Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Supply Chain Management

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Each BBA degree consists of:

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.

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Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Supply Chain Management
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics) 13
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) 23
Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 34
Degree Specific Requirements
BUAD 1305Business Computer Applications3
or CSTE 1330 Introduction to Computers
MATH 1324Mth for Mngl Decision Making3
Business Core
ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Acc3
ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Acc3
BANA 2372Business Analysis3
BANA 3363Inter Business Analysis3
BUAD 3301Business Legal Environment3
BUAD 3335Business Communication3
ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics 23
FINC 3320Business Finance3
MGIS 3310Principles of MIS3
MGMT 3310Principles Of Management3
MGMT 3370Operations Management3
MGMT 4390Strategic Management & Policy3
MKTG 3310Principles Of Marketing3
Major: Required Courses
ACCT 3304Managerial Accounting3
MGIS 4315Decision Analysis & Analytics3
MGMT 3372Supply Chain Management3
MGMT 3374Strategic Sourcing/Procurement3
MGMT 3376Global Supply Chain Logistics3
MGMT 4378Supply Chain ERP3
Major: Prescribed Electives
Supply Chain Management Technical Electives 49
Electives: Advanced Business 6
Electives: General
General Electives3
Minor: Not Required 5,6
Total Hours120
1

MATH 1324 is required for COBA and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics). 

2

ECON 2302 is a Business Core course and should be taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences). 

3

BUAD 2321 OR COMS 2382 is suggested to fulfill the three-hour credit the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). The following courses satisfy one credit hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option): ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, NGLI 1101, OR UNIV 1101.

4

Choose three courses from the Supply Chain Management Technical Electives course listing below. 

5

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. 

6

The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Management; Minor in General Business Administration.

Supply Chain Management Technical Elective (Choose 3 courses) 412
ACCT 3324Accounting Information Systems3
BANA 4365Intro To Bus Forecasting& Econ3
or ECON 4365 Intro To Bus Forecasting& Econ
FINC 3330Financial Spreadsheet Modeling3
MGIS 3330Business Database Management3
MGMT 3325New Product Commercialization3
MGMT 4350Project Management3
MGMT 4365Service Operations Management3
MGMT 4375Quality Management3

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 Management; Minor in General Business Administration.

Additional information: Reference the Program Landing Page for additional information, such as cost, delivery format, contact information, or to schedule a visit. 

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area III 4Component Area III 4
Component Area IX11Component Area V 3
ENGL 130123BUAD 1305 or CSTE 13303
HIST 130133ENGL 130223
MATH 132443HIST 130233
 14 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV 3ACCT 23023
ACCT 23013Component Area IX63
BANA 23723ECON 230273
ECON 23013POLS 230653
POLS 230553General Electives3
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BANA 33633ACCT 33043
BUAD 33353BUAD 33013
FINC 33203MGIS 33103
MGMT 33103MGMT 33703
MKTG 33103MGMT 33723
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
MGIS 43153MGMT 33763
MGMT 33743MGMT 43903
MGMT 43783Electives: Advanced Business 3
Electives: Advanced Business 3Supply Chain Management Technical Elective 83
Supply Chain Management Technical Elective 83Supply Chain Management Technical Elective 83
 15 15
Total Hours: 120
1

The following courses satisfy one credit hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option): ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, NGLI 1101, OR UNIV 1101.

2

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).

3

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

4

MATH 1324 is required for COBA and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics).

5

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).

6

BUAD 2321 OR COMS 2382 is suggested to fulfill the three-hour credit the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option).

7

ECON 2302 is a Business Core course and should be taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).

8

Select three courses from the below Supply Chain Management Technical Electives course listing.

Supply Chain Management Technical Elective (Choose 3 courses) 812
ACCT 3324Accounting Information Systems3
BANA 4365Intro To Bus Forecasting& Econ3
or ECON 4365 Intro To Bus Forecasting& Econ
FINC 3330Financial Spreadsheet Modeling3
MGIS 3330Business Database Management3
MGMT 3325New Product Commercialization3
MGMT 4350Project Management3
MGMT 4365Service Operations Management3
MGMT 4375Quality Management3

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 Management; Minor in General Business Administration.

The BBA in Supply Chain Management is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

  • Critical thinking.
  • Oral and written communication.
  • Global perspective on organizations.
  • End-to-end supply chain functional knowledge.
  • Process management, teamwork, and leadership ability.