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2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Business Administration

Business Administration



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(BS in Business)

Total Semester Hours: 120

Major


Business Administration develops the fundamental body of knowledge and analytical tools common to all management positions through study in management, marketing, accounting, information systems, behavioral sciences, economics, and quantitative approaches to decision-making. Enrollment in this degree program is available only at Parkland College and requires admission to the School of Business. See the School of Business/Programs and Policies section of this catalog.

Calculation of the major GPA based on all business courses taken through Eastern Illinois University.

Course Requirements


Parkland College A.A. or A.S. Degree (60-64 semester hours)

Including completion of the following courses available only at Parkland College and may be counted toward A.A. or A.S. degrees at Parkland College.

General Education Courses

  • ECN 101 - Principles of Economics I
  • ECN 102 - Principles of Economics II
  • MAT 124 - College Algebra
  • MAT 141 - Finite Mathematics
    or
  • MAT 145 - Linear Algebra
  • MAT 143 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences

Lower- Division Business Core Courses

  • ACC 101 - Accounting Principles I
  • ACC 102 - Accounting Principles II
  • BUS 204 - The Legal Environment of Business
  • CIS 200 - Business Computer Systems
    or
  • CSC 105 - Introduce Computers and Their Application To Business and Commerce
  • MAT 160 - Statistics

EIU Coursework


Total Semester Hours: 56-60

  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  • Electives (at least 3 semester hours in non-business courses). Credits: 5-9

Major Courses


Total Semester Hours: 27

Upper division courses selected from the business disciplines: Accounting (ACC), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Finance (FIN), Management (MGT), and Marketing (MAR). Students must complete at least one course (3 semester hours) from each of the foregoing business disciplines and no more than three courses from any one of the business disciplines.

Students without relevant work experience may take BUS 4275 (3 sem. hrs. approved internship) with prior written permission of the Associate Chair of the School of Business.

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