Program: Management, BSBA - Appalachian State University

Apr 02, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin

Program Code: 355A
CIP Code: 52.0201

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

The following 16 hours of major requirements can also count in the General Education Program:

R C 1000 and R C 2001 (6 hours) count towards the General Education Writing Across the Curriculum requirement
MAT 1035 (3 hours) and 1 hours of ECO 2100 fulfill the General Education Quantitative Literacy requirement
ECO 2030 and ECO 2040 (6 hours) count towards the General Education Liberal Studies Experience requirement

COB Admission Requirements (27 Hours)

2.5 cumulative GPA (based on 12+ graded hours at ASU), 60 earned hours and completion of the following:

See www.advising.business.appstate.edu for link to test information

R C 1000 - Expository Writing (3) (minimum grade of “C” required) (hours already counted in Gen Ed)
R C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3) (minimum grade of “C” required) (hours already counted in Gen Ed)
MAT 1035 - Business Mathematics With Calculus (3) * (minimum grade of “C-” required)
BUS 2000 - Business Professional Leadership and Career Development (0) (minimum grade of “C” required)
Computer Proficiency - passing score on the Basic Computer Skills Proficiency Test or credit for CIS 1026 (minimum grade of “C-” required)
See www.advising.business.appstate.edu for link to test information

COB Lower Level Core

2.0 average required; Minimum grade of “C- required in each course

Note

Students cannot be admitted to the COB with any outstanding grades of “I”.

*MAT 1035 , ECO 2030 , ECO 2040 , and one hour of ECO 2100 already count in Gen Ed.

Additional COB Core (25 hours)

2.0 average required

*A senior check and, for students graduating in the term in which these are taken, a graduation application, must be completed prior to registering for courses indicated with an asterisk.

B E 3340 - Business Communications (3)
or
ENG 3100 - Business Writing (3)
[WID] (min. grade of “C” in B E 3340 /ENG 3100 required to take 4000 level business courses)
CIS 2050 - Information Technology in the Organization (3)
ECO 2200 - Business and Economic Statistics II (3)
FIN 3680 - Introduction to Finance (3)
MGT 3630 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 3050 - Principles of Marketing (3)
SCM 3650 - Production and Operations Management (3)
MGT 4750 - Strategic Management (3) * (prereq: all 2000/3000 level “Additional COB Core” and final semester of coursework)
BUS 4000 - Business Capstone Experience (1) * (Capstone Requirement) (prereq: all 2000/3000 “Additional COB Core” and final semester of coursework)

Global Issues Requirement

Met within the other degree requirements - does not require additional course work

The Global Issues requirement can be met by satisfying one of the following:

International business course (See list below)
Business summer study abroad (minimum 3 hours)
Semester long study abroad for credit
Full-time 400-hour minimum international internship for credit
Foreign language courses at or above the 3000 level

International Business Course

Other Prerequisite Information

Students must have 54 hours to take 3000 level COB core courses and 84 hours to take any 4000 level COB course.

In addition to other prerequisites, a minimum grade of “C” in a WID course is required prior to taking any 4000 level business courses.

No more than five business courses at the 3000 level or above, including graduate-level courses, can be taken by students not admitted to the COB.

Note

***In order to graduate, Management majors must achieve a minimum average GPA of 2.0 in the following 24 hours of Management required courses and major electives.***

Management - Required (15 Hours)

Major Electives - (9 Hours)

Only 3 hours of ENT 3900 /MGT 3900 can count towards major electives

Set 1 - Select two courses from the following (6 Hours)

MGT/ENT 3000/4000 level excluding MGT 3010 and ENT 3520 /MGT 3520

Set 2 - Select two courses from the following (3 Hours)

MGT/ENT 3000/4000 level excluding MGT 3010 and ENT 3520 /MGT 3520
CIS 3610 - Project Management (3)
SCM 3660 - Principles of Supply Chain Management (3)
SCM 3670 - Six Sigma and Quality Management (3)

College of Business Electives (3000/4000 Level) (3 Hours)

Cannot use FIN 3010 or MGT 3010

Free Electives (15 Hours)

2 hours any level outside of the COB (university requirement)
13 hours any level inside or outside of the COB (cannot use ACC 1050 , FIN 3010 or MGT 3010 )

Total Required (122 Hours)

94 hours major requirements/electives PLUS 44 hours Gen Ed requirements MINUS 16 hours of major requirements already counted in Gen Ed