Business Administration Curriculum

Bachelor of Science (S. B.)

Students working toward a baccalaureate degree in business administration complete a series of core requirements which provides a strong grounding in the various areas of business studies and then can choose the Generalist Track or a specialization in:
Economics
International Business
Management
Management Accounting (Non-CPA Option)
Marketing

Graduates in this major are well prepared for a variety of careers in business or for graduate studies in business. Students interested in pursuing an MBA may do so through Elmira College's 4+1 MBA program with Alfred University, Clarkson University and Union College.

In addition to the required number of credits needed to complete the major, all students must also fulfill the general degree requirements in order to graduate.

Common Curriculum and Business Administration

Core Requirements		credits
ACC 2010	Principles of Accounting I	3.0
ACC 2021	Principles of Accounting II	3.0
ECO 2010	Principles of Microeconomics	3.0
ECO 2020	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.0
ECO/FIN 3030	Money and Financial Institutions	3.0
FIN 3010	Corporation Finance	3.0
MAT 2090	Statistical Methods	4.0
MGT 2010	Business Law I	3.0
MGT 2240	Principles of Management	3.0
MIS 3010	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3.0
MKT 2250	Principles of Marketing	3.0
Total credits required for core requirements:		34.0

Choose from two options to complete Business Administration major

Generalist Track
Electives	Complete 15 elective credits chosen from courses with the field codes: ACC, ECO, FIN, MGT, MIS, MKT or MAT (up to 6 credits, all of which must be above the level of MAT 1030). Also, complete at least 9 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.
	OR
Complete one of the following specializations

Total credits required to complete Common Curriculum		49.0


Total credits required to complete major, with Economics Specialization		49.0

Specialization in International Business
ECO 3200	International Trade and Finance	3.0

ECO 3140	Development Economics (W course)
	OR	3.0
ECO 4000	Contemporary Issues in International Economic Policy

MGT 4005	Seminar in International Business	3.0
MKT 3800	International Marketing (W course)	3.0
PSC 1020	International Relations	4.0
Total credits required for International Business Specialization:		16.0

Total credits required to complete major, with International Business Specialization		50.0

Language Students must demonstrate a proficiency in a foreign language either by completion of two foreign language courses at the 3000 level or above or by completion of an equivalency examination.

International Business (BAIB) Internships The completion of an internship (not to be confused with the Career Related Field Experience) is a specific degree requirement of the BAIB Specialization. Full information on the internship program, and how it is administered, can be obtained from the International Business Internships Committee, chaired by the Corning Glass Professor of International Business, whom students are encouraged to contact during their sophomore year. BAIB internships are usually undertaken at the end of the student’s junior year. The successful completion of the internship will result in the award of 6 credits and a waiver of the Career Related Field Experience requirement. Students not selected for internships, or who do not successfully complete them, can complete one of the other Business Administration specializations or proceed to and S.B. in Individualized Studies.

Specialization in Management
MGT 3410	Operations Planning and Control	3.0
MGT 3710	Organizational Behavior	3.0
MGT 3720	Human Resource Management	3.0
MGT 4011	Strategic Management (W course)	3.0
	and-either
ECO 3040	Intermediate Microeconomics
	OR	3.0
ECO 3041	Intermediate Macroeconomics
	OR
ECO 3300	Industrial Organization
Total credits required for Management Specialization:		15.0

Total credits required to complete major, with Management Specialization		49.0

Specialization in Management Accounting (Non-CPA Option)

Required Courses
ACC 3540	Intermediate Accounting I	3.0
ACC 3541	Intermediate Accounting II	3.0
ACC 3610	Cost Accounting	3.0
Total credits for required courses:		9.0

Either
Option A
ACC 3910	Accountant as Whistleblowers
	AND	6.0
ACC 4740	Auditing (W Course)
	OR

Option B*
ACC 3730	Tax Accounting I
	AND	6.0
ACC 3735	Tax Accounting II
	OR

Option C*
ACC 3755	Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting
	AND	6.0
ACC 4550	Advanced Accounting
Total credits required for Management Accounting Specialization:		15.0


*Students completeing Option B or Option C must also complete a W course.

Total credits required to complete major, with Management Accounting Specialization		49.0

Specialization in Marketing
MKT 3250	Consumer Behavior (W course)	3.0
MKT 3810	Marketing Research	3.0
MKT 4000	Marketing Planning	3.0

Electives	Six credits of MKT field code at the 2000 level or higher	6.0
Total credits required for Marketing Specialization:		15.0

Total credits required to complete the major, with Marketing Specialization		49.0

NOTE: It is recommended that students intending to pursue a graduate degree in business complete at least one course in Calculus.