Feng-shun (Leo) Bin, Jeffrey Blodgett, Dyanne Ferk, Richard Judd, Ardeshir Lohrasbi, Paul McDevitt, Ronald McNeil, Laurel Newman, David O'Gorman, Mark Puclik, Nancy Scannell, Michael Small, Robert Wright
Emeritus Faculty Daniel GallagherThe goal of the Business Administration degree is to provide students with a broad rather than specialized course of study that will prepare them for employment in private or public organizations of any size. Building on the core business knowledge provided to all College of Business and Management students, the department offers students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the business enterprise through advanced study in the areas of finance, management, marketing, and operations management.
Specific objectives of the curriculum are 1) to offer students a boundary-spanning degree that includes selected coursework from multiple business disciplines rather than coursework from only one discipline, 2) to enable students to gain a broader understanding of the functional areas of business, 3) to build competencies in critical thinking, analysis, and decision making in the areas of marketing, finance, management and operations management, and 4) to develop an understanding of the legal, social, and ethical environment in which business operates, its impact on business, and recognition of appropriate responses to the environment.
Online Business Administration Degree
The Business Administration Department offers the bachelor's degree in two formats: one for students participating in traditional classroom instruction and one for students who wish to complete their degree online. The online degree allows students to participate in a dynamic online learning community and complete their coursework using the latest information technologies and educational resources via the worldwide web. This fully online degree is designed for students with 60 hours of completed college credit who are unable to attend on campus classes because of distance, work, or care giving issues that are incompatible with regularly scheduled class offerings. Admission to the online degree is limited by enrollment capacity. Students who seek admission to the online degree should have 1) met all general education and entrance requirements stipulated for business administration majors; 2) a minimum GPA of 3.00; 3) demonstrated ability to write in the English language at the appropriate baccalaureate level; 4) access to the Internet, specified software, and experience with their use.
Review for entry to the UIS Online Business Administration degree is a two-part process: Applications are first evaluated by the UIS Admissions Office for fulfillment of university requirements. Then, the application file is sent to the director of Online CBM Programs for online degree admission consideration.
Details about how to apply to the Online Business Administration degree can be obtained by accessing the Online CBM website at www.uis.edu/cbam/curriculum/online.
Advising
New students must contact the department for initial advising to plan a program of study that reflects their interests and satisfies degree requirements.
The Bachelor of Business Administration is designed to prepare students for responsible positions in various types of business enterprises. Students may complete their coursework during the day or through evening classes at the Springfield campus. In addition, some classes are offered in other locations in central Illinois.
Entrance requirements
All departments in the College of Business and Management require foundation knowledge in accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, and the behavioral sciences. UIS courses that satisfy the foundation knowledge requirement include:
ACC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting and
ACC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ECO 213 Statistics for Business and Economics
MAT 113 Business Calculus or other calculus or finite math equivalent
ECO 201 Introduction to Microeconomics and
ECO 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
or ECO 315 Economics for Administration
Behavioral science course (psychology, sociology, etc.)
Coursework equivalent to the above will be accepted on approval by the student's adviser.
Foundation coursework does not apply toward the 60 hours of upper-division coursework required for the degree.
Major requirements
A student must complete 60 semester hours of upper division coursework to earn a B.B.A.
College core 18 Hours
(Required of all undergraduate College of Business and Management students)
BUS 302 Principles of Financial Management 3 Hrs.
BUS 312 Principles of Marketing 3 Hrs.
BUS 322 Principles of Operations Management 3 Hrs.
MGT 310 Managing Organizational Behavior 3 Hrs.
MIS 352 Principles of Management Information Systems 3 Hrs.
*MGT 488 Strategic Management and Leadership 3 Hrs.
(*MGT 488 may not be waived and may not be taken prior to, or concurrently with, other CBM core courses).
Business administration core 16 Hours
BUS 332 Legal Environment of Business 4 Hrs.
Business electives 12 Hrs.
At least four hours of the business electives must be BUS prefix coursework and the remaining eight hours must be within the College of Business and Management. The required BUS elective must be upper-division, with one of the College core courses as the prerequisite.
Students should consult with advisers in the major for specific guidance regarding completion of degree and general education requirements.
Other degree requirements
A GPA of 2.00 or better is required for graduation. B.B.A. degree candidates may not take any course on a credit/no credit or a pass/fail basis. A grade of C or better must be earned in MGT 488.
To earn a general business minor, students must complete a minimum of 16 semester hours of coursework. Prerequisite coursework includes accounting (ACC 211 and ACC 212) and economics (ECO 201 and ECO 202 or ECO 315).
Required courses (or their equivalents)
BUS 312 Principles of Marketing 3 Hrs.
BUS 332 Legal Environment of Business 4 Hrs.
MGT 310 Managing Organizational Behavior 3 Hrs.
Electives
Business electives 6 Hrs.
Total 16 Hrs.
Choose from electives with a BUS prefix or MGT 431. BUS electives must be upper division, with one of the College core courses as the prerequisite. BUS 331 is also acceptable as an elective.