Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

To receive a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses - 40 hours

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Engaging the Old Testament

3

CSBS 1312Engaging the New Testament

3

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

A grade of a "C" or higher must be obtained in ENGL 1321 and ENGL 1322.

Exercise & Sport Science- 2 activity courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

ARTS 1350Art Appreciation

3

COMM 2335Film Appreciation

3

FINA 2330Exploring the Fine Arts

3

MUSI 1340Music Appreciation

3

THEA 2350Introduction to the Theatre

3

Social Science - 3 hours

BECO 2310Principles of Economics

3

Lab Science - 4 hours

see full Lab Science list at Laboratory Sciences

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Mathematics - 3 hours

MATH 1306College Algebra

3

MATH 1306 or higher

World Cultures - 3 hours

ARTS 2354World Art

3

EXSS 2353Lifespan Nutrition

3

GLBL 2310Cultural Immersion

3

HIST 1311History of World Civilizations to 1500

3

HIST 1312History of World Civilizations since 1500

3

MUSI 2358World Music

3

PHIL 2315Introduction to Philosophy

3

US History or US Government - 3 hours

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

HIST 2312American History since 1877

3

POLS 2305United States Government

3

POLS 2306Texas State and Local Government

3

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

B. Professional Business Foundation - 24 hours

C. Professional Business Core - 30 hours

D. Business Area Major - 15 hours

Accounting majors will be required 21 hours.

E. Business Electives (3 upper-level hours), or Business Specialization (9 hours), or Business Minor (12 hours), or Second Business Major (15-21 hours), or Outside Minor (18-24 hours)

F. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to -120 hours