BBA - Business Administration
Program Requirements
A minimum total of 120 credit hours is required for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in business administration. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements for all BBA programs set by the W. Frank Barton School of Business, candidates for the BBA in business administration must satisfy the following requirements of the curricular major:
All majors must contain at least 12 unduplicated credit hours. All minors must contain at least 3 unduplicated credit hours.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Select courses to meet General Education requirements 1 | 34-35 | |
| College Requirements 2 | ||
| Bachelor of Business Administration Core Requirements | 27 | |
| Advanced Standing Requirements | 23-25 | |
| Business Administration Major | ||
| MKT 405 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 463 | Building Remarkable Teams | 3 |
| HRM 466 | Fundamentals of Human Resource Management | 3 |
| or ECON 660 | Labor Economics | |
| International Business Elective | ||
| Select one of the following | 3 | |
| Successful Negotiation | ||
| International Economics and Business | ||
| International Management | ||
| International Marketing | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Directed Electives | ||
| Select 9 credit hours of directed electives: Upper division business electives from the following business disciplines (must be spread over at least two disciplines): accounting, business analytics, decision sciences, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management information systems or real estate. | 9 | |
| Open Electives | ||
| Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours | 12-15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Credit hours in co-op may not be counted toward the business administration major.
Note: Other courses may be used as directed electives with a business advisor’s consent.
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Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.
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See the Bachelor of Business Administration page of the catalog for a full explanation of these college requirements.
Applied Learning
Students in the BBA - business administration program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by completing MGMT 463. This course contains an applied learning experience and is a required course for the BBA - business administration program.