Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2017 (535)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2017 (535), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Dr. Greg Nenstiel, Dean College of Business, EPI, (727) 791-2433
Dr. Robin Wilber, Epicenter, (727) 341-3203
Program Summary
Our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration teaches you how to analyze and solve business problems in quickly changing environments. We give you a foundation in economics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, business law, statistics and operations management. As a graduate of this program, you'll have the knowledge and business insight to assume positions of responsibility in a global business community.
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
o the recommended order in which to take the program courses
o suggested course when more than one option exists
o which semester each course is typically offered
o if the course has a prerequisite
o courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.
If you have already started the program, click here for the archived Academic Pathways.
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Admission Rules
Admission requires completion of sixty (60) college-level credits in a related discipline, including 15 credits of transferable general education courses, and completion of the state-mandated prerequisites listed below with a grade of "C" or better.
Graduation Rules
If you have not completed two consecutive years of the same foreign language in high school or 8 credits in college, you will need to complete 8 credits of foreign language before completing the B.S. program.
ADMISSIONS COURSES
60 credits in a related discipline with at least 15 General Education credits
STATE MANDATED PREREQUISITES
MAJOR CORE COURSES
Grade of "C" or better required for all upper-division courses
GEB 3213Business Communication for Professional Effectiveness
3 MAN 3303Management & Leadership Practices
3 QMB 3200Quantitative Methods for Business
3 REQUIRED FINAL COURSE (6 credits) - Last Semester for All Students
Select ONE of the following Subplans
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: FINANCIAL SERVICES (FS) (Complete 18 credits)
MAR 4413Sales, Negotiating and Customer Relationship Management
3 OR
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: MARKETING (MAR) (Complete 18 credits)
MAR 4413Sales, Negotiating and Customer Relationship Management
3 MAR 4836Concept and Product Development
3 SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: MANAGEMENT (MGMT) (Complete 18 credits)
MAN 3240Applied Organizational Behavior
3 MAN 3503Managerial Risk Analysis and Decision Making
3 MAN 4881Authority Influence and Projects
3 OR
MAN 4741Innovation, Change and Agile Projects
3 SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: BANKING (BNK) (Complete 18 credits)
BRC 3203Banking Regulation and Compliance
3 FIN 4345Credit Analysis and Loan Structures
3 MAR 4413Sales, Negotiating and Customer Relationship Management
3 MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
Select 12 Upper Division Credits
MAN 3240Applied Organizational Behavior
3 MAN 3786Sustainable Enterprise Planning
3 MAN 4061Corporate Social Responsibility
3 MAN 4570International Procurement & Outsourcing
3 MAN 4584Process Improvement Methodologies
3 MAN 4625Managing Global Human Resources
3 MAN 4781Sustainable Business Strategies
3 MAN 4787Energy & Environmental Techniques
3 MAN 4788Sustainability & Environmental Issues
3 MAN 4935Special Topics in Management Concepts
3 * Applies towards general education requirements
1 Applies towards general education requirements; Students can also take *MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I. Students selecting this option should contact an advisor.
2 Must be taken within first 15 upper division hours of program
3 For students in Effective terms prior to 0520, MAN 4900 will be completed for 3 credits. For students in term 0520 or later, MAN 4900 will be offered at 6 credits starting Fall 2017. All major core courses must completed before Capstone can be taken.
4 Standard Internship is 3 credits. Internships require 60 hours of internship work experience for each 1 credit earned