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2024-2025 General Catalog

Management, BSBA

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General Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

MGT 315 - Leadership and Interpersonal Skills Credits: 3
MGT 470 - High Performance Organizations Credits: 3
MGT 440 - Cross-Cultural Management, Perspectives Credits: 3
Free Electives (Note 1): The credit count for free electives varies based on 3 or 4 credit classes chosen in General Education requirements. Students must reach 124 Cr. to graduate.

Total: 12-13 Cr.

Major field Requirement: 6 Cr.

Two non-core business courses numbered above 300

Take One of the Following Groupings:

Business Administration Emphasis

Four non-core business courses numbered above 300

Human Resource Emphasis

CVA 366 - Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Credits: 3
MGT 311 - Selection, Training, and Development Credits: 3
MGT 312 - Performance Management & Compensation Credits: 3
MGT 410 - Strategic Human Resource Management Credits: 3

Project Management Emphasis

MGT 321 - Fundamentals of Project Management Credits: 3
MGT 322 - Project Management Tools and Techniques Credits: 3

Take one of the following

CE 493 - Senior Design I: Project Planning and, Management Credits: 3
CE 493L - Senior Design Project Lab Credits: 0
GE 497 - Senior Design Project I Credits: 3
SCM 330 - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems Credits: 3

Take one of the following

BAN 470 - Business Analytics Practicum Credits: 3
CE 494 - Senior Design II: Project Development, And Design Credits: 3
CE 494L - Senior Design Project Lab Credits: 0
GE 498 - Senior Design Project II Credits: 3
MGT 421 - Cases in Applied Project Management Credits: 3
SCM 405 - Supply Chain Strategy- Capstone Credits: 3

Grand Total: 124 Cr.

Degree Map

Credits: 124

Freshman Year

Fall: Semester 1

VUE 101 - Valparaiso University Experience: Exploring Values Credits: 4
BUS 100 - The Business Experience Credits: 3
BUS 100L - The Business Experience Lab Credits: 0
MATH 124 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 4
or
MATH 131 - Calculus I Credits: 4
or
STAT 140 - General Statistics Credits: 3
BUS 111 - Career Readiness 1 Credits: 1
BUS 115 - Business Applications/Decision-Making Credits: 3

Total Credit: 14-15

Spring: Semester 2

VUE 102 - Valparaiso University Experience: Finding Your Voice Credits: 4
ACC 205 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON 222 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
PSY 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3
Science Lab
XS 101 - Wellness and Stress Credits: 1

Total Credit: 15

Sophomore Year

Fall: Semester 3

ACC 206 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BLAW 204 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
BUS 205 - Business Statistics Credits: 3
MGT 304 - Management & Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
BUS 211 - Career Readiness 2 Credits: 1
MKT 304 - Marketing Management Credits: 3

Total Credit: 16

Spring: Semester 4

BAN 304 - Introduction to Business Analytics Credits: 3
FIN 304 - Financial Management Credits: 3
Natural Science w/lab, Credits: 3-4
Social Science Credits: 3
SCM 304 - Global Ops/Supply Mgmt Credits: 3

Total Credit: 15-16

Junior Year

Fall: Semester 5

ECON 221 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ENGL 210 - Intro/Bus & Prof Writing-WIC Credits: 3
MGT 315 - Leadership and Interpersonal Skills Credits: 3
BUS 311 - Career Readiness 3 Credits: 1
Business Elective Credits: 3
PM Emphasis
MGT 321 - Fundamentals of Project Management Credits: 3
HR Emphasis
BA Emphasis
Business Elective Credits: 3
MGT 310 - Managing Human Resources Credits: 3

Total Credit: 16

Spring: Semester 6

MGT 395 - Internship Experience in Business, Administration I Credits: 1
MGT 440 - Cross-Cultural Management, Perspectives Credits: 3
Free Elective Credits: 3
Business Elective Credits: 3
PM Emphasis
MGT 322 - Project Management Tools and Techniques Credits: 3
HR Emphasis
BA Emphasis
Free Elective Credits: 3
Free Elective Credits: 3
MGT 410 - Strategic Human Resource Management Credits: 3

Total Credit: 16

Senior Year

Fall: Semester 7

MGT 305 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
BUS 411 - Career Readiness 4 Credits: 1
Free Elective Credits: 3
HR Emphasis
MGT 311 - Selection, Training, and Development Credits: 3
PM Emphasis
SCM 330 or CE 493 or GE 497
MGT 421 or CE 494 or GE 498 or SCM 405 or BAN 470
BA Emphasis
THEO 100 - The Christian Tradition Credits: 3

Total Credit: 16

Spring: Semester 8

BUS 475 - Business Policy & Strategy Credits: 3
BUS 475L - Business Policy & Strategy Lab Credits: 0
Humanities Credits: 3
MGT 470 - High Performance Organizations Credits: 3
Upper-Level Business Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Total Credit: 15

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