2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business • 233BBA Supporting Electives (24 hours)The BBA Supporting Electives consist of Business Administration (BA), Economics (EC)and/or Information Systems & Technologies (IST) courses out of which:• Minimum 18 credit hours are at the 300 or 400 level.• No more than 6 credit hours are at the 100- and 200-level in total.• At least one course is from the following restricted elective courses that satisfy theexperiential learning requirement:Course Title Credit HoursEC 340 Moral Foundations of Free Enterprise 4BA 394 Students in Free Enterprise 3BA 420 Investment and Portfolio Management 3BA 493 Advanced Management Theory and Practice 3BA 498 Business Internship 3BA 456 Seminar in International Business 3Alternatively, the experiential learning requirement can be met through participation inexperiential learning activities approved in advance by the dean or the program director.A BBA student in the General Business Administration Major can choose BBA supportingelectives to concentrate in one or more of several business disciplines, subject to theavailability of elective courses in those disciplines, or design an individualized program ofstudy.BBA Supporting Electives for the Accounting ConcentrationThe Accounting concentration provides a framework for careers as public or managementaccountants. This concentration meets all of the educational requirements of theCommonwealth of Virginia to take the CPA exam. Educational requirements differ in otherjurisdictions. Students desiring certification should consult with their academic advisor.Course Title Credit HoursBA 311 Intermediate Accounting I 3BA 312 Intermediate Accounting I 3BA 315 Cost Accounting 3BA 411 Accounting for Decision Making and Control 3BA 412 Advanced Accounting 3BA 414 Income Tax I 3BA 415 Income Tax II 3BA 418 Auditing 3Total 24In addition to the BBA supporting electives, students who choose a concentration inAccounting, also have to take one non-business elective or General Education course thatsatisfies the BSB Experiential Learning requirement. EC 340 Moral Foundations of FreeEnterprise meets the experiential learning requirement and satisfies General EducationDomain 5 Moral Reasoning.