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 REQUIREMENTS

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 COURSES

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-X 107 Freshman Seminar in 
• 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 COURSES

• BUS-X 220 Career Perspectives
• BUS-D 301 The International Business Environment
• BUS-F 301 Financial Management
• BUS-M 301 Introduction to Marketing Management
• BUS-P 301 Operations Management
• BUS-S 302 Management Information Systems
• BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Business
• BUS-J 401 Administration 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.

BUSINESS CONCENTRATIONS

Students pursuing a BSB must declare a concentration when they are admitted to the School of Business. Some students choose to complete the requirements for multiple concentrations. Please note that the School of Business cannot avoid some scheduling conflicts between courses in multiple concentrations, therefore a student may not be able to complete the requirements of more than one concentration within four years. The BSB concentrations are:

• Accounting
• Finance and Economics
• Management
• Marketing