Current version - Indiana University South Bend

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 485
credit hours in residence and meet the requirements
of the School of Business and Economics and of the
concentration in which they are candidates. Students
awarded the Bachelor of Science in Business at IU
South Bend may register as special students to meet the
requirements of another concentration, but cannot be
certified for the degree a second time.
The School of Business and Economics reserves the
right to specify any additional course requirements or
repetition of previously taken courses in order to ensure
that a student’s second Bachelor of Science or second
area of concentration is compatible with the school’s
current academic objectives.
Degree requirements
The 123 credit hour undergraduate curricula for students
majoring in business administration consists essentially
of three parts: the campuswide general-education
core, the basic business administration core, and the
professional courses for a specific concentration.
The following is a list of the courses and credit hours that
all undergraduate curricula require. In certain curricula
concentrations, specific campuswide general-education
courses are required within the seven groups of courses
listed. Students must attain a grade of not less than a C in
any of those courses marked with an asterisk (*).
Campuswide General Education
For a more detailed description of the IU South Bend
campuswide general-education requirements, including
lists of approved courses, see pages 35-40 in this
publication.
All courses certified as meeting the campuswide general-education
requirements are designated in the Schedule of Classes.
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Fundamental Literacies (25 cr.)
Writing (6 cr.)
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition 1*
ENG-W 232 Introduction to Business Writing*
Critical Thinking (3 cr.)
Select one of the following:
PHIL-P 105 Thinking and Reasoning
PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
Other Critical Thinking course
Oral Communication (3 cr.)
SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
Visual Literacy (3 cr.)
Select from approved course list, page 37
Quantitative Reasoning (6 cr.)
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics*
Select one of the following:
MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus 1*
MATH-M 215 Calculus I (5 cr.)*
Information Literacy
COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information
Literacy (1 cr.)
Computer Literacy (3 cr.)
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business*
Recommend CSCI-A 106 Introduction to Computing/
CSCI-A 107 Advanced Microcomputing prior to BUS-K
201 for students with limited computer skills.
Common Core Courses (15 cr.)
Students must complete courses from each of the
following four areas, as designated in the Schedule of
Classes.
The Natural World (3 cr.)
Select N 190 from approved course list, page 38
Human Behavior and Social Institutions (6 cr.)
BUS-B 190 Human Behavior and Social
Institutions*
VT: Principles of Business
Administration
Select from B 399 offerings, page 38
Literary and Intellectual Traditions (3 cr.)
Select T 190 from approved course list, page 38
Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity (3 cr.)
Select A 190 from approved course list, page 38
Contemporary Social Values (8 cr.)
Students must complete one course from each of the
following three areas, as designated in the Schedule of
Classes.
Non-Western Cultures (3 cr.)
Select from approved course list, pages 38-39
Diversity in United States Society (3 cr.)
Select from approved course list, pages 39-40
VT: = Variable title