Management, BSBA

Bachelor Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 121 Credit Hours
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00 
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00
• Writing Intensive Course
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses

Program Major Requirements (78 Credit Hours):

• BUA 100 - Introduction to Business 3 CR
• BUA 101 - Survey of Accounting 3 CR
• BUA 151 - Personal Financial Planning 3 CR
• BUA 205 - Excel for Business Applications 3 CR
• BUA 211 - Accounting for Management Decisions 3 CR
• BUA 223 - Principles of Management 3 CR or  POS 223 - Principles of Management  3 CR or  JUS 223 - Principles of Management  3 CR
• BUA 230 - Business Law 3 CR
• BUA 303 - Management Information Systems 3 CR or  CIS 303 - Management Information Systems  3 CR
• BUA 350 - Managerial Analytics 3 CR
• BUA 357 - Business Finance 3 CR
• BUA 361 - Human Resource Management 3 CR or  POS 361 - Human Resources Management  3 CR
• BUA 362 - Labor-Management Relations 3 CR or  POS 362 - Labor Management Relations  3 CR
• BUA 365 - Organizational Behavior 3 CR or  POS 365 - Organizational Behavior  3 CR
• BUA 369 - Marketing 3 CR
• BUA 387 - Fraud Examination 3 CR
• BUA 459 - Seminar in Strategy and Policy Planning 3 CR must be complete with a C, not C-, or higher
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• MAT 113 - Mathematics for Business and Economics I 3 CR
• MAT 114 - Mathematics for Business and Economics II 3 CR

General Electives (3 Credit Hours):

• Complete one 100-level or higher general elective 3 CR

General Education Requirements (40 Credit Hours)

Written Communication:

• ENG 101 - College Writing  3 CR

Oral Communication:

• Any COM-1XX 3 CR

Computing Literacy:

• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science  3 CR

Social Science:

• POS 101 - American Government  3 CR or  PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology  3 CR or SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology  3 CR

Natural Science:

• Any Lab Sci 4 CR

Humanities:

• Any Approved 3 CR

Fine Arts:

• Any Approved 3 CR

Information Literacy:

• CIS 150 - Introduction to Data Science  3 CR

Critical Thinking:

• Any Approved 3 CR

Cultural Perspectives:

• ENG 102W - Introduction to Literature  3 CR

Writing Intensive:

• ENG 317W - Professional Writing  3 CR

Quantitative Literacy:

• MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I  3 CR

Ethical Reasoning:

• BUA 252 - Business Ethics  3 CR

*These General Education courses are waivable for students with prior bachelor’s degree

Non asterisked (*) linked courses are required for this program

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/

• Students who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution can have the general education requirement waived, however are advised to pursue the Post Baccalaureate degree.

*CIS Elective Options:

• CIS 131 - Web Applications and Development 3 CR
• CIS 212 - Introduction to Visual Basic Programming 3 CR
• CIS 214 - Introduction to Java Programming 3 CR
• CIS 215 - Introduction to C++ Programming 3 CR
• CIS 231 - Java Script 3 CR
• CIS 240 - Networking Concepts 3 CR
• CIS 312 - Advanced Visual Basic Programming 3 CR
• CIS 314 - Advanced Java Programming 3 CR
• CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 CR
• CIS 350 - Database Management 3 CR
• CIS 354 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 CR
• Any approved CIS or ISS course 3 CR