The BSB Curriculum

The curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Business consists of four parts: (1) general education requirements, (2) pre-business courses, (3) business core courses and (4) concentration courses.

General Education:

Indiana University Kokomo requires all students to complete the campus general education curriculum. This typically requires 42-44 credit hours. Many of the BSB requirements also satisfy general education requirements. More details regarding the campus general education requirements can be found elsewhere in the bulletin.

Pre-Business Sequence:

Students are required to complete the following courses to apply for admission into the School of Business. Many junior and senior level courses require that a student be admitted into the School of Business before they can register. The application requirements and deadlines are detailed in the Policies Governing the BSB Degree.

• BUS-W 100 Introduction to Business
• BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
• BUS-A 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
• ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory
• BUS-L 201 The Legal Environment of Business
• ENG-W 131 English Composition I
• SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
• PSY-P 103 Introduction to Psychology
• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics or MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I or MATH-M 215 Calculus I

Business Core:

• BUS-X 107 Freshman Seminar in Business
• A 200-level BUS-X course approved by the School of Business
• BUS-F 301 Financial Management
• BUS-M 301 Introduction to Marketing Management
• BUS-P 301 Operations Management 
• BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Business
• BUS-D 301 The International Business Environment
• BUS-J 401 Administrative Policy
• BUS-J 404 Business and Society
• BUS-X 410 Career Planning and Placement
• A 300- or 400-level BUS-K course approved by the School of Business
• Satisfy the Applied Learning Requirement by completing at least one of the following: an internship, registering for BUS-X 487 or participating in a School of Business sponsored international trip.