Program Overview
Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
General Business courses and faculty are dispersed throughout the various business departments.
Contact: Jacob Rose, Ph.D.
Location: Kepner 1055
Telephone: 970.351.2855
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/accounting.aspx and mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/computer-information-systems.aspx
or
Contact: Joseph French, Ph.D.
Location: Kepner 1055
Telephone: 970.351.2275
Fax: 970.351.1097
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/finance.aspx
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Contact: Isaac Wanasika, Ph.D.
Location: Kepner 1090
Telephone: 970.351.2088
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/management.aspx
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Contact: Denny McCorkle, D.B.A.
Location: Kepner 1055
Telephone: 970.351.2275
Website: mcb.unco.edu/programs/business-administration/marketing.aspx
Advising Information:
All business majors must consult with their assigned advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the MCB Advising Office for advisor information, 970.351.1233.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
General Business courses and faculty are dispersed throughout the various business departments.
The General Business Concentration prepares students for a wide variety of careers in business, the management of small or family-owned businesses and graduate study in business administration.
Students complete coursework in each of the functional areas of business: accounting, finance, computer information systems, management and marketing. The General Business Concentration is designed to prepare students for a broad range of entry-level positions in business organizations. The program is not intended to provide specialized study. The broad-based nature of the curriculum makes the General Business program appropriate for students intending to manage a family-owned or small business.
Program Admission Requirements:
- Incoming New First Time and Transfer students are admitted to the College of Business major and minors provided they meet the admission requirements set forth by UNC.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above are guaranteed admission to any business major.
- Current UNC students who have completed at least 15 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00-2.49 qualify to apply for admission to a business major. Students may apply at the MCB Advising Center located in Kepner 1095.
Degree Requirement Notes:
Students are reminded that to graduate with a Business Administration degree, a student must attain a 2.0 or greater cumulative Business GPA and at least a "C-" grade in each individual Business Administration Core course.
Business coursework may be transferred toward a Business degree according to the following limits:
- A maximum of 12 credit hours may be transferred into the Business Core and
- A maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred into Required Concentration and Elective Concentration and
- A maximum of 6 credit hours may be transferred into Business Electives.
Program Requirements:
- All students in the program must complete a Professional Experience prior to graduation. A for-credit internship, if completed satisfactorily, will fulfill the work experience component of the Professional Experience. All students must complete the Professional Experience required workshops. For more information please visit the Professional Experience website.
- In addition to fulfilling the basic requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration students must attain at least a grade of "C-" or better in the Required Concentration Credits, Elective Concentration Credits, and Elective Major Credits in order to count towards graduation.
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better must be earned in the Required Concentration Credits and Elective Concentration Credits categories in order for the course to count toward graduation. With the written approval of the Dean, students may make the following course substitutions:
- Students may substitute a senior-level Special Topics course for a required concentration course with the same prefix.
- Students with a 3.0 or higher GPA may substitute BAMG 407/BAMK 407 Small Business Counseling for any approved BAMG or BAMK required concentration course.
- BA 495 Special Topics or any Executive Professor class may be substituted for a General Business elective with the approval of the Dean.
Coursework completed by a student within the preceding 10 years may apply as credit toward a bachelor's degree. Coursework taken before the 10-year limit may be reviewed by the school director and college dean to determine its appropriateness to the major requirements.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses that also count toward the required major credits.
Any additional LAC coursework completed outside of the recommended list below may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
The program recommends that you choose one of the following courses for Intermediate Communication:
BA 205 Business Communication OR ENG 123 College Research Paper Writing.
Either course will fulfill both a major requirement and the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
The program recommends that you take the following courses:
MATH 124 College Algebra or STAT 150 Introduction to Statistical Analysis.
Both courses are required for the major. Either one of them will fulfill the 3 credit hour math requirement in the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
The program recommends the following courses in the Social & Behavioral Sciences category.
ECON 203 Principles of Macroeconomics AND ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics
PSY 120 Introduction to Psychology OR PSY 265 Social Psychology OR SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
Both economics courses and one of the other three courses are required for the major. Any one of them can be used to fulfill the Liberal Arts Curriculum requirement of 3 credits in Social and Behavioral Sciences. A second one can be used to fulfill the requirement of an additional course (3 credits) in Arts & Humanities, History or Social and Behavioral Sciences.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 88 credits
(Required Supporting Credits — 28 credits)
The following courses are required as part of the Business major, some of which will also count towards the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
(Business Core Credits — 30 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
BAMG 456 is the capstone course for Business majors and is designed to be taken in the student’s last semester.
(General Business Concentration Credits — 21 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
Choose one of the following courses:
Choose one of the following courses:
(Elective Major Credits — 9 credits)
Take nine (9) semester credit hours from BA 251 or BACS 200 or BACS 287 or any other 300/400 level business course not already counted in Business Core, Concentration or Concentration electives.
(BAAC 301 and BAFN 302 may not be used.)
| | Any 300 or 400-level business electives (BA prefix) except for BAAC 301 and BAFN 302 | |
| | or | |
| BA 251 | International BusinessLAB1LAIS | 3 |
| | or | |
| BACS 200 | Web Design and Development for Small Business | 3 |
| | or | |
| BACS 287 | Fundamentals of Programming | 3 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 1-13 credits*
*Note: Students must apply at least some of the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum requirements and the major requirements to complete this degree program in 120 credit hours. Students who apply all of the recommended courses to the LAC will have up to 13 credits of university wide electives to apply to this degree depending on the number of credits applied to both the LAC and the major. See your advisor for details.
Four Year Plan
This four year plan is a recommended schedule to complete this bachelor's degree in 4 years. Courses are subject to availability. Students must consult with their major advisor to receive information on any additional graduation requirements and course sequence guidance.
Year 1 – 31 credits
Fall Semester
| BACS 101 | Business Computing | 3 |
| BAMG 125 | Taking Care of Business | 3 |
| ENG 122 | College CompositionLAW1 | 3 |
| MATH 124 | College AlgebraLAX1 | 4 |
| | LAC Arts and HumanitiesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
| ECON 205 | Principles of MicroeconomicsLAB1 | 3 |
| PSY 120 | Principles of PsychologyLAB3 | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 100 | Principles of SociologyLAB3 | 3 |
| | or | |
| PSY 265 | Social PsychologyLAB3 | 3 |
| | LAC Arts and HumanitiesLAA1LAA2LAA3LAA4 | 3 |
| | LAC HistoryLAH1 | 3 |
| | LAC Natural and Physical Sciences without LabLAS1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Year 2 – 31 credits
Fall Semester
| BA 205 | Business CommunicationsLAW2 | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENG 123 | College Research PaperLAW2 | 3 |
| BAAC 220 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BAFN 240 | Introduction to Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| COMM 100 | Basics of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of MacroeconomicsLAB1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| BAAC 221 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BAFN 231 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BAMG 350 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| STAT 150 | Introduction to Statistical AnalysisLAX1 | 3 |
| | LAC Natural and Physical Sciences with LabLAS1LASL | 4 |
| | Professional Experience Workshops | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Year 3 – 30 credits
Fall Semester
| BAAC 320 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| | or | |
| BAAC 323 | Cost and Managerial Accounting I | 3 |
| BACS 300 | Information Systems | 3 |
| BAMG 390 | Operations Management and Data Analytics | 3 |
| BAMK 360 | Marketing | 3 |
| BAFN 340 | Principles of Risk and Insurance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| BAFN 370 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BAFN 332 | Business Administration and the Law | 3 |
| BAMK 368 | Marketing Analysis and Research | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | Professional Experience | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Year 4 – 28 credits
Fall Semester
| BAFN 470 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BAMK 464 | Global Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | Major Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| BAMG 353 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| | or | |
| BAMG 451 | Managing New Business Ventures | 3 |
| BAMG 456 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 3 |
| | University-Wide Elective | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Advising Notes –
- Students must be a declared business majors and junior status to enroll in the General Business Concentration courses.
- Some of the upper level General Business courses are offered in only one semester each year. Meet with your advisor each semester to make certain you are on schedule.
- Students must meet course prerequisites as stated in the current UNC catalog. Be sure to check each semester to make sure you meet the prerequisite requirements