Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Entrepreneurship
Each BBA degree consists of:
- University Core Curriculum
- Business Core 1
- Major Required courses
- Speech Communications course (BUAD 2321 or COMS 2382) that also satisfies a University Core requirement
- Computer Literacy course (BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330)
- Elective(s)
Note: Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center campus or through SHSU Online.
1 The Business Core consists of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Acc | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Acc | 3 |
| BANA 2372 | Business Analysis | 3 |
| BANA 3363 | Inter Business Analysis | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 3335 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Microeconomics 1 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGIS 3310 | Principles of MIS | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | Principles Of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4390 | Strategic Management & Policy | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
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Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Entrepreneurship | ||
| 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 |
| Component Area III | 4 | BUAD 1305 or CSTE 1330 | 3 |
| ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, or NGLI 11011 | 1 | Component Area III | 4 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | Component Area V | 3 |
| HIST 13013 | 3 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| MATH 13244 | 3 | HIST 13023 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| BUAD 2301 | 3 | BANA 2372 | 3 |
| Component Area IV | 3 | BUAD 2321 or COMS 23821 | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | 3 | ECON 23026 | 3 |
| POLS 23055 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BANA 3363 | 3 | ACCT 3304 | 3 |
| Business Electives7 | 3 | BUAD 3335 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | 3 | BUAD 3345 | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | 3 | BUAD 3355 | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | 3 | MGIS 3310 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Advanced Business Electives | 3 | BUAD 4348 | 3 |
| BUAD 4345 | 3 | Business Electives7 | 3 |
| Business Electives7 | 3 | General Electives | 3 |
| FINC 4315 | 3 | MGMT 3348 | 3 |
| MGMT 3370 | 3 | MGMT 4390 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area IX (Component Area Option).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area I (Communication).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VI (U.S. History).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area II (Mathematics).
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)
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Satisfies requirement for Core Curriculum Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Science).
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Business courses include any courses with a ACCT, BANA, BUAD, ECON, FINC, MGIS, MGMT, or MKTG prefix. See, Business Electives course list below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Electives 7 | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Intermediate Accounting I | ||
| Intermediate Accounting II | ||
| Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Cost Accounting | ||
| Federal Taxation Concepts | ||
| Human Resources Mgt Law | ||
| Real Estate Law | ||
| Negotiation in Business | ||
| Financial Inst & Mkts | ||
| Financial Spreadsheet Modeling | ||
| Investments | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| Business System Implementation | ||
| E-Commerce Implementation | ||
| Business Database Management | ||
| New Product Commercialization | ||
| Mgt of Innovation & Technology | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Family Business Management | ||
| Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
| Mgt & Labor Relations | ||
| Social Respon Of Management | ||
| Human Resource Development | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Retailing | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Mkt Comm Promotional Strategy | ||
| Sales Management | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Notes
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Entrepreneurship, Minor in General Business Administration.
The BBA in Entrepreneurship is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Ability to assess and provide evidence that business ideas are viable, desirable, and feasible to gain buy-in from investors and stakeholders.
- Apply entrepreneurial methods and tools to assess and refine new business ideas.
- Design value propositions and business models that support growth.
- Effectively and confidently communicate and pitch business ideas.
