The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) offers a major in accounting, business economics, management information systems, finance, general business, management, or marketing.

Students seeking a B.B.A. degree must make formal application to the School of Business for admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration Program prior to taking 300 and 400 level business courses. Application for admission should be filed during the semester in which 36 hours of general education credit and Accounting 201, 202, Business 150, 205, Economics 203, and 204 are completed. Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in these courses or have permission of the school to enroll in 300 or 400 level courses.

As a requirement for graduation with a Bachelor of Business Administration, a student must have

1. Attained an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in all courses taken at the University, a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the courses taken in the Department of Business Administration and Economics, and a GPA of 2.0 or higher in major courses.

2. Completed the program assessment examination required in all majors in the School of Business.

3. Completed at Francis Marion University at least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the B.B.A. degree.

All students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete the following:

1. General Education Requirements	51 hours
Includes requirement of Mathematics 140 (or 201)
and Economics 203 and 204
2.Additional hours of electives outside the functional
business areas of Accounting, MIS, Finance, Marketing,
and Management	15 hours
3. Common Business Core Requirements:	36 hours
a) Business Function and Operations	9 hours
BUS 150 Fundamentals of Business	3
MKT 331 Principles of Marketing	3
FIN 341 Financial Management	3
b) Legal and Social, Ethical and Political	3 hours
BUS 206 Legal & Social Environ. of Business	3 hours
ECON 203 Introduction to Microeconomics
(In General Education)
ECON 204 Introduction to Macroeconomics
(In General Education)
POL 101 United States Government
or
POL 103 Introduction to Political Science
(In General Education)
c) Accounting, Management Information Systems,
And Quantitative Methods	15 hours
ACTG 201 Financial Accounting	3
ACTG 202 Managerial Accounting	3
BUS 205 Statistical Methods for Economics
And Business	3
CS 150 Microcomputers & Software Applications I
(In General Education)
MIS 327 Information Systems Fundamentals	3
MGT 308 Management Science and
Operations Management	3
d) Organization Theory, Behavior, and Interpersonal
Communications	6 hours
MGT 351 Management of Organizations	3
ENG 305 Business Writing	3
SPCO 101 Basics of Oral Communication
(In General Education)
e) Administrative Process and Policy	3 hours
BUS 458 Strategic Management	3
4. Major Requirements	18 to 27 hours
a) Accounting - Total Required Hours 129	27 hours
ACTG 320 Accounting Information Systems	3
ACTG 323 Financial Reporting I	3
ACTG 324 Financial Reporting II	3
ACTG 325 Cost Accounting	3
ACTG 328 Federal Taxation I	3
ACTG 421 Concepts of Auditing	3
ACTG 422 Financial Reporting III	3
ACTG 423 Accounting for Governmental and
Not-for-Profit Organizations	3
or
ACTG 424 Accounting Theory and Practice	3
or
ACTG 428 Federal Taxation II	3
or
ACTG 429 Tax Research	3
School Elective	3

Each applicant for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in South Carolina must hold a baccalaureate degree and a minimum of 150 semester hours from a college or university recognized by the South Carolina Board of Accountancy. The 150 hours must include a minimum of 30 hours in accounting and 24 hours in administration courses other than accounting courses. Individuals planning to sit for professional accountancy exams, including graduates of other institutions, should consult with an accounting adviser to prepare a plan for acquiring the necessary courses and hours of credit.

b) Management - Total Required Hours 120	18 hours
MGT 353 Human Resource Management	3
MGT 355 Production and Operations Management	3
MGT 454 Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management	3
MGT 451 Organizational Behavior	3
MGT Elective	3
School Elective	3
c) Marketing - Total Required Hours 120	18 hours
MKT 333 Marketing Research	3
MKT 334 Consumer Behavior	3
MKT 335 International Marketing	3
MKT 432 Marketing Management	3
MKT Elective	3
School Elective	3
d) Finance -Total Required Hours 123	21 hours
ACTG 323 Financial Reporting I or
ACTG 325 Cost Accounting	3
ECON 310 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or
ECON 321 Money and Banking	3
FIN 347 Investments I	3
FIN 348 Investments II	3
FIN 442 Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FIN 443 Financial Institutions and Markets	3
FIN 450 Cash Management	3
e) Business Economics
Total Required Hours 120	18 hours
ECON 310 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory	3
ECON 320 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory	3
ECON 321 Money and Banking	3
ECON 325 International Economics	3
ECON 450 Senior Seminar in Economics	3
School Elective	3
f) Management Information Systems
Total Required Hours 123	21 hours
MIS 225 Modern Programming	3
MIS 337 Business Systems Analysis and Design	3
MIS 347 Business Data Communications	3
MIS 447 Data Base Management	3
MIS 467 E-Commerce II	3
MIS 477 Special Topics in Information Systems	3
School or CS Elective (MIS 377)	3
g) General Business - Total Required Hours 120	18 hours
MKT 333 or MKT 334 or MKT 335	3
Any 300 or 400 Management course
(except MGT 308 or MGT 351)	3
Any 300 or 400 level Finance course (except
Finance 341)	3
ECON 310 Intermediate Microeconomics	3
School Electives (Accounting, Economics, Finance,
Management, Management Information Systems,
Marketing	6
5. Total B.B.A. Requirements	120 to 129 hours

MINOR
A minor is business consists of Business 150, Accounting 201, and Economics 203 plus nine additional hours which must be selected from:

MIS	327	Information Systems Fundamentals
ECON	310	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON	325	International Economics
FIN	246	Investments and Personal Finance
FIN	366	Principles of Real Estate
MGT	351	Management of Organizations
MKT	331	Principles of Marketing
MKT	335	International Marketing

The prerequisites for these courses must be met. Students minoring in Business must declare their minor with the Dean of the School of Business before taking 300-level business courses. Minors must have a 2.0 GPA in the 6 courses taken as their minor.

COLLATERAL

No collateral in the Bachelor of Business Administration Program is offered.

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