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College of Business Administration Curriculum

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College of Business Administration

The courses within the three degree programs (Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science [AIMS major], and Bachelor of Science in Accounting) are categorized in six groups:

B.B.A.		Semester Hours (S.H.)
A.	University Core Curriculum	48
B.	Business/Econ. Core Requirement	43
C.	Accounting Major Specific Core	-
D.	Math Requirement	3
E.	Major Requirement	15
F.	Electives	11
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Total		120


B.S. (AIMS Major)		S.H.
A.	University Core Curriculum	48
B.	Business/Econ. Core Requirement	43
C.	Accounting Major Specific Core	-
D.	Math Requirement	3
E.	Major Requirement	15
F.	Electives	11
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Total		120


B.S. in Accounting		S.H.
A.	University Core Curriculum	48
B.	Business/Econ. Core Requirement	37
C.	Accounting Major Specific Core	9
D.	Math Requirement	3
E.	Major Requirement	24
F.	Electives	5
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Total		126

The specific courses in the three curricula are as follows:

A. University Core Curriculum:

American Cultures Studies (3 s.h.)

College Writing (ENGL 110, 3 s.h.)

Communication (CMST 140, 3 s.h.)

Critical and Creative Arts (6 s.h.)

History (Western Civilization and Contemporary Societies, 6 s.h.)

Literature (3 s.h.)

Mathematics, Science and Technology (6 s.h.)

Philosophy (PHIL 160, PHIL 320-330, 6 s.h.)

Social Sciences (PSYC 100 and ECON 120, 6 s.h.)

Theological Studies (6 s.h.)

B. Business/Economics Core Requirements:

In addition to Macroeconomics (ECON 120) that is a required social studies core class, Business students are required to complete the following economics and statistics classes:

ECON 110	Intro. Microeconomics
ECON 230	Introductory Statistics

Business students are required to complete a series of one-semester-hour "Business Perspective" courses:

BADM 1010	Business Institutions
BADM 1020	Intro to Ethical Decision Models
BADM 1030	Information Technology in Organizations
BADM 1040	Globalization

All Business students are required to complete a series of 3-semester-hour "Core Concept" business courses as part of their degree requirements:

ACCT 2110	Financial Accounting
ACCT 2120	Accounting Information for Decision Making
AIMS 2710	Management Information Systems (must be completed in residence at LMU; B.S. [AIMS majors], see below
AIMS 3770	Production Operations Analysis
BADM 4950	Business and Social Responsibility in the Global Economy (must be completed in residence at LMU; B.S. [AIMS majors], see below
BADM 4970	Strategic Management (must be completed in residence at LMU)
BLAW 2210	Legal and Regulatory Environment
FNCE 3410	Fundamentals of Finance
INBA 3810	International Business Environments and Practices
MGMT 3610	Managing People and Organizations
MRKT 3510	Principles of Marketing

C. Accounting Major Specific Core Courses: The Accounting major requires the following courses in lieu of or in addition to the BBA required core:

ACCT 3140	Accounting Information Systems (Accounting majors only; must be completed in residence at LMU)
ACCT 4150	Accounting Ethics, Professionalism, and Public Interest (Accounting majors only; must be completed in residence at LMU)
BLAW 3210	Business Law Applications and Cases (Accounting majors only; must be completed in residence at LMU)

D. Math Requirement: All Business students must complete Mathematical Analysis for Business II (MATH 112) with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.

E. Major Requirement: Business students will develop an Academic Plan to identify the degree sought and the major(s) and minors in their degree track program of study. Prior to the first semester of junior year, students must choose a major, Accounting, Applied Information Management Systems, or one of the following majors, if they plan to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree:

Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management
Marketing

For each major, the student will complete 15 semester hours of course work as required by the student’s major department. Students will also select minors and/or other majors as well as elective courses which may be taken as part of their degree program. This program will be developed and implemented in consultation with the student’s Academic Advisor.

Students working toward a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (B.S.A.) degree will complete 24 semester hours of upper division accounting courses in addition to accounting major-specific business core courses (ACCT 3140, 4150, and BLAW 3210) to be taken in residence at LMU.

F. Electives: Students in the B.B.A. and B.S. (AIMS major) programs have 11 semester hours of electives that may be taken from any College of School within the University, including Business Administration. Agreements are in place with a number of the departments within the University under which students may take all or most of their electives in a single area. By using a planned sequence of recommended courses and in some cases, by taking extra courses, it is possible for a student to complete a minor area of study and possibly even a second major. It is recommended that each student consider this possibility in terms of career and personal objectives. Business students may also use their elective semester hours to take additional courses in their major or complete a minor in an area other than their majors. This requires advance planning and consultation with the student’s Academic Advisor.

G. Area of Emphasis: Students interested in an emphasis in Business Law or International Business may choose three upper division courses in their area of emphasis.

Special Note:

The purpose of the above listing is simply to indicate the overall structure of the three programs in business. The order in which the courses must be taken is governed in all cases by the contribution of each course to the overall system. The suggested sequence of courses is shown in the following curriculum sections.

Subject to the student’s qualification, College of Business Administration students may be permitted to take ECON 105 (SATM 620 or higher required) in lieu of economics core requirements, Microeconomics (ECON 110), and Macroeconomics (ECON 120). Students must fulfill the 3 semester hour requirement by taking an intermediate economics class, e.g., Financial Economics (ECON 360) or Managerial Economics (ECON 362), etc., or a non-business elective course.

All Business students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in the following courses: ACCT 2110, 2120; ECON 105 (or 110 and 120); MATH 111, 112, as these are prerequisites for other required business classes.