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Amount and Quality of Work

A candidate for a baccalaureate degree in business administration must earn 128 semester hours of credit. In addition to the overall requirement of a 2.000 grade point average, students enrolled in the College of Business Administration must achieve a 2.000 grade point average in all courses offered by the college. Candidates in the accounting curriculum must earn a 2.500 grade point average in all courses offered by the college.

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University Core of Common Studies and College Curriculum Requirements

Rhetoric (R) 8 credits

ENGL 1001	Rhetoric and Composition 1 (*)	3
ENGL 1002	Rhetoric and Composition 2 (*)	3
CMST 2300	Business Communication	2
Total Credit Hours		8

Mathematical Reasoning (MR) 9 credits

MATH 1390	Finite Mathematics (*) #	3
MATH 1400	Elements of Calculus (*) #	3
MANA 2028	Business Statistics	3
Total Credit Hours		9

#If student’s MATH ACT score is greater than 28 or MATH SAT score is greater than 625, then the student may complete MATH 1450* (4 credits) in lieu of MATH 1390 and MATH 1400. The student would still be required to complete an additional 2 elective credits.

Individual and Social Behavior (ISB) 6 credits

ECON 2003	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 2004	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Total Credit Hours		6

Diverse Cultures (DC) 3 credits

All University Core of Common Studies courses accepted for curriculum credit.*

Literature and Performing Arts (LPA) 3 credits

English or foreign language literature course.*

Note: This course must be a LITERATURE course from the list.

Histories of Cultures and Societies (HCS) 3 credits

All University Core of Common Studies courses accepted for curriculum credit.*

Science and Nature (SN) 3 credits

All University Core of Common Studies courses accepted for curriculum credit.*

Human Nature and Ethics (HNE) 6 credits

PHIL 1001	Philosophy of Human Nature (*)	3
PHIL 2310	Theory of Ethics (*)	3
Total Credit Hours		6

See Business Curriculum: Ethical and Societal Issues

Theology (T) 6 credits

THEO 1001	Introduction to Theology (*)	3
THEO elective (*)		3
Total Credit Hours		6

(*) fulfills UCCS and College Curriculum Requirements

Note: Business students may NOT double count University Core of Common Studies (UCCS) courses.

Non-Business Electives 12 or 18 credits

Accounting Majors must complete 12 elective credit; all other majors, 18 elective credits.

Students in the Army Military Science program (AROTC) and the Naval Science program (NROTC) may use military and naval science courses will fulfill the 12–18 credit requirement of non-business electives.

Total non-College of Business Administration credits

Accounting majors 59 credits
All other majors 65 credits

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Business Curriculum Courses

LEAD 1000	Foundations for Business Leadership	1
Note: Students (with junior standing or higher) transferring into the college from another university are required to complete BUAD 1002 (Computer Literacy in Business) instead of LEAD 1000.
LEAD 2000	Applying Business Leadership Skills	1
LEAD 3000	Strategies for the Future and Dealing in the Business Community	1
ACCO 2030	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
ACCO 2031	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
ECON 3001	Applied Business Economics (ECON majors must take 3003)	3
or ECON 3003	Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
FINA 3001	Introduction to Financial Management	3
MANA 3001	Behavior and Organization	3
OSCM 3001	Operations and Supply Chain Management	3
MARK 3001	Introduction to Marketing	3
INTE 3001	Introduction to Information Technology (ACCO majors must take 4050)	3
or ACCO 4050	Accounting Information Systems
Select one from the following Ethical and Societal Issues courses:		3
MANA 3002	Business and Its Environment
PHIL 4330	Business Ethics
FINA 4370	Advanced Investment Management, Ethics and Society (AIM and IAIM students only)
MANA 4101	Strategic Management	3
Select one from the following Legal and Regulatory Environment courses:		3
BULA 3001	Legal Environment of Business
BULA 3040	The Legal and Regulatory Environment of International Business
FINA 4310	Introduction to Applied Investment Management (AIM and IAIM students only)
HURE 3001	Management of Human Resources (HURE majors)
Total Credit Hours		36

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Major Courses

Business degree students also must complete the requirements for one of the following majors: accounting, business economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, operations and supply chain management, real estate, or general business. The major in international business is a second major. Double counting of courses for two or more majors is not permitted, e.g. students cannot double count FINA 4001 Advanced Financial Management for both real estate and finance majors.

At least one International Business course within or outside the major field(s) in the College of Business is required.

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Graduation Requirements

1. A minimum total credit hours of 128.
2. A minimum GPA of 2.000 must be earned in all courses taken at Marquette University.
3. A minimum GPA of 2.000 must be earned in all College of Business Administration courses taken at Marquette University (2.500 for accounting majors). A grade of C or higher must be earned in each of a student’s major courses including the core courses introducing the major. For international business majors, a grade of C or better must be earned in required language courses beyond either 2002 or 2003.
4. At least one International Business elective must be completed.
5. At least 60 percent of the business credit hours required for the business degree must be taken at Marquette University.
6. On occasion, seniors will be required to take a comprehensive examination testing their grasp of the concepts, principles, and relations covered in the core business courses. A similar test might be given in any one of the majors.
7. If a student has 128 or more credits, has an overall GPA of 2.000 or higher, has an overall college GPA of 2.000 or higher (2.500 for accounting majors), but does not achieve a C or better in each of their major courses including the core course introducing the major, the student will be conferred a B.S. in Business Administration degree with a major in general business. If the student meets the overall and college minimum GPA and completes enough credits, but while attempting two or more majors, achieves a C or better in all courses for one major but not in another major, the student will be conferred a B.S. in Business Administration degree with a major in the former but not the latter.
8. It is the candidate’s responsibility to meet all university academic, financial and administrative requirements and procedures as outlined elsewhere in this bulletin.