Sorrell College of Business

ACCREDITATION
B.S. / B.A. Business Administration Degree Requirements
Business Administration Core (42 Hours)
Majors:
     Accounting Major (30 hours)
     Finance Major (30 hours
     General Business Major (30 hours)
     Information Systems Major (30 hours)
     Management Major (30 hours)
     Marketing Major (30 hours)
     Risk Management and Insurance Major (30 hours)
B.A.S. in Resources and Technology Management
Business, Associate of Science (60 Hours)
Minors:
     Business Administration Minor (18 Hours)
     Information Systems Minor (18 hours)

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Information Systems Major (30 hours)

B.S./B.A. in Business Administration degree with a major in information systems (IS)

 

 

Select one concentration:

 

General IS Concentration (nine hours)

 

 

Networking Concentration (nine hours)

 

 

Web Development Concentration (nine hours)

 

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Management Major (30 hours)

B.S./B.A. in Business Administration degree with a major in management (MGT)Concentrations in general management, human resource management, and production and operations management

 

Select one concentration:

 

General Management Concentration

 

 

Select one upper level business or business law course elective.

 

Human Resource Management Concentration

 

Select one upper level business or business law course elective.

 

Production and Operations Management Concentration

 

 

Select one upper level business or business law course elective.

 

Supply Chain Management Concentration

 

Offered at Troy campus only

 

 

Select one upper level business or business law course elective.

 

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Marketing Major (30 hours)

 

B.S./B.A. in Business Administration degree with a major in marketing (MKT)

 

Select one upper level business or business law course elective.

 

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Risk Management and Insurance Major (30 hours)

B.S./B.A. in Business Administration degree with a major in risk management and insurance

 

 

Select two upper level business or business law course elective (six hours).

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B.A.S. in Resources and Technology Management

 

Bachelor of Applied Science in Resources and Technology and Management Degree

     ¹The 48 hours of general studies must include six hours of Principles of Economics I & II and MTH 2201completed with a grade of C or better.

     ²Students must complete the following lower-level courses (or their approved transfer credit equivalents) with a grade of C or higher in each course before registering for any upper level course in the business curriculum: ENG 1101/03, ENG 1102/04. MTH 2201, IS 2241, ACT 2291, ACT 2292, ECO 2251, ECO 2252, QM 2241, LAW 2221, and all 2000-level courses in the major and minor.  Students may enroll concurrently in the last of these courses along with their initial 3000-level courses subject to their adviser’s approval and consistent with published prerequisite requirements. Under no condition may a student enroll in a 4000-level course without the satisfactory completion (grade of C or higher) of the lower-level courses listed above. 

     ³Transfer credit will not be awarded for any course to be used in the business core or major in which a C grade or higher has not been achieved.

     ⁴Students must achieve an overall C average in both their business core and their business major in order to be eligible to graduate. All courses should be taken in the appropriate numerical sequence (i.e., 3000-level courses should be completed before attempting 4000-level courses).

 

Specialized technical courses (12-18 hours)

 

Credit will be awarded for specialized technical knowledge based upon one or all of the following:  American Council of Education credit recommendations, credit for experiential learning that has been evaluated by Troy University faculty and approved by the appropriate dean or transfer work from regionally accredited (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, etc.) post-secondary community college or technical schools as approved by the Academic Council.

 

Specializations are not available in fields of study that are offered through Troy University as majors, programs, or minors, i.e., nursing, computer science, information systems, or education.  Specialized technical knowledge and course work will normally be recognized in the following areas which are incorporated under the technology resources management program:

 

- Acquisitions/Contracts

- Air Traffic Control

- Aircraft Maintenance

- Aviation Operations

- Contracts and Acquisitions

- Electronics

- Fire Science

- Military Science

- Other Approved Technical Areas

 

For a student to qualify for the transfer of technical credit from a regionally accredited community college or technical school, he or she must have a minimum of 18 semester hours of transferable credit (in the same technical field) with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

 

Upper level business or technology electives (12-18 hours)

 

Business, Associate of Science (60 Hours)

 

Associate of Science Degree

 

See the academic regulations section of this bulletin for additional information regarding associate degrees.

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