Business Administration

Program Details - Business Administration Program with Majors/Concentrations

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (in Ohio, Bachelor of Business Administration; in New York, Bachelor of Professional Studies)
Semesters: 8 full time
Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 124

Each lettered group below represents a graduation requirement, with any alternate choices.

Course Area Minimum Credit Hours
Communication Skills 15
(a) one of: ENGL-112; ENGL-220H
(b) ENGL-135
(c) one of: ENGL-216; ENGL-219; ENGL-227
(d) one of: ENGL-230; SPCH-275; SPCH-277; SPCH-279; SPCH-282
 
Humanities 9
(a) one of: HUMN-303; HUMN-420; HUMN-422; HUMN-424; HUMN-427; HUMN-428; HUMN-450
(b) one of: HUMN-410; HUMN-412; HUMN-415; HUMN-417; HUMN-445; HUMN-447; HUMN-448; HUMN-449
(c) HUMN-432
 
Social Sciences 9
(a) one of: PSYC-110; SOCS-185; SOCS-187; SOCS-190
(b) one of: PSYC-285; PSYC-305; PSYC-307 (certain online students only); PSYC-315; SOCS-315; SOCS-335; SOCS-350; SOCS-410
(c) one of: LAWS-310; LAWS-420; POLI-330; POLI-332 (required in Nevada); POLI-410
 
Personal and Professional Development 5
(a) all of: CARD-405; COLL-148  
Mathematics and Sciences 12
(a) all of: MATH-114; MATH-221
(b) one of: BIOS-120; BIOS-140; PHYS-216; SCI-204; SCI-214; SCI-224; SCI-228; SCI-240
 
Business Core* 36
(a) all of: ACCT-212; BIS-155; BUSN-115; BUSN-319; BUSN-379; COMP-100; ECON-312; MGMT-303
(b) one of: ACCT-344; ACCT-346
(c) one of: BIS-245 (required for business information systems major/concentration); BIS-311; BIS-429; ECOM-210
(d) one of: ACCT-349 (accounting majors only); ACCT-424 (accounting majors only); BIS-311 (accounting major/concentration only); MGMT-404 (all other major/concentrations)
 
Electives* 9
NOTE: Electives are chosen through academic advising from courses that are substantially different from those used to meet any other graduation requirement. They may be selected from the following courses, from another course area in the Business Administration program, or from courses offered as part of another DeVry degree program, provided prerequisites are satisfied. Where noted, some elective hours must be used to satisfy prerequisites for courses in the major/concentration. Qualifying prior college coursework not meeting other program requirements may be applied toward the elective hours.

ACCT-424; ACCT-439; BIS-325; BIS-429; BSOP-206 (required for operations management major/concentration); BSOP-431; BUSN-380; BUSN-412; BUSN-420; BUSN-427; ECOM-210; MGMT-439
 
Major/Concentration* - one of the following is selected 30
Accounting
  • (a) all of: ACCT-304; ACCT-305; ACCT-312; ACCT-444; BUSN-460
  • (b) one of: ACCT-324; ACCT-429
  • (c) one of: ACCT-352; ACCT-451
  • (d) one of: ACCT-405; advanced course option†
Business Information Systems
  • (a) all of: BIS-261; BIS-311; BIS-325; BIS-345; BIS-360; BIS-445; BIS-450; BUSN-460
Finance
  • (a) all of: ACCT-304; BUSN-278; BUSN-460; FIN-382
  • (b) three of: ACCT-429; FIN-351; FIN-364; FIN-385; FIN-417; FIN-426; FIN-463
  • (c) advanced course option†
Health Services Management
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; HSM-310; HSM-320; HSM-330; HSM-340; HSM-410; HSM-420
  • (b) one of: HSM-430; advanced course option†
Hospitality Management
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; HMT-310; HMT-320; HMT-330; HMT-410; HMT-420; HMT-450
  • (b) one of: HMT-440; advanced course option†
Human Resource Management
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; HRM-320; HRM-340; HRM-410; HRM-420; HRM-430; MGMT-410
  • (b) one of: HRM-330; advanced course option†
Operations Management
  • (a) all of: BSOP-326; BSOP-330; BSOP-334; BSOP-429; BSOP-434; BUSN-460
  • (b) one of: BSOP-209; MGMT-340
  • (c) one of: MGMT-429; advanced course option†
Project Management
  • (a) all of: ACCT-434; BSOP-326; BUSN-460; MGMT-340; PROJ-410; PROJ-420; PROJ-430
  • (b) one of: PROJ-330; advanced course option†
Sales and Marketing
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; MKTG-310; MKTG-320; MKTG-410; MKTG-420; MKTG-430; SBE-330
  • (b) one of: ECOM-340; advanced course option†
Security Management
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; SMT-310; SMT-320; SMT-330; SMT-410; SMT-415; SMT-420; advanced course option†
Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
  • (a) all of: BUSN-258; BUSN-278; BUSN-460; SBE-310; SBE-430; SBE-440
  • (b) one of: SBE-330; SBE-420
  • (c) one of: MGMT-410; advanced course option†
Technical Communication
  • (a) all of: BUSN-460; TC-220; TC-310; TC-320; TC-360; TC-420; TC-440
  • (b) one of: TC-160; TC-430; TC-450
 

* Some courses may appear in more than one course area, to permit flexibility in pursuing areas of interest. However, each course may be applied to graduation requirements in one course area only.

A minimum of three credit hours is selected from courses offered in any major/concentration, for which course prerequisites have been satisfied.

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