College of Business and Technology Curriculum Components

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

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.
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.
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 and Technology requires 47-48 hours of General Education which may be satisfied by completing the basic curriculum outlined below.

I. Written Composition: 6 hours

A. Six semester hours from one of the following sequences:

II. Humanities and Fine Arts: 12 hours

A. Six semester hours from the following sequences:

B. Three semester hours from the following:

C. Three semester hours from the following:

III. Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 14 hours

A. Six to seven semester hours from the following:

BQ 271. Business Statistics (3)
MH 266. Business Calculus (3)
OR
MH 114. Precalculus Trigonometry (3) (Technology Program majors only)
OR
MH 121. Calculus I (4) (Engineering Technology majors only)

B. Eight semester hours of approved science courses with laboratory or eight semester hours from the following:

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

A. Three semester hours from the following:

B. Three semester hours from the following:

C. Six semester hours from the following:

V . Computer Information Systems: 3 hours

A. Three semester hours from the following:

CS 205. Microcomputer Applications (3) (required for non-CIS majors)
OR
CS 210. Introduction to CIS (3) (required for CIS majors)

VI: Electives: 3-5 hours

A. Three to five semester hours from the following:

UWA 101. Freshman Seminar (2) (on campus students only)
UWA 101 is required for beginning freshmen at UWA and for transfer students who transfer fewer than 20 hours.
Advisor approved electives (3-5)

Business Professional Component

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

Courses:

Total: 40 hours

Note(s):

It is recommended to take the above courses in the following order: AC 211 , AC 212 , BA 263 , MK 300 , MG 300 , FI 300 , BQ 371 , MG 370 , MG 390 , BA 400 , BA 420 , BA 450 , MG 490 . All incoming juniors should take BA 401 or BA 402 or BA 403 . BA 404 should be taken during the student's last semester.
*One additional elective hour will be required with this course.

Major Degree Component

The Major Degree Component requires 30-36 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 and Technology) 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 and Technology.