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Undergraduate Study at The Robins School of Business

Mission

The mission of the Robins School of Business is to develop an active learning community in which teaching, scholarship, and service are integrated to stimulate intellectual inquiry as the foundation for responsible leadership in the global business environment.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

The Robins School of Business offers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.). Within this degree, there are three majors: accounting, business administration and economics. All business administration majors must choose one primary area of concentration. Students may choose a primary concentration in the areas of finance, economics, marketing, management or international business. In addition, students may electively choose a second area of concentration in accounting or from those listed above.

Candidates for a B.S.B.A. must:

  1. Satisfy the general degree requirements for graduation;
  2. Complete the following pre-business courses:
    • ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
    • ACCT 202 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
    • ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
    • ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
    • BUAD 201 Statistics for Business and Economics I
    • BUAD 203 Software Tools and Applications
    • BUAD 205 Business Communication
    • MATH 211 Calculus I, or MATH 231 Scientific Calculus I
  3. Complete the following core courses except as noted:
    • MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
    • MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
    • MGMT 340 Operations Management
    • FIN 360 Principles of Financial Management
    • BUAD 301 Statistics for Business and Economics II (must be completed by the end of junior year)
    • BUAD 391 Essentials of Information Technology (not required of accounting majors)
    • BUAD 392 Ethical, Social and Legal Responsibilities of Business
    • BUAD 497 Strategic Management
  4. Maintain at least a 2.00 overall grade point average in School of Business coursework;
  5. Earn 17 units outside the Robins School of Business except for majors in economics or accounting;
  6. Complete the requirements of one of the following major fields: accounting, business administration or economics.

Majors

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Economics

Minors

  • Business Administration

Concentrations

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing

Interdisciplinary Programs

The following interdisciplinary programs are available through the School of Arts and Sciences:
  • International Studies: International Economics
  • Mathematical Economics
  • French/International Business
  • German/International Business
  • Italian/International Business
  • Latin American and Iberian Studies/International Business

Study Abroad

All Robins School of Business students, even those not concentrating in international business, are encouraged to apply for study abroad. The Robins School enjoys relationships with leading business schools throughout the world. In accordance with University policy, credits will be transferred only from partner institutions or preapproved study programs. While studying abroad, students must complete a course that focuses on culture/society, history, political system, or economy of the host school's country or region. Students studying in a country where the native language is not English are required to participate in the host school's or other preapproved pre-semester language course, whether offered for credit or not. Students may complete no more than two courses in the same field. For example, a student may take no more than two marketing courses or two finance courses. Students may complete no more than two business school core courses while abroad. The associate dean for international programs may grant exemptions to this policy in extreme circumstances and/or for students studying abroad for an entire academic year.

Honors Program

Outstanding students with intellectual initiative and the desire to pursue academic achievement beyond standard coursework have the opportunity to broaden and deepen knowledge in selected major fields through the honors program. Departmental honors coordinators invite promising qualified majors to apply, but an interested student may contact his or her major department or the faculty committee on the honors program to indicate interest and obtain further information. To qualify, a student should have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, 18 or more units completed and, excluding coursework primarily for first-year students, 3.5 or more units completed with distinction in the major field. Successful completion of an honors program is shown on the student's permanent academic record and on the diploma.

Curriculum

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing

Where the course numbers for a two-semester course are separated by a hyphen, generally either half of the course may be taken independently for credit and in any order unless a prerequisite is stated.

General Prerequisites for All Courses in the Robins School

Except by permission of the dean, Accounting 201-202, Economics 101-102 and Business Administration 201, 203 and 205 are prerequisites to all other courses in the Robins School of Business. The business minor program requires a student to complete Accounting 201-202 and Economics 101-102 prior to taking any other business class. Accounting 202 is not a prerequisite for Business Administration 301. Accounting 202 may be taken simultaneously with Marketing 320, Management 330 and 340, Finance 360, and/or Business Administration 391 and 392.

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