B.B.A. Program Information

Lower-Division (Freshman/Sophomore) Years

Core Areas A through E. For course that satisfy these requirements, refer to the "Core Curriculum" chapter of this catalog.

Core Area F: Business Foundation. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in each course.)
Acct 2101 Principles of Accounting I
Acct 2102 Principles of Accounting II
Econ 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
Econ 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
CIS 2010 Introduction to Computer-Based Information Systems*
BusA 2106 The Environment of Business*

Upper-Division (Junior/Senior) Years

Junior Business Core. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in each course.)
DSc 3100 Introduction to Business Statistic**
DSc 3120 Generalized Modeling Techniques with Applications ***
FI 3300 Corporation Finance
Mgmt 3500 Management Concepts, Theory and Practice
Mk 3010 Basic Marketing

Junior Communication Course. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in this course.) Select one course:
BCom 3950 Managerial Communication
Engl 3130 Business Writing
Spch 3210 Business and Professional Communication

Junior/Senior RCB Electives. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in each course.)
Major requiring six semester hours of RCB electives:
Actuarial Science.

Majors requiring nine semester hours of RCB electives:
Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, *** Hospitality Administration, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management and Insurance.

Majors requiring 12 semester hours of RCB electives:
Accounting and Decision Sciences.

These electives must be selected from 3000/4000-level courses in the Robinson College of Business that are outside the student's major and are not cross-listed with courses in the student's major. Majors other than economics may also select from the 3000/4000-level courses in the Department of Economics in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Refer to the semester's Schedule of Classes bulletin to determine the GSU college that teaches a course. Do not refer only to the course title. For example, course titles with the words "business," "management," or "administration" in them are not necessarily RCB courses.

A cross-listed course is indicated by the parenthetical statement "Same as . . ." after the title in the course descriptions.

Junior/Senior A&S Electives. These electives must be selected from the 3000/4000-level courses taught by the College of Arts and Sciences. These electives enable the B.B.A. program to meet the breadth requirement of the college's accrediting body and cannot be taken in the Robinson College. On a petitions basis, nonprofessional, 3000/4000level courses from other GSU colleges may be considered as substitutes for A&S electives. Such a petition must be submitted before the course is taken.

Refer to each semester's Schedule of Classes bulletin to determine which college teaches a course. Do not refer only to the course title. For example, titles with the word "science" in them are not necessarily A&S courses.

Exceptions to the requirement that A&S electives be 3000 or 4000-level courses: Math 2211, 2212, 2215, and 2420 may be taken to satisfy all or part of the A&S elective requirement if the student will still have a minimum of 39 upper-level semester hours to complete at Georgia State. This provision ensures that the student will meet the university's academic residence requirement.

For the following two specific majors, these required 2000-level mathematics courses may be used to satisfy part of the A&S elective requirement:

Actuarial Science: Mathematics 2211, Mathematics 2212, and Mathematics 2215 (grade of C or higher required in Math 2215). These courses carry four semester hours of credit each. If the student's mathematics background permits beginning this calculus sequence in Core Area A or D (in place of college algebra and/or precalculus), three-semester hour courses that meet the requirements for A&S electives will replace Mathematics 2211 and/or Mathematics 2212. Thus, this portion of the curriculum can range from 10 to 12 semester hours.

Computer Information Systems: Mathematics 2420 unless chosen in Core Area D.

Business Policy. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in this course.)
BusA 4980 Strategic Management Policy


Major. (Minimum grade of C or higher is required in each course.)

The following majors require 18 semester hours in this portion of the curriculum:

Accounting
Decision Sciences
Finance****

The following majors require 21 semester hours in this portion of the curriculum:
Actuarial Science Management
Computer Information Systems Marketing
Economics Real Estate
Hospitality Administration Risk Management and Insurance

Courses for each major should be selected after reviewing the appropriate school or department descriptions for each major that follow and, if needed, after consultation with a faculty adviser in the school or department that offers the major. The catalog describes each major and, if applicable, lists possible areas of specialization within the major. The required courses in each major, if any, are also listed in the school or department descriptions. The college reserves the right to amend this list of majors at the end of any semester.

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*Students who transfer from other institutions in the University System of Georgia and have taken other approved courses in the Core Area F for business will be given credit in the Junior/Senior RCB electives section.
** Majors in actuarial science take AS 4210, Mathematical Theory of Statistics I.
*** Majors in actuarial science take AS 4210, Mathematical Theory of Statistics II.
* * * * Finance majors must take Acct 4210 as one of the RCB electives. The finance major requires an additional three semester hours that are either an RCB elective or a 4000-level finance course.