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BSB in Business Administration Curriculum

Lower Division Curriculum

Students in the B.S.B. in Business Administration program complete an Associate in Science (A.S.) in Business Administration degree at Parkland College in Champaign that includes the following courses:

 

General Education Courses
ECO 101	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 102	Principles of Microeconomics
MAT 124	College Algebra (or exemption based on math assessment)
MAT 141      or MAT 145	Finite Mathematics          or  Linear Algebra for Business
MAT 143	Calculus for Business & Social Sciences

 

Business Tool Courses
ACC 101	Financial Accounting
ACC 102	Managerial Accounting
BUS 204	The Legal Environment of Business
CIS 200       or CSC 105	Business Computer Systems                     or Application of Computers in Business & Commerce
MAT 160	Statistics

A grade of C or better is required in ACC 102, CIS 200 (or CSC 105), MAT 141 (or MAT 145), and MAT 160.

Students who attend other Illinois colleges should complete courses that have been approved as equivalent to the courses listed above. For further information about acceptable course equivalents, see the website of the Illinois Articulation Initiative at http://www.itransfer.org.   

 

Upper Division Curriculum

After admission to Eastern Illinois University, students complete the following courses, all of which EIU offers at Parkland College:

Business Core Curriculum (7 courses, 21 semester hours)

or

Major Courses (8 courses, 24 semester hours)

One upper-division course from each of the following disciplines:

• Accounting (ACC)
• Finance (FIN)
• Management (MGT)
• Management information systems (MIS)
• Marketing (MAR)

Three upper-division courses (nine semester hours) selected from the following, with no more than two courses from any one discipline:

• Accounting (ACC) courses
• Finance (FIN) courses
• Management (MGT) courses
• Management information systems (MIS) courses
• Marketing (MAR) courses
• Organizational and Professional Development (OPD) courses selected from the following:
• OPD 4815 – Conflict in Organizations
• OPD 4820 – Change Strategies in Organizations
• OPD 4825 – Ethical Behavior in Organizations
• OPD 4835 – Supervision in Organizations
• OPD 4860 – Facilitating Learning and Project Groups
• OPD 4880 – Productive Work Teams
• JOU 3820 – Publicity Methods or JOU 3920 – Public Relations in Society

Students without significant relevant work experience are encouraged to complete an internship.

Other Courses

Students also must complete a senior seminar (required of all EIU graduates) and may be required to take 5-9 semester hours of electives if needed to meet the university requirements for graduation.
Students who have not completed at least two years in a single foreign language in high school (with an average grade of C or better for the two years’ work) also must complete two university-level courses in a single foreign language.