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Thinking about the discipline: The major in general business is designed to permit students to create a program of interdisciplinary business study from courses offered in the Haile/U.S. Bank College of Business at the 300 level or above that are appropriate to their academic interests and career goals. The general business major may be of particular value to transfer or returning students who prefer a broad overview of business topics as opposed to substantive depth in a particular business discipline.
Special opportunities for our students: Internship opportunities are very diverse and are continually being upgraded through the efforts of the department’s professional advisory boards, faculty, and the college’s business experience manager. General business students may choose from a variety of active student organizations that provide outstanding professional networking opportunities at regular meetings and activities. Each year, the department faculty select the outstanding general business student of the year.
Students earning the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with a major in general business are eligible to be considered for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest academic recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business college accredited by AACSB International.
You should also know: All students successfully completing the B.S.B.A. major in general business automatically earn an interdisciplinary Minor in Business as part of their required course of study for the major degree. The Minor in Business satisfies the university’s minor/focus/second major requirement for graduation.
The major in general business can be completed through night classes and through the Program for Adult Centered Education (PACE).
Special admission requirements: The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with a major in general business is a selective admission program. Students enter the program as a Pre-General Business major. Upon successful completion of the selective admission course group (listed below) with a minimum grade of C- in each course and a minimum GPA of 2.50 across the group, students are officially admitted to the College and their major designation becomes BSBA-General Business. Some courses in the selective admission group may be used to satisfy university Foundation of Knowledge general education requirements.
♦ Indicates prerequisite.
These prerequisites are not included in the program totals in the table below, but they must be completed IN ADDITION TO other program requirements.
