2016 - 2017 General Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016 - 2017 General Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Business Curriculum Components


Degree programs in the College are composed of three curriculum components:

  1. The General Education Basic Curriculum Component is normally completed within the first two years. This component meets the general education requirement and provides the skills and knowledge of the arts, sciences, mathematics, and the humanities required of competent, efficient, self-fulfilling business graduates. The Basic Curriculum Component must be completed with at least a 2.0 GPA.
  2. The Business Professional Component provides a common educational experience to all business majors by including topics that are an integral part of business and with which all business graduates must be familiar. The professional component must be completed with at least a 2.0 GPA.
  3. The Major Degree Component provides career choices and allows specialization. Students may choose from Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Computer Information Systems, Engineering Technology, Technology, and Industrial Maintenance. The major and minor (if selected) must be completed with at least a 2.0 GPA.

Basic Curriculum Component


The College of Business requires 50 hours of General Education which may be satisfied by completing the basic curriculum outlined below.

I. Written Composition: 6 hours


II. Humanities and Fine Arts: 12 hours


III. Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 17 hours


IV. History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences: 12 hours


V . Computer Information Systems: 3 hours


A. Three semester hours from the following:


VI: UWA Experience: 3 hours


A. Three semester hours from the following:


Business Professional Component


The Business Professional Component requires 40 hours and must be completed by all accounting, business administration, finance, management, marketing, and computer information systems. Students majoring in technology programs are not required to complete the Business Professional Component.

Major Degree Component


The Major Degree Component requires 30 semester hours. This component allows the student to specialize in a specific business area. In addition to the major degree component, the student must take three semester hours of free (not restricted to the College of Business) electives in order to complete the minimum 123 semester hours required for degree completion. If the student enters with fewer than 20 hours, the number of free elective hours will be reduced to one. Minors are not required in the College of Business.