Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in General Business Administration
Each BBA degree consists of the university Core Curriculum , the Business Core , courses required for the major, degree-specific requirements, and electives.
Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA degree in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center (TWC) campus or through SHSU Online.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in General Business Administration | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Component Area III: Life and Physical Science | 4 | Component Area III: Life and Physical Science | 4 |
| BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330 | 3 | MATH 1324 | 3 |
| ECON 1100, KINE 2115, or NGLI 1101 | 1 | Component V: Creative Arts | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 2302 | 3 | ECON 2301 | 3 |
| POLS 2305 | 3 | POLS 2306 | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | 3 | BANA 2372 | 3 |
| Component Area IV: Language, Philosophy, and Culture | 3 | BUAD 2321 or COMS 2382 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BANA 3363 | 3 | BUAD 3335 | 3 |
| FINC 3310 | 3 | BUAD 3355 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | 3 | MGIS 3310 | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | 3 | MGMT 3370 | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | 3 | Business Elective (select any business course)1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Accounting Elective (select any 3000- or 4000-level ACCT course) | 3 | Business Electives (select any two 3000- or 4000- level business courses)1 | 6 |
| Business Electives (select any two 3000- or 4000- level business courses)1 | 6 | Management/Marketing Elective (select BUAD 3345 or any 3000- or 4000- level MGMT or MKTG course) | 3 |
| Economics Elective (select any 3000- or 4000- level ECON course) | 3 | MGMT 4390 | 3 |
| Management/Marketing Elective (select from BUAD 3345 or any 3000- or 4000-level MGMT or MKTG course) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | Business courses include any course with a ACCT, BANA, BUAD, ECON, FINC, MGIS, MGMT, or MKTG prefix |
