Business Major

Business Administration

Major Requirements	Minor Requirements
Course Catalog- Business Administration	Suggested Course Sequence

Requirements for the Business Administration Major

To qualify for graduation, a student majoring in business administration must take a minimum of 30 credits of course work in the Department of Business, Management, and Economics at Cedar Crest College. To be admitted to the major, the student must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.25. All courses within the major must be passed with a grade of C or better. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.25 and a minimum average in the major of 2.25 must be achieved.

Code	Title	Prerequisite(s)
Department Core Courses
ACC 101	Financial Accounting
ACC 102	Managerial Accounting	ACC 101, MAT 102 or its equivalent
BUA 110	Principles of Management
BUA 221	Business Law
BUA 250	Principles of Finance	ACC 102, ECO 101, ECO 102, MAT 105
BUA 280	Business Ethics	BUA 110
BUA 300	Writing for Management	ENG 100 or HON 122, BUA 110, Sophomore standing
CIS 215	Advanced Business Computing	CIS 101 or prior experience with spreadsheet and database software
ECO 101	Principles of Economics: Macro
ECO 102	Principles of Economics: Micro
MAT 105	Mathematics for Business or MAT 141 Calculus I
MAT 110	Probability and Statistics
MRK 230	Principles of Marketing	BUA 110
Business Administration Requirements
BUA 240	International Business (prereq ECO 101, MRK 230) or ECO 315 International Economics (prereq ECO 101, ECO 102)
BUA 329	Organizational Behavior (prereq BUA 110) or PSY 301 Psychology of Work (See Psychology Department Prerequisites)
BUA 352	Applied Strategic Management	Department Core Courses, all other Business Administration requirements

All students must complete the department core courses, the business administration requirements, and the requirements of at least one of the below-listed concentrations. Dual concentrations are permissible but students may only have one overlapping course between concentrations. (see course catalog for prerequisites)

Management Concentration (choose 4, 2 must have a BUA designation)		Human Resources Concentration
ACC 203	Cost Accounting	BUA 220	Human Resources Management
ACC 205	Accounting Information Systems	BUA 239	Law and Discrimination in the Workplace
BUA 216	Investments	BUA 320	Attracting, Selecting, and Retaining Talent
BUA 220	Human Resources Management	BUA 325	Compensation Management
BUA 239	Law and Discrimination in the Workplace	*(Plus 1 of the following)*
BUA 320	Attracting, Selecting, and Retaining Talent	BUA 328	Power, Influence, and Negotiation
BUA 325	Compensation Management	ECO 302	Labor Economics
BUA 328	Power, Influence, and Negotiation	PSY 227	Principles of Helping Relationships
BUA 335	Retail Management	PSY 230	Team Building and Group Dynamics
BUA 350	Leadership
ECO 201	Government, Business, and Society	Marketing Concentration (choose 4)
ECO 302	Labor Economics	BUA 328	Power, Influence, and Negotiation
ECO 304	Money and Banking	MRK 240	Applied Public Relations
MRK 332	Sales Management	MRK 250	Consumer Behavior
MRK 335	B-to-B Marketing	MRK 320	Marketing Research
PSY 224	Women in the Workplace	MRK 330	Branding
PSY 227	Principles of Helping Relationships	MRK 331	Service Marketing
PSY 230	Team Building and Group Dynamics	MRK 332	Sales Management
		MRK 334	Applied Advertising
Economics Concentration (choose 4)		MRK 335	B-to-B Marketing
ECO 201	Government, Business, and Society	MRK 336	Global Marketing
ECO 222 ECO 302 ECO 304	Economic Geography Labor Economics Money and Banking	CST 170 Or CST 216	Introduction to Mass Communications Or “The Crestiad”: Staff
ECO 315	International Economics
PSC 211	The World Economy & Globalization	Healthcare Management Concentration (choose 4)
		BUA 211	Introduction to Health Care Systems
		BUA 258	Health Care Administration
		BUA 340	Health Care Finance
		MRK 331 Or MRK 240	Service Marketing Or Public Relations

Requirements for the Business Administration Minor

Students throughout the college are encouraged to minor in business administration to maximize professional opportunities after graduation. This minor introduces the basics of running an organization, improves vocabulary, and helps to highlight career choices that are available within the student’s major program. Students may not major in accounting and minor in business administration.

Code	Title	Prerequisite(s)
ACC 101	Financial Accounting	Non majors: SO standing or permission of instructor
BUA 110	Principles of Management	none
BUA 300	Writing for Management	ENG 100 or HON 122, BUA 110, SO standing
ECO 101	Principles of Economics: Macro or ECO 102 Principles of Economics: Micro
MRK 230	Principles of Marketing	BUA 110 (required for department majors), or CST 170, or PSY 100
Plus one of the following:
ACC 102	Managerial Accounting	ACC 101, MAT 102 or its equivalent.
BUA 220	Human Resource Management	BUA 110
BUA 250	Principles of Finance	ACC 102, ECO 101, ECO 102, MAT 105
BUA 329	Organizational Behavior	BUA 110

Business Administration

Requirements for the Business Administration Major

Department Core Courses

Business Administration Requirements

Requirements for the Business Administration Minor