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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
I. Requirements Common to all Bachelor
Degrees
The student must meet the requirements common to all bachelor
degrees established by the University. These requirements include the freshman
and advanced composition requirements, the lifetime wellness requirement, the
mathematics requirement, and the general education requirements in the areas of
Arts and Humanities, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. For
a description of these requirements, see Requirements Common to all Bachelor
Degrees in the Index.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Business
Administration degree may use several courses that are required as
prerequisites to School of Business courses to meet the University mathematics
and general education requirements. MA 116 may be used to meet the University
mathematics requirement. MA 116 and MA 140 may be used to meet the Mathematics
and Natural Sciences requirement. Courses to meet the School of Business public
speaking requirement (CN 150, CN 241) may be used to meet the Arts and
Humanities requirement. AN 112, PY 100, and SO 100 may be used to meet the
Social Science requirement.
II. Specific Degree Requirements
1. BBA candidates must complete at least 62 hours of coursework in the general
education subject areas or coursework offered by the Computer Information
Sciences Department. A maximum of six hours of Principles of Economics and
three hours of Economic Statistics may be counted within the 62 hours. MA 116
College Algebra and the English Composition courses (EN 100, 101, 102, 300 and
HN 102) will count in meeting the required 62-hour minimum.
2. The following
School of Business courses must be taken by all BBA candidates. These include
six lower-division course and six upper-division courses for a total of 36
semester hours.
Lower division:
Accounting 224
Financial Accounting
Accounting 225 Managerial Accounting
Business 250
Management Information Systems
Economics 200 Principles of Microeconomics
Economics 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
Economics 211 Statistics for
Business and Economics
Upper division:
Business 315
Legal Environment of Business
Business 342 Organization and Management
Business 347 Production & Operations Management
Business 360
Marketing
Business 381 Business Finance
Business 449 Strategic
Management
A grade point average of at least 2.0 is a prerequisite for
enrollment in required courses numbered 300 or above. Prerequisites are met
only by successfully completing a prerequisite course with a grade of "C" or
better. A student must have completed at least 54 semester hours in order to
enroll in accounting, business, or economics courses numbered 300 or above.
It is the responsibility of the student to meet all prerequisite requirements
for the courses in which the student is enrolled. A student failing to meet
prerequisite requirements is subject to administrative withdrawal from the
course at any time.
3. BBA candidates must complete an additional 21 hours
of upper-division coursework offered by the School of Business. This may be
done in either of the following ways. A student may select courses from a
number of subject areas within the School of Business and receive a general
business degree for a total of 21additional semester hours of coursework beyond
that required of all BBA candidates. Alternatively, a student may complete one
(or more) of the following major areas of concentration within the 21 semester
hours. These major areas are Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, and
Marketing. The specific requirements of each of these majors are found
below.
4. BBA candidates must complete one course in oral communication with
a grade of C or better. This course must require a student to prepare and
present an oral communication. Washburn University courses that satisfy this
requirement are CN 150 Public Speaking or CN 241 Business and Professional
Speaking. (This course may be applied to the Arts and Humanities general
education group.)
5. A grade of C or better must be earned in each course
required by the School of Business and in each additional required course
applied to a major area of concentration.
6. BBA degree candidates will not
be allowed credit for 100 level courses within the last 60 hours presented for
the degree. Exceptions are permitted for courses which could be used to satisfy
the general education requirements, Computer Information Science Department
courses, and those approved by the Dean of the School of Business.
7. At
least 50 percent of the accounting, business, and economics hours used to meet
requirements for the BBA degree must be earned at Washburn University.
8.
Candidates for the BBA degree may not use economics courses to fulfill the
Social Science general education requirement, except for Economics 100 if taken
at Washburn University and if it taken before Economics 200 and Economics 201.
PASS/FAIL POLICY
Candidates for
the BBA degree in Business Administration and candidates for the BA degree in
Economics may not take required courses pass/fail. In the event a student has
pass/fail credit in a required course before admission to the School, the
student may be required, as a condition of admission, to take an alternative
course or courses for regular credit to fulfill such requirements.
MODEL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING THE
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
THE FRESHMAN YEAR:
The goal for the freshman
year is to take courses that meet University and General Education
requirements, including English Composition (EN 101), the University
mathematics requirement (MA 116 for BBA students), Lifetime Wellness (PE 198),
and the course-specific general education courses, including those required as
correlate courses by the School of Business.
First Semester (15 Credit
Hours)
English 101 Freshman Composition (3)
MA 116 College
Algebra* (3)
General Education (6)
Business 101 Introduction to
Business (3) (recommended)
Second Semester (17 Credit
Hours)
Mathematics 140 Statistics (3)
General Education (12)
Physical Education 198 Lifetime Wellness (2)
All students should take EN 101 as soon as possible as well as
the courses needed to meet the University mathe-matics requirement. Freshmen
with names beginning with A-K take EN 101 in the Fall semester. Those with
names beginning with L-Z take EN 101 in the Spring semester. For students
seeking the BBA degree, the mathematics requirement is MA 116 or College
Algebra or higher. Occasionally students should start with a course prior to MA
116. Upon completion of MA 116, students should take MA 140 Statistics,
followed by EC 211 Statistics for Business and Economics. Though not required,
freshmen are also encouraged to take BU 101 Introduction to Business. BU 101
can be taken either semester.
These general education courses meet specific School of Business
correlate requirements: CN 150 Public Speaking (or CN 241 Business and
Professional Speaking), MA 116 College Algebra, MA 140 Statistics, and two out
of three of AN 112 Cultural Anthropology, PY 100 Basic Concepts in Psychology,
and SO 100 Introduction to Sociology. In general, students should try to leave
some of their general education coursework for the senior year so they will
have courses available to complete their class schedule if a specific School of
Business course is not available in a given semester or summer session.
Students considering the Minor in International Business, or interested in
starting or continuing a foreign language, should start their foreign language
in the freshman year, or as soon a possible, as schedule flexibility is the
greatest in the freshman year.
Students planning graduate study in accounting, business or
economics are encouraged to take Mathematics 141 or appropriate higher level
mathematics courses.
*Students who have not completed at least two years of high school
algebra should obtain proper placement in the algebra sequence and should
consult with the Department of Mathematics about taking the mathematics
placement examination. Enrollment in the sequence should be continuous until MA
116 College Algebra and MA 140 Statistics are completed.
THE SOPHOMORE YEAR:
Upon
completion of 24 semester hours, a student becomes a sophomore. The goal for
the sophomore year is to take the six courses necessary to be admitted to the
School of Business. Each of these courses, and their prerequisite courses, must
be completed with a grade of C or better. Other require-ments for admission to
the School of Business are completion of 54 semester hours and an overall grade
point average of 2.0.
First Semester (15 Credit Hours)*
AC 224 Financial Accounting (3)
EC 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
BU 250 Management Information Systems (3)
General Education and other
Electives (6)
*If one of these courses should be taken before the others, then
EC 200 Principles of Microeconomics should be taken first.
Second Semester (15 Credit Hours)
AC 225 Managerial Accounting (3)
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
EC 211 Statistics for Business and Economics (3)
General Education and
other Electives (6)
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ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOL OF
BUSINESS
At this point, students interested in the BBA degree should have
met the requirements for admission to the School of Business and should apply
for admission near the end of the semester in which the admission requirements
are met. The requirements for admission are as follows: the completion of 54
semester hours, a grade point average of 2.0, and successful completion of the
following six lower-division accounting, business, and economics courses: AC
224, AC 225, BU 250, EC 200, EC 201, and EC 211, with a grade of C, or better.
A grade point average of 2.0. is required for enrollment in all upper-division
business core courses. Candidates for the BBA degree are required to achieve
admission to the School of Business prior to the taking the final 30 semester
hours of the 124 hours required for the degree.
Students who have not been admitted to the School of Business by
the end of their first semester after having completed 54 semester hours are
behind in their progress toward the BBA degree, unless a significant portion of
their semester hours results from a change of degree program or transfer from
another institution.
THE JUNIOR YEAR:
Upon completion
of the 54 semester hours, a student becomes a junior. The goal for the junior
year is to complete many of the courses in the upper-division business core and
to begin courses in the major, including upper-division electives within the
School of Business. Accounting students should begin courses in the major in
the first semester of the junior year. Students in other majors should begin
the major after completing the core course in the area of the major, normally
by the second semester of the junior year.
First Semester (15 Credit
Hours)
EN 300 Advanced Composition (3)
BU 342 Organization and
Management (3)
BU 360 Principles of Marketing (3)
BU 381 Business
Finance (3)
Course in Major or General Education (3)
Second Semester (15 Credit
Hours)
BU 347 Production and Operations Management (3)
BU 315
Legal Environment of Business (3)
Courses in Major or General Education (9)
BU 342, BU 360, and BU 381 should taken in the junior year since
they are prerequisite to BU 449 Strategic Management. BU 315 and BU 347 can be
taken later in the senior year since they are not prerequisite to other
courses. All students should request a first degree audit upon completion of 85
credit hours (including enrolled courses). For some students, eligibility for a
degree audit comes during the first semester of the junior year after advance
enrollment for the following semester.
THE SENIOR YEAR:
Upon completion
of 88 credit hours, a student becomes a senior. The goal for the senior year is
to complete any remaining degree, upper-division business core, major, and
general education requirements. Students planning a second major should not
plan on completing both majors in the same semester since sometimes courses
required in one major conflict in time with courses required in another
major.
First Semester (15 credit
hours)
Courses in Major, General Education, or Electives (15)
The student should request a second and final degree audit early
in the second to last semester of the student's program to identify any
remaining course requirements to be met so that the remaining courses can be
taken in the intended final semester.
Second Semester (17 credit
hours)
BU 449 Strategic Management (3)*
Courses in Major, General
Education, or Electives (14)
To enroll in BU 449 Strategic Management, students must have been
admitted to the School of Business, have successfully completed BU 342, BU 360,
and BU 381with a grade of C or better, and completed 88 hours.
Early in the semester of graduation the student must submit an
Application for a Degree form with the University Registrar to initiate the
graduation check off and facilitate planning for commencement.
MAJOR AREAS OF
CONCENTRATION
Candidates for the BBA degree may choose a major from
any of the following subject areas: accounting, economics, finance, general
business, management, and marketing. With careful advising, a second major may
be completed within the 124 hour total by meeting all requirements of two
majors. It may not be possible, however, to complete the specific requirements
of two majors in the same semester. Any student seeking to earn a third major
within the BBA degree must complete at least 136 hours of credit. Each major
consists of 21 upper-division hours in the School of Business divided between
required and elective courses.
ACCOUNTING.
There are many career
choices within the profession of accountancy. The four principal areas of
employment are in industrial concerns, public practice, non-profit
organizations, and governmental agencies.
Industrial accountants assemble
and interpret meaningful and relevant business information to interested
parties within their employer s firm. Public accountants provide advice
primarily in three areas: income taxes, auditing, and management services.
Governmental accountants perform services similar to those by industrial and
public accountants for local, state, and national governmental agencies.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration
(BBA) with a major in accounting must (1) meet the University requirements, (2)
meet the School of Business requirements, and (3) complete at least twenty-four
semester hours in the discipline of accounting.
The following courses are
required:
Accounting 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Accounting 322 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Accounting 325 Cost
Accounting
Accounting 330 Accounting Systems
Accounting 423 Federal
Taxation I
Accounting 425 Auditing
Three additional upper division
elective hours in accounting, economics, or business
Candidates for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant
Examination must also fulfill the subject matter requirements of the Kansas
Board of Accountancy. Students desiring to attempt the examination for the
Certificate in Management Accounting must meet the requirements of the
Institute of Management Accounting. Information regarding the CPA examination
and the CMA examination may be obtained from the accounting faculty.
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BACHELORS IN
ECONOMICS.
The economics curriculum is designed to provide the student with
an understanding of the principles and institutions governing economic
decisions made by households, businesses, and governments. This type of
knowledge, combined with studies in related areas, provides an appropriate
background for employment in financial and non-financial business firms and
govern- mental agencies. It also provides a solid basis for graduate study in
economics, business and public administration, urban planning, international
studies, and law.
A major in economics may be earned by any student who is
either a candidate for the Bachelor of Arts degree or a candidate for the
Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Requirements for the Bachelor of
Arts degree with a major in economics are described below.
The following courses are required for
economics major in the Bachelor of Business Administration
degree:
Economics 300 Microeconomic Analysis
Economics 301
Macroeconomic Theory
Six additional upper division economics hours
Nine
additional upper division elective hours in accounting, business, or economics
FINANCE.
The finance curriculum is
designed to prepare students for (1) careers in government services, corporate
financial management, commercial banking, security analysis, insurance, real
estate, and other finance fields, and (2) graduate study. Students are
encouraged to meet with faculty advisors as early as possible in order to plan
a program which will satisfactorily fulfill their goals.
The following courses are required for a
major in finance:
Business 374 Principles of Risk and Insurance
Business 483 Investments
Business 488 Financial Management
Economics 485 Money and Banking
Nine additional upper division elective
hours in accounting, business, or economics
MANAGEMENT.
Management courses in
the fields of organization theory, human relationships, administrative
communication, and related behavioral areas provide students with pertinent
background for management careers in business and non-business organizations. A
student may concentrate in the areas of personnel management, industrial
relations, and industrial management by selecting appropriate elective courses
in consultation with an advisor.
The following courses are required for a
major in management:
Business 302 Business Communications
Business 345 Human Resource Management
Business 346 Organizational
Behavior
Economics 341 Labor Economics
Nine additional upper division
elective hours in accounting, business, or economics
MARKETING.
The marketing
curriculum involves analysis of the ways business firms plan, organize,
administer, and control their resources to achieve marketing objectives.
Through proper selection of courses, a student may prepare for a career in
general marketing management, promotion management, personal selling and sales
management, marketing research, channels management, and/or retail
management.
The following courses are required for a
major in marketing:
Business 362 Marketing Research
Business 364
Consumer Behavior
Business 471 Marketing Management
AND
Three (3) additional hours from the
following:
Business 361 Principles of Retailing Business 363
Promotion Business 366 Sales Business 466 International Marketing Business 473
Marketing Channels
AND
Nine additional
upper division elective hours in accounting, business, and economics
GENERAL BUSINESS.
The major in
general business allows the student flexibility to design a 21 hour
upper-division program using courses from several or all major areas in the
School of Business in accord with his or her own interests and needs.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration with a major
in general business must: (1) meet the University requirements, (2) meet the
School of Business requirements, and (3) complete at least twenty-one (21)
additional upper-division hours in Accounting, Business Administration, and
Economics beyond those named courses required for all candidates for the BBA
degree.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS
The economics
curriculum is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the
principles and institutions governing economic decisions made by households,
businesses, and governments. This type of knowledge, combined with studies in
related areas, provides an appropriate background for employment in financial
and non-financial business firms and govern-mental agencies. It also provides a
solid basis for graduate study in economics, business and public
administration, urban planning, international studies, and law.
Each
candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics must
meet the University requirements for the degree and in addition, offer at least
twenty-four (24) hours in economics. At least fifteen of the twenty-four hours
offered for the major must be represented by courses numbered 300 or above.
The following courses must be included within the twenty-four hours:
Economics 200, 201, 211, 300, and 301. A grade point average of 2.0 is required
before enrollment is permitted in Economics 300 and 301. Candidates for the
degree are encouraged to elect courses in mathematics, political science,
history, sociology, psychology, and philosophy. Students planning graduate
study in economics are strongly urged to take the BA degree with a minor field
of concentration in mathematics.
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