School of Business
Eastern Illinois University
Student Center for Academic & Professional Development
Office: Lumpkin Hall 2051
Local Phone: 217-581-3528
Email: business@eiu.edu
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
ECN 101
Principles of Economics I
ECN 102
Principles of Economics II
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
BUS 204
The Legal Environment of Business
ACC 102
Managerial Accounting
CIS 200
or
Business Computer Systems
or
CSC 105
Introduction to Computers & Their Application to Business & Commerce
MAT 160
Statistics
Courses shown in red must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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/iai/.
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
BUS 3010
Management and Organizational Behavior
BUS 3200
International Business
BUS 3470
Principles of Marketing
BUS 3500
Management Information Systems
BUS 3710
Business Financial Management
BUS 3950
Operations Management
BUS 4360
Strategy and Policy
Major Courses
Students complete eight major 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
▪ Career and Organizational Studies (COS) courses selected from the following:
-COS 4815 – Conflict in Organizations
-COS 4820 – Change Strategies in Organizations
-COS 4825 – Ethical Behavior in Organizations
-COS 4835 – Supervision in Organizations
-COS 4860 – Facilitating Learning and Project Groups
-COS 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.