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Bachelor of Science in Business

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About the Bachelor of Science in Business

The 120 credit hour undergraduate curricula for students majoring in business administration consists essentially of three parts

• Campuswide General Education Core
• Business Administration Core
• Professional Courses for a specific concentration

The following is a list of the courses and credit hours that all undergraduate curricula require. In certain curricula concentrations, specific campuswide general-education courses are required within the seven groups of courses listed. Students must attain a grade of not less than a C in any of those courses marked with an asterisk (*).

Academic Advising

Your academic advisor is a critical partner in fostering your success at IU South Bend and beyond. Your advisor will help you explore academic majors and careers, plan your degree, choose classes, learn about internships and study abroad, and much more. To see who is assigned as your advisor, visit your Student Online Advising Record in one.iu.edu. For more information about advising at IU South Bend, visit the website for the Undergraduate Advising Center.

Final responsibility for meeting degree requirements rests with the student.

Questions about advising? Email sbadvise@iu.edu or call (574) 520-4550.

Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Business degree must complete 120 total credit hours including

• Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics General Education Curriculum (39 cr.)
• Major concentration and elective requirements.
• Minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300– or 400–level.

• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher. A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Additional Requirements (3 cr.)

Additional elective courses chosen throughout the university excluding business, economics, technical, and general studies courses; world language courses are highly recommended.

(Accounting majors need only take SPCH-S 223 Business and Professional Communication*)

Basic Business Administration Core Courses

Freshman Year

• BUS-B 190 Human Behavior and Social Institutions*
  VT: Principles of Business Administration
• BUS-F 151 Personal Finances of the College Student*
• BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business*
• BUS-X 220 Career Perspectives*
• ECON-E 103 Introduction to Microeconomics*
• ECON-E 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics*

Sophomore Year

• BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting*
• BUS-A 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting*
• BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business*
• ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business*

Junior Year

• BUS-D 300 International Business Administration*
• BUS-F 301 Financial Management*
• BUS-K 321 Management of Information Technology*
• BUS-M 301 Introduction to Marketing Management*
• BUS-P 301 Operations Management*
• BUS-X 310 Business Career Planning and Placement* (1 cr.)
• BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations*

Senior Year

• BUS-J 401 Administrative Policy*