Requirements for the Major and Minor in Business Management (BUS)
Acceptance to the Major in Business Management
Qualified freshman and transfer students who have indicated their interest in the major on their applications are accepted directly into the major upon admission into the University. Students who did not apply for the major and those who were not accepted into the major when they entered the University may apply to the major provided that their cumulative grade point average (including, for transfer students, course-work complete at other institutions) is 3.10 or higher and they have completed both MAT 122 (or MAT 125 or higher) and ECO 108 with a grade of C or higher. Applications must be submitted to the College of Business Office of Student Services no later than March 15 for admission in the following Fall semester, and no later than October 15 for admission in the following Spring semester. Application forms are available at the College of Business Office of Student Services.
Requirements for the Major:
The major in Business Management leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. Completion of the major requires approximately 67 credits (including 21 credits for the minor requirement). Transfer Credit Policy for students in the Business Major Students may apply a maximum of 21 transfer credits toward the Business Major. Of the total 21 credits, only 6 credits may used to fulfill an area of specialization.
A. Core Courses
BUS 115 Introduction to Business for Business Majors
BUS 210 Financial Accounting
BUS 215 Introduction to Business Statistics
BUS 220 Introduction to Decision Sciences
BUS 330 Principles of Finance or ECO 389 Corporate Finance
BUS 346 Management and Operations
BUS 348 Principles of Marketing
BUS 353 Entrepreneurship or BUS 383 Social Entrepreneurship or BUS 441 Business Strategy BUS 447 Business Ethics
ECO 108 Introduction to Economics
B. Business Electives
One from the following (a fifth specialization course may be used to satisfy this requirement): BUS 294 Principles of Management
BUS 301 Corporate Communications
BUS 325 Legal Environment of Business OR POL 319 Business Law
BUS 340 Information Systems in Management
BUS 351 Human Resource Management
BUS 352 Electronic Commerce
BUS 354 Understanding Business Agreements
BUS 390 Special Topics in Management
BUS 391 Management of Sports Organizations
BUS 393 Principles of Project Management
BUS 401 Negotiations Workshop
BUS 440 International Management
BUS 488 Business Internship
C. Area of Specialization
Accounting
a. Required courses
BUS 214 Managerial Cost Analysis and Applications
BUS 310 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS 311 Federal Income Taxation I
b. Select one from the following:
BUS 312 Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis
BUS 313 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS 314 Federal Income Taxation II
BUS 315 Accounting for the Small Business Entrepreneur BUS 400 External Auditing
2. Accounting: CPA Preparation
a. Required courses
BUS 214 Managerial Cost Analysis and Applications
BUS 310 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS 311 Federal Income Taxation I
BUS 312 Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis
BUS 313 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS 314 Federal Income Taxation II
BUS 325 Legal Environment of Business OR POL 319 Business Law
Course list adapted from:http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/bulletin/current/academicprograms/bus/index.pdf