Our UNDERGRADUATE program offers a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration designed to develop a student’s abilities to assume the responsibilities of general and financial management now and in the future. Our four undergraduate majors include:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- General Management (offers four tracks that include):
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business
- International Business
- Sport Management
- Generalist (study across multiple fields)
All students also complete a business core that is a series of courses covering major skills and knowledge sets common to all business operations.
Degree Requirements - (120 credits total from USM Core Curriculum, Non-Business Core Curriculum, Business Core Curriculum, Major, and General Electives)
USM Core Curriculum Requirements (25 credits)
Basic Competence:
English Composition
a. Basic Composition—C (3 credits)
b. Writing-intensive—W (credits counted elsewhere)
Skills of Analysis/Philosophy -E (3 credits)
Quantitative Decision Making-D met by taking MAT 210D (credits counted in the non-business core).
Methods of Inquiry/Ways of Knowing:
Fine Arts (courses must be from different departments.)
a. Performance-centered arts—F: met by taking THE 170F (credits counted in the non-business core).
b. History-centered arts—G (3 credits)
Humanities
a. Literature—H (3 credits)
b. Other Times/Other Cultures—I (3 credits)
Social Science -J (6 credits from different departments, excludes ECO 101 & 102)
Natural Science -K (4 credits)
Non-business Core Requirements (17 credits)
Spreadsheet proficiency: demonstrated by passing ABU 190 - Spreadsheets and Problem Solving (3 general elective credits) with a grade of C or higher, or by successfully passing a School of Business spreadsheet proficiency exam. Proficiency should be demonstrated before enrolling in 300-level School of Business courses, and must be demonstrated to graduate.
ECO 101J - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ECO 102J - Introduction to Microeconomics (3 credits)
MAT 108 - College Algebra with C- or higher grade (4 credits). Substitutes include a C- or higher grade in MAT 140D or approved higher level math course, passing a CLEP exam, or passing the MAT 108 equivalency exam offered by Academic Assessment.
MAT 210D - Business Statistics with C-or higher grade (4 credits) or C- or higher grade in prior credit for MAT 120D or other approved statistics course.
THE 170F - Public Speaking (3 credits) or other approved course
Business Core Requirements (36 credits) A minimum of 50% of business core courses must be taken at USM, and the student's grade point average for the business core must be 2.33 or higher.
ACC 110 - Financial Acct. Information for Decision Making
ACC 211 - Managerial Acct. Information for Decision Making
BUS 260 - Marketing
BUS 275 - Applied Business Analysis
BUS 280 - Legal Environment of Business
BUS 340 - Managing Organizational Behavior
BUS 345 - Information Technology/Management Information Systems
BUS 370 - Management Science
BUS 375 - Production/Operations Management
FIN 320 - Basic Financial Management
BUS 450 - Business Policy and Strategy
Select one of the following international courses:
BUS 335 - International Business
BUS 361 - International Marketing
BUS 382 - International Business Law
FIN 330 - International Financial Management
Major Requirements (15 or more credits)
At least 50% of credit hours applied to the major must be taken at USM. No more than 3-credits of internship can count toward the major. See descriptions below for specific requirements of each major.
General Electives (23 credits for accounting majors, 27 credits for other majors)
BUS 101: Getting Down to Business (3 credits) Optional first-year seminar, credits counted as general electives; strongly recommended for recent high school graduates with fewer than 24 credits.
