h. or more of transferable college credit from a regionally accredited institution
  2. Minimum overall and transferable GPA of 2.0 as calculated by UNCG
  3. Eligible to return to last institution attended

 

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category

S.H.

Students may select courses for:

 

Literature (GLT)

3

Fine Arts (GFA)

3

Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)

3

Natural Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix

6–7

One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course

3

 

 

Department specifies courses for:

 

Mathematics (GMT)
MAT 120 or 191

3

Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)
PHI 361

3

Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and CST 105

6

Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
ECO 201 and 202

6

 

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for:

Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.

 

III Major and Related Area Requirements

  1. ACC 201, 202; BUS 105A2; CST 1051; ECO 2011, 2021, 250, 3001; ENG 1011; FIN 315; ISM 110, 280; MAT 1201 or 1911; MGT 3011, 3091, 312, 330, 491; MKT 320; PHI 361; SCM 302
  2. Global and Cultural Perspectives

    The Bryan mission emphasizes successful performance in a global economy. Our student learning objectives include the following common learning objective for all of our Bachelor of Science programs (with the exception of the Economics and the Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies majors): Students can evaluate the role global markets have on management decisions and formulate appropriate strategies to improve performance in the world economy. There are four learning dimensions for this learning objective (Objective #5):
    • 5.1 Identifies global issues relevant to a business decision.
    • 5.2 Considers global consequences of human and financial resources management.
    • 5.3 Appreciates the challenges of accessing supply sources, financial markets, and intellectual capital in a global market (barriers to entry, etc.).
    • 5.4 Recognizes the dynamic nature of international political, environmental, and legal forces and their implications for organizations and the ways in which they operate.
    The Bryan School uses MGT 301 to deliver much of the content/knowledge required for Dimension 5.2 above, and ECO 300 to deliver Dimensions 5.3 and 5.4. A variety of courses can be used to improve our students' understanding of Dimensions 5.1, 5.3, and 5.4 based on the match between the learning dimensions and the specific course learning objectives, and the student work products required in these courses.

    Our Global and Cultural Perspectives requirement for all Bachelor of Science majors include foreign language through the 102 level of any one specific language—the typical sequence of UNCG courses for foreign languages is 101 and 102. Students may be exempted from the beginning levels through a placement test. Students studying abroad may fulfill the foreign language requirement by taking any foreign language course in the host-country language, at any level.

    Students must also select a Global and Cultural Perspectives (GCP) elective from the following:

    Any foreign language 203 course or a 101-level course in a second foreign language; BUS 342 or ENT 342, CHI 220, ECO 100, ECO 365, FIN 444, FRE 232, FRE 241, FRE 341, GEO 315, GEO 333, JNS 220, MGT 304, MKT 426, PSC 290, PSC 350, PSC 355P, SOC 202, SOC 344, SPA 233, SPA 240, or SPA 341.

    Non-native speakers of English are exempted from the foreign language and GCP elective requirements, but must complete ECO 300 and MGT 301.

1MAT 120 or 191 fulfills GMT; ENG 101 or CST 105 fulfill GRD; ECO 201 and 202 fulfill GSB; ECO 300 and MGT 301 fulfill 6 semester hours of GL requirement; MGT 309 fulfills major WI and SI; CST 105 fulfills SI outside major.

2BUS 105A is for students entering UNCG as freshmen and must be taken during the first two semesters of enrollment. Students are encouraged to take BUS 105A during their first semester if space is available.

IV Additional Concentration Requirements

Students should select one of the concentrations listed below:

Business Studies

is comprised of 21 semester hours as approved by the Bryan School Undergraduate Student Services or approved by the faculty advisor. At least 15 hours are to be at the 300-level or above. No more than 9 hours may be outside of the Department. All approved courses must address a career profile. Career profiles, planned by the BSUSS and the Department of Business Administration, are available to guide the student and the advisor. In cooperation with the student, the faculty advisor or a member of BSUSS can develop a new career profile or modify an existing career profile. Career profiles will be reviewed by the Department on an annual basis.

Online Business Studies

is comprised of 21 semester hours as approved by Bryan School Undergraduate Student Services or by the Online Program advisor. At least 15 s.h. are to be at the 300 level or above. No more than nine (9) s.h. may be outside of the department. Online Business Studies accepts ENG 103 as "other approved ENG course" (see General Program Requirements, 1.a. above).

Entrepreneurship/Small Business

BUS 450; MGT 470; MKT 327, 403, and two of the following: MGT 313, 375, 409, 475, 4931; MKT 325, 326, 422, 424, 4931.

1 Only one of the honors courses may be applied to this concentration (MGT 493 or MKT 493).

Human Resources

MGT 313, 315, 414, 475; and any two of the following: BUS 328, 450; MGT 314, 317, 318, 354, 375, 493, 499.

V Electives

Electives sufficient to complete 122 total semester hours required for the degree.

Continuation Requirements

Students who have been admitted to the Business Administration Major must be in good academic standing at UNCG, must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA, and must make a grade of C or better in the course work required for their concentration.

This page was last updated on June 8, 2011.