The objective of the baccalaureate degree in Business is to provide students with the knowledge and analytical skills necessary to succeed in entry-level professional positions in their chosen fields. The program is designed to prepare students for advancement by providing breadth of knowledge in economics and business principles, training in communication skills, and a solid foundation in the sciences and liberal arts

This degree program is designed to prepare students to be successful in both private and public sector organizations throughout the state, region and nation. These organizations will be characterized by high rates of technological change, increasing levels of cultural diversity, and globalization of markets. It is essential that students not only acquire expertise but the broad critical thinking skills that enable our businesses and organizations to be responsibly and efficiently served in a changing world.

NOTE: Transfer credits toward upper-division business major requirements and toward IS 101 are considered only for those courses completed within the seven-year period prior to admission to the business program.

Learning Outcomes

NSC business students develop skills and aptitudes in the following areas:

Critical Thinking

1. Knowledge of all business disciplines – accounting, finance, management, operations, marketing, and global issues.

2. The ability to apply the principles and processes of business management.

3. Knowledge of the economic, political and behavioral factors that affect business operations and human resource management.

4. The ability to develop and apply an analytical and systematic approach to problem solving and decision making using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.

5. The ability to select the appropriate business concepts and apply these to real-world business problem solving.

Communication

1. The ability to critically interpret business documents that use basic statistical and other quantitative techniques.

2. Strong knowledge and ability of good written and verbal communications including an understanding of the complexities of effective communication in a diverse business environment.

3. The ability to present ideas and arguments effectively in oral communication

4. The ability to present business ideas orally and in writing such that business and non-business professionals can comprehend them

Effective Citizenship

1. Understanding of the legal and ethical constraints of managerial and corporate decisions with respect to the fiduciary and social responsibilities of managers to balance the many stakeholder interests in an enterprise

2. Develop a comparative understanding of management and business practices from various cultural perspectives

3. Recognize how diversity, ethical decision making and leadership, social responsibility, globalization, and multicultural considerations affect organizations and their environment

4. Understanding of domestic and global cultural, economic, political, and legal trends

Curriculum

I. College Core Curriculum.................................... 35-43

A. English (3-6 credits)

1. ENG 101 – Composition I............................ 3

2. ENG 102 – Composition II........................... 3

Note: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101.

B. Study and Technology Skills (2 credits)

1. CEP 121 - Introduction to the College Experience 1

2. CEP 122 - Enhancing Academic Success 1

C. Mathematics (6 credits)

1. MATH 124 – College Algebra ................... 3

2. MATH 132 – Finite Mathematics............... 3

D. Natural Sciences (6-8 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

E. Social Sciences (3 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

F. Fine Arts (3 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

G. Humanities (6 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

H. Constitution (3-6 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

I. Community-Based Capstone Course (3 credits) - Refer to the Community Based Capstone of Core Curriculum

II. Additional College requirements ............................... 36

A. Non-Business Course Requirements (15 credits)

1. Social Science Requirement (6 credits)

Select two social science courses:

1. ANTH 101 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology............3

2. PSC 210 – American Public Policy... 3

3. PSC 211 – Comparative Government and Politics..........3

4. PSC 231 – World Politics.................... 3

5. PSY 101 – General Psychology........ 3

6. SOC 101 – Principles of Sociology.. 3

2. Communications (9 credits)

i. COM 101 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication..............3

ii. COM 102 – Interpersonal Communication...............3

iii. ENG 407A – Fundamentals of Business Writing................3

B. Pre-Business Core (21 credits)

1. ACC 201 – Financial Accounting.............. 3

2. ACC 202 – Managerial Accounting.......... 3

3. BUS 101 – Introduction to Business......... 3

4. ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics.............3

5. ECON 103 – Principles of Macroeconomics...............3

6. ECON 261 – Principles of Statistics........... 3

7. IS 101 – Introduction to Information Systems..................3

III. Major Requirements...................................................... 44

1. BLW 302 – Legal Environment.......................... 3

2. BUS 395 – Current Issues in Business............. 2

3. ECON 365 –Labor and the Economy............... 3

4. FIN 301 – Principles of Managerial Finance.. 3

5. IS 301 – Management Information Systems... 3

6. MGT 301 – Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior............3

7. SCM 352 – Operations Management.............. 3

8. MGT 391 – Quantitative Analysis....................... 3

9. MGT 415 – Business and Society...................... 3

10. MGT 480 – International Management........... 3

11. MGT 492 – Advanced Organizational Behavior .............3

12. MGT 494 – Seminar in Management............... 3

13. MKT 301 – Marketing Management................. 3

14. MGT 367 – Human Resource Management.............. 3

IV. Business Capstone Course (3 credits)

A. Choose one course from:

1. BUS 496 – Strategy Management and Policy..............3

2. BUS 497 – New Venture Creation and Strategy........... 3

3. BUS 498 – Global Business Strategy....... 3

Summary of Credits required for the B.S. in Business Administration

College Core Curriculum............................................. 35-43

Additional College Requirements............................ 36

Major Requirements...................................................... 44

Electives........................................................................... 4-9

Total Credits ................................................................. 124

Business Minor

ACC 201 – Financial Accounting......................................... 3

BUS 101 – Introduction to Business.................................... 3

ECON 103 – Principles of Macroeconomics..................... 3

MGT 301 – Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior................3

MKT 301 – Marketing Management................................... 3

Select one of the following:

BLW 302 – Legal Environment............................................ 3

MGT 492 – Advanced Organizational Behavior.............. 3