Business
 Administration
 & Economics

Room 228 
Madeleva Hall 
Saint Mary's College   
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Phone:(574)284-4501
Fax:(574)284-4566

Department Chair
Mary Ann Merryman
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Business Administration (B.B.A)

 

B.B.A. Degree Requirements

The Business Administration major requires that the student take 54 credit hours. 

College Core Requirements 
50
Business Core Requirements
33
Concentration Courses
12
Electives from Business or Economics
3
Supporting Courses Outside the Major   
6
Free Electives
24
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS
128



Required BUAD and ECON Courses

  BUAD 201* Principles of Financial Accounting
BUAD 202* Principles of Managerial Accounting
BUAD 221* Principles of Mangement
BUAD 231* Principles of Marketing
ECON 251* Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 252* Principles of Microeconomics
BUAD 241 Personal Ethics and Corporate Culture
BUAD 312 Principles of Finance
BUAD 341 Statistical Applications (MATH 241)
BUAD 344 Business Law I
BUAD 446 Business Policy
Four (4) courses in area of concentration**
One (1) business elective


* A minimum average grade point of 2.5 is required in these courses to be formally admitted into the B.B.A. program. Until these six courses are completed, a student's status as a major in Business Administration will be provisional.  It is strongly recommended that the six courses be completed by the end of the Sophomore year.

** Students can choose to concentrate in:  ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, or MARKETING.  (Concentrations are described here.)

*** BUAD 499-Internship in Business and BUAD 497-Independent Study CAN NOT be used to satisfy the BUAD elective requirement.



Required Supporting Courses

1. Computer Programming CPSC 207****
or
Spreadsheet (1 cr.) CPSC 102****
Introduction to Computers (2 cr.) CPSC 103****
2. Introduction to Statistics MATH 114*****


**** Students must finish these courses by the time they have completed BUAD 202.

***** Prerequisites for MATH 114 are MATH 104 (Finite Math) or MATH 131 (Calculus).  Calculus is strongly recommended for students planning to pursue an MBA and is required for students minoring in Mathemetics.