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Proposal: BA-08-41
Program name: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration General Business
Type of program: Baccalaureate Degree Program
The program will be offered at: Akron Campus
Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours)
Two courses (24 credits) from the 300- or 400- level of 6200, 6400, 6500 and 6600, which must include one of the following
6200:320 - Accounting Information Systems - 3 credits
or
6200:454 - Information Systems Security - 3 credits
or
6400:379 Advanced Corporate Finance - 3 credits
or
6500:310 - Business Information Systems - 3 credits
or
6600:490 - Marketing Strategy - 3 credits
And one additional course from the following:
6100:201 - Introduction to E-business - 3 credits
6100:495 - Internship in Business Administration - 3 credits
6300:201 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship - 3 credits
6600:275 - Professional Selling - 3 credits
6800:405 - Multinational Corporations - 3 credits
6800:421 - International Business Practices - 3 credits
Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours)
NA
Deletion of required courses
NA
Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option)
6400:200 - Foundations in Personal Finance - 3 credits
Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option)
NA
Deletion of elective courses
NA
Change in number of elective credits
Change in number of required credits
Current: NA
New:
Change in number of credits required for degree
Current: NA
New:
Change in other degree requirements
NA
Change in admissions requirements for direct admits
Current requirements:
NA
Proposed requirements:
NA
Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer
Current requirements:
NA
Proposed requirements:
NA
Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program
Current requirements:
NA
Proposed requirements:
NA
Implementation Plan
To begin Fall 2008.
Additional program requirements:
NA
Other information:
NA
Resource statement:
No additional resources will be needed for this change.
Web components statement:
NA
Rationale:
Students are currently required to take two courses from the 300- or 400-level of 6200, 6400, 6500, and 6600. Prior to Fall 2007, students could use 6400:332 Personal Financial Planning toward this degree. 6400:332 has been replaced by 6400:200 Foundations of Personal Finance. The 6400:200 course is a requirment for all Finance majors.
Bulletin description:
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) program does not include a major per se. Instead, the students complete the CBA core curriculum and 27 credit hours from the following (including one course that fulfills the Information Systems requirement):

Credits
Accounting
6200:3xx/4xx 3
6200:3xx/4xx 3

Finance
6400:200 or 6400:3xx/4xx 3
6400: 3xx/4xx 3

Management
6500:3xx/4xx 3
6500:3xx/4xx 3

Marketing
6600:3xx/4xx 3
6600:3xx/4xx 3

Information Systems Requirement (one of the above courses must be an Information Systems course) Select one of the following to fulfill one of the above:
6200:320 Accounting Information Systems 3
6200:454 Information Systems Security 3
6400:379 Advanced Corporate Finance 3
6500:310 Business Information Systems 3
6600:490 Marketing Strategy 3

And one additional course from the following:
6100:201 Introduction to E-business 3
6100:495 Internship in Business Administration 3
6300:201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
6600:275 Professional Selling 3
6800:405 Multinational Corporations 3
6800:421 International Business Practices 3

Total credits required 27


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