Division of Business

Students in all bachelor degree programs in the Division of Business must complete a set of lower-division requirements, and an area of concentration.  All programs (except the joint B.S - M.B.A with accounting electives) have the same lower and upper-level core body of knowledge requirements.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Lower Division:

• ECO 101 & 102 Principles of Economics I & II 6

• CIS 115 Business Computer Applications 3

• ACC 201 & 201 Principles of Accounting I & II 6

• BUS 263 & 264 Business Statistics and Management Science 6

• MTH 140 or 121 Business Calculus or Calculus I 3-4

• BUS 210 Business Communication 3

Upper Division:

• BUS 301 Business Law I 3

• MGT 301 Management Principles 3

• MKT 311 Marketing Principles 3

• FIN 301 Financial Management 3

• CIS 381 Information Systems 3

• BUS 320 International Business 3

• BUS 499 Business Strategy and Policy 3

Social Sciences:  One non-economics social science course must be taken from a discipline among sociology, political science, or psychology.

Mathematics:  MTH 111 Precalculus should be taken to meet core requirements. If a sufficiently high score on the college mathematics placement examination is achieved, MTH 140 or 121 can be used to satisfy the core requirement.

Comprehensive Experience:  All Spring Hill College students are required to have some synthesizing experience in their major field. To fulfill this requirement, all undergraduate business students take BUS 499 Business Strategy and Policy for their comprehensive experience. Those students working on their joint B.S.-M.B.A. with accounting electives will take BUS 599 Business Strategy and Policy for the comprehensive experience.

Senior Examination:  All business Majors must satisfactorily complete a national business exam during their senior year (standard for passing to be set by the faculty). Students with unsatisfactory grades on this exam, which is part of the comprehensive experience for each student, may be required to repeat foundation classes or to undertake additional study on key topics. Those students working on their joint B.S.-M.B.A. with accounting electives must also earn a passing score on the national accounting exam (standard for passing set by the faculty) or pass a comprehensive exam administered by the faculty during the student’s fifth year.

Grade Requirements:  A grade of C- or better is required in all business courses in order to have the course counted as part of the lower-level, upper-level or concentration requirements. A student receiving a grade below C- in any of these courses must repeat the course until the required grade is achieved. This requirement also applies to business courses fulfilling college core requirements (CIS 115, ECO 101, MTH 140).

Writing Intensive Courses:  Students can expect extensive writing assignments in many upper-division business courses. Assignments will be evaluated on subject content, grammar and style.

Oral Communication Competency:  All students must show competency in oral communication. A student must document such competency by making a grade of C- or better in BUS 210 Business Communication.