Curriculum & Degree Programs

The College of Business Administration offers the following degree program majors and minor concentrations:

Majors:

Minors:

Business Operations
Business Statistics
International Business
Entrepreneurial Studies (certificate only)

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science degree is divided into four components. Course work must total 120 semester hours, as follows:

General Education (60 hours)

BA 100

Business Administration Orientation (0 hours)
Carries equivalent of one hour, does not count toward graduation, and is required only of new freshmen.

University Writing Requirement

English 160	English Composition I (3 hours)
English 161	English Composition II (3 hours)
BA 200	Managerial Communication (3 hours)

Mathematics

Math 160	Finite Mathematics for Business (5 hours)
Math 165	Calculus for Business (5 hours) (or Math 180 Calculus I)

Economics

Econ 130	Principles of Economics for Business (5 hours)
Econ 218	Microeconomics: Theory and Business Applications (4 hours)

General Education Core

Analyzing the Natural World (5 hours)
Understanding the Individual and Society (3 hours)
Understanding the Past (3 hours)
Understanding the Creative Arts (3 hours)
Exploring World Cultures (3 hours)
Understanding U.S. Society (3 hours)
Advanced Quantitative Skills* (3 hours)

* Three hours to be completed as follows:

Economics majors must take Econ 346
Finance majors must take Econ 346 or IDS 371
IDS majors must take IDS 371
Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing majors may take either ECON 346, IDS 371, or PHIL 302

Electives

Nine hours of electives are required for graduation. The following types of courses are restricted from this category:

Health
Movement Skills
Music Skills
Preparatory Math
Preparatory English
Academic Skills Program (ASP)
Business courses used towards the degree in another part of the curriculum

Business Core (33 hours)

Accounting

Actg 210	Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 hours)
Actg 211	Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 hours)

Finance

Fin 300

Introduction to Managerial Finance (3 hours)

Information & Decision Sciences

IDS 200	Management Information Systems I (4 hours)
IDS 270	Business Statistics I (4 hours)
IDS 355	Operations Management I (3 hours)

Management

Mgmt 340	Introduction to Organizations (3 hours)
Mgmt 350	Business and Its External Environment (3 hours)

Marketing

Mktg 360

Introduction to Marketing (3 hours)

Integrative Course - Competitive Strategies (4 hours)

All students must take one integrative courses. Taking one of the following courses may satisfy this requirement: Actg 495, Econ 495, Fin 395, IDS 495, or Mgmt 495. Note that all of these courses have the same prerequisites (senior standing and completion of all the other CBA core courses). Students may take the integrative course in any department, not necessarily in their major.

Business Major (27-28 hours)

Students choose a major from the following areas: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, information and decision sciences, management or marketing. The major consists of 27-28 hours of major courses and business electives. The exact number of business electives varies by major.

Other Graduation Requirements

Foreign Language

The College of Business Administration requires at least two years of a single foreign language in high school (with minimum grades of "C") as a criterion for admissions. Students with a deficiency in this area must take, after admission to UIC, two semesters of a single foreign language at the college level, with minimum grades of "C".