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Oct 30, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Business Administration, B.S.
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The Business Administration major is a general business major designed to maximize the student’s flexibility. This major is ideal for the student who is interested in a major that surveys the field of business and complements a technical, or non-business, secondary concentration; or for the student who is looking for a general business degree to prepare for a specialist graduate degree.
The BS in Business Administration is accredited by the ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs).
Program Outcomes
A graduate of Maryville University with a major in business administration should be able to:
- Identify appropriate leadership competencies to address or resolve complex management challenges.
- Describe strategies to steer organizational change and explain factors that impact organizational performance.
- Explain how competitive forces and the macro environment impact business operations and decision-making.
- Discuss implications of ethics and sustainability in business operations and decision-making.
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General Education Requirements
(39-42 credits)
Skills for Literacy
(3-4 courses)
Humanities
(5 courses)
- Five Humanities electives
Social Science
(2 courses)
Natural Science/Quantitative Reasoning
(1 course)
General Education Required for Major
(2 courses)
Business Core
(45 credits)
School of Business Requirements
(33 credits)
For courses that count toward the major, minor, or business core students must obtain a grade of C- or better.
Other Requirements
(9 credits)
Major Requirements
(27 credits)
Business Administration Electives
(18 credits)
Choose 6 courses from at least 2 different areas of business, maximum of 4 in one area (two courses at 200 level, remaining at 300 level or above): ACCT, BUS, selected COMM cousework, ECON, FIN, ISYS, MGMT, MKT, SPTM, HRMG or internships .
- Upper Level (300+) Business elective 1
- Upper Level (300+) Business elective 2
- Upper Level (300+) Business elective 3
- Upper Level (300+) Business elective 4
- Any Level Business elective 5
- Any Level Business elective 6
Graduation Requirements
- 128 credit hours minimum
- Last 30 hours of the degree taken in residency
- A minimum of half the major credit hours in residency
- A minimum of half the minor credit hours in residency
- 60 credit hours must be completed at a 4-year institution
Business Early Access Information
Many of our undergraduate programs offer the ability for students to pursue Early Access credits that can be applied to certain graduate programs.
If you’re a qualified undergraduate student and you have not yet completed your elective requirements, we invite you to connect with an advisor and explore the possibility of utilizing our Early Access program. Click here for more information.
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