Business Administration Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts program in Business Administration prepares students for professional careers by stimulating rigorous, imaginative, analytical, and inquisitive attitudes. An emphasis on teamwork and problem solving is evident at all levels of education in the business administration major. The department offers four areas of emphases. Each emphasis is described below:
Accounting
The emphasis in Accounting qualifies students to enter private, public and governmental accounting. Students are prepared in the practical areas of tax accounting, cost accounting and auditing as well as the application of computer techniques to corporate accounting systems. Graduates will be qualified for professional employment in corporate accounting departments, public accounting firms, and governmental agencies.
The completion of the emphasis in Accounting requires 124 semester units and allows a graduate to sit for the national CPA exam. CPA licensure however, requires completion of 150 semester units in all states. These additional units can be earned before or after completion of the undergraduate program.
International Business
The emphasis in International Business prepares students for the many opportunities available in the fields of international management and government service. The International Business emphasis is designed for individuals with an interest in business on a global scale. The program concentrates on the social, political, and economic aspects of the international marketplace.
Management
The emphasis in Management offers a curriculum based on practical, applied courses that qualify students to enter administrative positions immediately after graduation. Courses cover the broad spectrum of business activity and allow students to choose from a variety of possible career opportunities in large, midsize and small organizations.
Marketing
The emphasis in Marketing provides students with a “strategic orientation'' in the areas of advertising, public relations, design, sales, research and marketing management. The program is designed to prepare students for marketing related careers in the public and private sectors.
The requirements for the B.A. Degree with a Major in Business Administration include the completion of all Lower Division Core Requirements (33-35 units), all Upper Division Core Requirements (21 units), and an emphasis (18-23 units). (Some Accounting courses are four-unit courses.) Students are required to declare the emphasis of choice in writing by the end of their sophomore year. Students completing a double major are not required to complete an emphasis but may elect to do so. (See Double Major Program.) An emphasis is required for all other Business Administration majors in the B.A. Degree program.
Business Administration B.A. Degree Requirements
Lower Division Core Requirements:
| BUS 4 | Business Foundations and Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 5 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| or | |
| BUS 16A | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| BUS 15B | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| or | |
| BUS 16B | Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| BUS 21 | The Essentials of Business Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| ECO 1 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 2 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PHI 92 | Introduction to Business Ethics | 3 |
| or | |
| PHI 192 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| SPE 10 | Introduction to Communication | 2 |
| SPR 18 | Career Planning Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33-35 |
Upper Division Core Requirements:
| BUS 122 | Management Communications | 3 |
| or | |
| BUS 106 | Business Law II | 3 |
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| BUS 130 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 160 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 177 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 185 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 190 | Business Administration Internship | 3.0-6.0 |
| BUS 192 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Accounting Emphasis
International Business Emphasis
Plus three courses from the following
| BUS 123 | Travel and Study Abroad | 3 |
| ECO 112 | World Economic History | 3 |
| or | |
| HIS 112 | World Economic History | 3 |
| BUS 183 | Management Seminar | 3 |
| ECO 195 | International Economics | 3 |
| POL 125 | U.S Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POL 128 | Politics of Globalization and Interpendence | 3 |
| SOC 185 | Human Rights and Global Development | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Management Emphasis
Six courses from the following:
Marketing Emphasis
BUS 122: Required for Management Emphasis
BUS 106: Cannot double count in core and emphasis
For students transferring in business courses upon admission to Mount Saint Mary’s University, at least 21 units of the upper division business courses must be completed at Mount Saint Mary’s University. BUS 192 Business Policy and Strategy must be taken at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
Once enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s University, all upper division business courses must be completed at the University.
Suggested Sequence of Courses: Bachelor of Arts
Freshman Year
The following is a model for completing the Business Administration major in four years. Only Business Administration courses are listed.
Fall Semester
| BUS 4 | Business Foundations and Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
Spring Semester
| BUS 15B | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUS 21 | The Essentials of Business Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| ECO 2 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| SPE 10 | Introduction to Communication | 2 |
| SPR 18 | Career Planning Seminar | 1 |
Spring Semester
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| BUS 160 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 185 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |
Spring Semester
| BUS 122 | Management Communications | 3 |
| BUS 177 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| BUS 130 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 190 | Business Administration Internship | 3.0-6.0 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |
Spring Semester
| BUS 192 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |
| Upper Division Emphasis Course | 3 |