Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in General Business Administration: Real Estate Concentration

Each BBA degree consists of:

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.

Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in General Business Administration: Real Estate Concentration
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
MATH 1324Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making 13
MGIS 1305Business Computer Applications3
or CSTE 1330 Introduction to Computers
Business Core
ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting3
ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting3
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 Management Information Systems (MIS)3
MGMT 3310Principles Of Management3
MGMT 3370Operations Management3
MGMT 4390Strategic Management & Policy3
MKTG 3310Principles Of Marketing3
Major: Foundation
BUAD 3355Business Law3
FINC 3330Financial Spreadsheet Modeling3
Electives: General
General Electives3
Concentration: Real Estate
ACCT 3304Managerial Accounting3
BUAD 3345Entrepreneurship I - Startup3
ECON 3373Urban And Regional Economics3
MKTG 3328Professional Selling3
or BUAD 3375 Entrepreneurial Sales
REAL 3310Real Estate Principles3
REAL 3365Real Estate Law3
REAL 4350Real Estate Debt3
REAL 4351Real Estate Equity3
REAL 4352Real Estate Market and Development Feasibility Analysis3
Minor: Not Required 4, 5
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 of 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

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 credit hours will be needed above the degree program's stated total semester credit hours.

5

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

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 credit 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.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area III4Component Area III4
Component Area IX11Component Area V3
ENGL 130123ENGL 130223
HIST 130133HIST 130233
MATH 132443MGIS 1305 or CSTE 13303
 14 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IV3Component Area IX63
ACCT 23013ACCT 23023
BANA 23723ECON 23023
ECON 23013POLS 230653
POLS 230553General Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BANA 33633ACCT 33043
FINC 33203BUAD 33013
MGMT 33103MKTG 3328 or BUAD 33753
MKTG 33103REAL 33653
REAL 33103REAL 43503
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BUAD 33353BUAD 33453
BUAD 33553ECON 33733
MGIS 33103FINC 33303
REAL 43513MGMT 33703
REAL 43523MGMT 43903
 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 (Communication).

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 of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option).

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 credit 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 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers.  Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.

The BBA in General Business Administration: Real Estate Concentration is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

  • Market research skills applied to real estate.
  • Financial analysis skills applied to real estate.
  • Regulatory and/or economic analysis skills applied to real estate.
  • Development project analysis skills applied to real estate.
  • Oral and written communication skills applied to real estate.