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Degree Requirements

Business Administration Major: A student who majors in the School of Business may earn the Bachelor of Science in Business(B.S.B.) degree, the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, or the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. Concentrations are offered in accounting, computer information systems, finance, and management/marketing. Management/marketing, computer information systems, and workforce training and management concentrations are available on the Tradition campus.

The business administration major requires the completion of 120 hours for a concentration in international business and the completion of 128 hours for concentrations in accounting, computer information systems, finance, management/marketing, and workforce training and management. All students majoring in business administration must complete 45 hours of professional core requirements and 15-18 hours of a concentration area in business. Core curricula requirements are listed below.

Professional Core Requirements:

ACC 221 - Principles of Accounting I
ACC 222 - Principles of Accounting II and ACC 320 - Managerial Accounting or ACC 332 Cost Accounting
Students seeking an accounting concentration should take ACC 332.
BUS 209 - Legal Environment of Business I
BUS 216 - Business and Economic Statistics
BUS 299 - Service Learning for Business
BUS 310 - Microcomputer Applications
BUS 311 - Principles of Marketing
BUS 313 - Business Communication
BUS 314 - Principles of Management
BUS 315 - Managerial Finance
BUS 417 - Operations Management
BUS 481 - Business Practicum I
BUS 485 - Strategic Management
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I—Macroeconomics
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics II—Microeconomics

Concentration Requirements: Each student must select one of the following areas of concentration in business.

Accounting:
ACC 321 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 322 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 333 - Federal Income Tax Accounting
ACC 421 - Advanced Accounting
ACC 422 - Advanced Accounting II
ACC 433 - Governmental and nonprofit Accounting
ACC 471 - Auditing

Students planning to sit for the CPA exam are advised to take BUS 410. The concentration in accounting provides students the accounting education required for careers as professional accountants in financial institutions, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and public practice. The program also prepares students for graduate study in business or accounting. Students desiring to sit for the CPA exam in Mississippi must hold a baccalaureate degree of at least 120 collegiate-level semester hours. The 120 hours must include a minimum of 48 semester hours of upper division or graduate level 116 accounting and business related courses. Accounting courses must be a minimum of 24 of the 48 hours and include at minimum three semester hours in: financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management/cost accounting, and government/not-for-profit accounting courses. Students should check state licensing laws for additional educational and experience requirements.

Computer Information Systems:
BUS 303 - Programming II
BUS 312 - Data Communication and Networks
BUS 400 - System Analysis and Design
BUS 402 - Database Management Systems
BUS 486 - Management Information System Policy and Analysis

Finance:
BUS 319 - Investments and Portfolio Analysis
BUS 415 - International Finance
BUS 419 - Senior Seminar in Finance
BUS 448 - Management of Financial Institutions
ECO 301 - Intermediate Macroeconomics or ECO 307 - Money and Banking

International Business:
BUS 350 - Survey of International Business
BUS 351 - International Management
BUS 412 - International Marketing
BUS 413 - Global Supply Chain Management
BUS 415 - International Finance
ECO 405 - International Trade

Management/Marketing:
BUS 318 - Human Resources Management
BUS 322 - Sales and Advertising Management or BUS 324 - Consumer Behavior
BUS 414 - Small Business Management
BUS 412 - International Marketing or BUS 415 - International Finance
BUS 425 - Marketing Research

Workforce Training and Management:
BUS 318 - Human Resources Management
BUS 405 - Organization Development
BUS 414 - Small Business Management
PSY 318 - Social Psychology
PSY 350 - Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 475 - Psychology of Workforce Training

William Carey University and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College have an articulation agreement for transfer of credit from the associate’s degree in workforce training and development at MGCCC to the bachelor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in workforce training and management through the School of Business at the Tradition campus. The requirements for this concentration in general studies will consist of the six courses required for a minor or concentration in workforce training and management. The concentration in workforce training and management is only available on the Tradition campus.

Business Minors: The School of Business offers minors in the following areas: business administration, computer information systems, and workforce training and management. Students pursuing a minor in the School of Business should make an appointment to meet with an academic advisor in the School of Business to discuss requirements and course offerings.

Business Administration Minor:
A minor in business administration is available for students who are nonbusiness majors. A business administration minor requires 18 hours including the following courses:
ACC 221 - Principles of Accounting I
BUS 230 - Personal Finance
BUS 304 - Introduction to Business Finance
BUS 311 - Principles of Marketing
BUS 314 - Principles of Management
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics I—Macroeconomics

Computer Information Systems Minor:
A minor in computer information systems is available consisting of the following 18 hours:
BUS 202 - Programming I
BUS 303 - Programming II
BUS 312 - Data Communication and Networks
BUS 400 - System Analysis and Design
BUS 402 - Database Management Systems
BUS 486 - Management Information System Policy and Analysis

Workforce Training and Management Minor:

The workforce training and management minor is offered on the Tradition campus only. The workforce training and management minor requires the following 18 hours:
BUS 318 - Human Resources Management
BUS 405 - Organization Development
BUS 414 - Small Business Management
PSY 318 - Social Psychology
PSY 350 - Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 475 - Psychology of Workforce Training

University Core for All Bachelor's Degrees

Religion 101-102 (Introduction to the Old Testament & New Testament) (6 hours)
English 101-102 (Composition & Research and Composition (6 hours)
World Literature, American Literature, or Philosophy (3 hours)
HIS 101-102 or HIS 201-202 (Two courses in one area) * (6 hours)
Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, or Religion (3 hours)
Science (BIO, CHE, or PHY) ** (3-4 hours)
MAT 131 (College Algebra or higher math course) (3 hours)
Art, Music, or Theatre Appreciation; Music History or Literature; Musical Theatre; or Theatre History *** (3 hours)
Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, or Oral Interpretation of Literature (3 hours)
Physical Education **** (1-2 hours)
University Core Total (37-39 hours)

Notes

* BA students must take HIS 1010-1020.
** BS students must take a 4-hour lab science course. Students in other degree programs may choose either a 3-hour, non-lab course or a 4-hour lab course to meet the requirement. B.A. students seeking teacher certification must also take a 4-hour lab science course.
*** Students majoring in one of the fine arts must take a course in one of the other two areas.
**** Activity courses (1-2 hours) or Health and Exercise for a New Lifestyle (3 hours); minimum for BSN, 1 hour; all other degrees, 2 hours; Health and Exercise for a New Lifestyle (3 hours); military science, varsity sports, marching band, and cheerleading may be used to satisfy this requirement.

Bachelor of Science Additional Requirements

B.S. degrees require 3 hours of English literature and 12-14 hours of natural/physical science, mathematics, or computing.

  
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