Majors Requirements for the emphases are as follows. Upper division classes require department signature. Accounting (60 units) Must complete 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 411, 412 and three units of upper division business electives. Information Systems (60 Units) Must complete: 105, 305, 306, 402, 403, 405, CSCI 430 and three units of upper division business electives. International Bus iness (60 units) Must complete: 344, 347, 375, 429, three units BUSN upper divi- sion electives, ANTH 403, INCS 322 or 420, three units upper divi- sion chosen from INCS 313, 338, 400, 425 or 456.
B. Accomplish an overall cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all college level course work completed at the time of formal applica- tion to the School of Business. C. File an application with the School of Business for admis- sion, which shall include an essay, and affirm that the above requirements have been achieved either at Biola University or another accredited institution. The application should be filed at the completion of the fourth semester with a fee of $20.
D. Meet approval of the faculty of the School of Business. The process will require an interview.
E. Prior to formal admission, students shall continue to be advised as pre-business majors.
Courses (BUSN) BUSN 105
All students in the International Business emphasis are encouraged to take ANTH 200 for GE Behavioral Science, and BBST 458 Theology of Mission as a Bible elective.
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Programming & Data Structures for Business............... 3 This course presents object oriented and procedural software engineering methodologies in data definition and measure- ment, abstract data type, construction and use in developing screen editors, reports and other IS applications using data structures including indexed files. Business Statistics.................................................................... 3 Collection and presentation of business data, central tenden- cy and dispersion measures for business analysis, sampling and inference for confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, business forecasting with simple and multiple regression, index numbers. Principles of Macroeconomics............................................ 3 Macroeconomics: supply and demand analysis, fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking, international trade and the balance of payments. Writings in Microeconomics................................................ 3 Integration of basic microeconomic theory with research and composition on issues related to market efficiency. The course includes an analysis of the firm in the various market struc- tures as well as studies in the resource markets and regulatory activities. A paper will be a part of course requirement and will double as pass / fail on writing competency requirement. May not be transferred without consent. Economic Principles. .............................................................. 3 Micro and macro economic theory with an emphasis on the application of this theory to current economic issues, including the study of those who developed the theory and their predecessors. Issues involving trade and finance among nations and their comparative economic systems will also be examined. (For non-business majors only).
Management (60 units) Must complete: 318, 344, 421, 453, 464 and 9 units of upper divi- sion business electives. Marketing (60 units) Must complete: 332, 337, 344, 432, 433, 435, three units of upper division business electives and one of the following: 453 or 460 (with department approval). Minor A Minor in Business Administration is offered with the completion of 18 units (201, 211, 212, 230, 232, 370) plus six units (190 and 220) of specified quantitative prerequisite courses. Business 190 also counts toward the general education requirement for science / math, but these units cannot be counted toward both general education and a business minor. Admission Requirements Admission into Biola University does not guarantee admission as a business administration major in the School of Business, nor permission to enroll in upper division business administra- tion courses. (Intermediate Accounting excepted.) The following requirements must be observed: A. Complete, with a minimum of a “C” (2.0) grade in each course, Business Statistics 190, Accounting 211 and 212, Economics 201And 202, English 110A and B, and Calculus for Management Sciences 223 (24 semester hours), or the equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5. A minimum requirement of 30 hours of General Education (including Bible) must be completed with an overall GPA of 2.5.
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