Catalog 2016–2017

BBA in General Business

This is content from the Catalog 2016–2017 back issue. Please visit the current catalog for current information.

General Education Pre-Business Requirements

G1. Composition

  • ENG 100 Composition I (3) , ENG 100T Composition with Tutorial (3) , ESL 100 Composition/Nonnative Speakers (3) , or ESL 100T Composition/Non-nativeTutorial (3) , with a "C" or better

G3. Quantitative Reasoning

  • One MATH course numbered 125, 135, 205 or higher, with "C" or better
  • QBA 260 Business Statistics (3) , with "C" or better

G6. Social Sciences

  • One class from ANTH, PSY, or SOC with "C" or better

Note: All remaining General Education Requirements must also be met.

Pre Business Core Requirements (30 credits)

Each Pre-Business core course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

  • ACC 201 Intro to Financial Accounting (3)
  • ACC 202 Intro to Managerial Accounting (3)
  • BUS 240 Business Law (3)
  • BUS 290 Critical Thinking (3)
  • COM 251 Public Speaking (3)
  • ECON 130 Intro To Microeconomics (3)
  • ECON 131 Intro To Macroeconomics (3)
  • Either:
    • ECON 300 Inter Macroecon Theory (3)
    • ECON 340 Money & Banking (3)
  • ENG 209 Writing for Business (3) or ENG 287 Introduction to Rhetoric (3)
  • QBA 260 Business Statistics (3)

Professional Business Core Requirements (24 credits)

Each Business core course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

  • MGT 300 Mgt, Orgs & Human Behavior (3)
  • MGT 333 International Business Mgt (3)
  • MKT 310 Princ of Marketing (3)
  • FIN 320 Prin Bus Finance (3)
  • QBA 300 Operations Management (3)
  • QBA 362 Mgt Information Systems (3)
  • MGT 423 Business & Society (3)
  • MGT 490 Strategic Mgt (3)

BUS 290 Critical Thinking (3) may be taken concurrently with courses that require it as a prerequisite.

General Business Major Concentrations (18 credits)

General Business students may select one of the following three areas of specialization for the remainder of their business coursework. Each concentration consists of six (6) courses and has choices in the area of concentration, as well as some unrestricted business electives. Each of the six concentration courses must be completed with a "C" or better. The concentrations are:

  • Finance Concentration (18 credits)
    • FIN 321 Invest & Secur Analysis (3)
    • FIN 322 Corporate Finance (3)
    • FIN Elective
    • FIN Elective
    • ACC, BUS, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR Elective
    • ACC, BUS, ECON, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR Elective
  • Management Concentration (18 credits)
    • Six courses chosen from at least three of the following: ACC, BUS, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR; or, one from ECON. No more than two courses from any one of the above disciplines.
  • Marketing Concentration (18 credits)
    • MKT 311 Marketing Management (3)
    • MKT 315 Consumer Behavior (3)
    • MKT 319 Market Research (3)
    • MKT or TOUR Elective
    • ACC, BUS, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR Elective
    • ACC, BUS, ECON, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR Elective

Total Semester Hours Required for the B.B.A. in General Business

121 credits required.

Notes:

  1. No more than 60 semester hours in business topics may be applied to any B.B.A. degree.
  2. At least 24 credits of Business Administration coursework at the 300- or 400-level applied to any B.B.A. degree must be earned at UH Hilo.