Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Economics Option
Those students applying for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must present a grade of C- or better in each course in the core curriculum and in the option which is chosen. This requirement is in addition to the requirement of a 2.00 GPA on the 124 hours required for the degree.
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program or enrolled in business classes may not enroll in courses numbered above 299 unless they have at least a 2.00 GPA, completed 54 hours, and a grade of C- or better in CRTW 201. Transfer students who need to take CRTW 201 and who meet the other requirements will be permitted to take courses above 299 in these areas during their first semester at Winthrop. If, during the first semester, such students do not earn a grade of C- or in CRTW 201, they will not be permitted to take additional courses above 299 in these areas until the writing requirement is met.
Within the 124 hours required for this degree, the student must include 48 hours in courses numbered above 299 and must complete the Constitution Requirement. The total number of hours of courses presented for this degree must include at least 62 hours from outside the area of business administration and economics. In addition, students may not enroll in courses in the College of Business numbered above 299 unless they have, within their first 60 semester hours, taken and passed ACCT 280, ECON 215, MATH 105, and QMTH 205. Transfer students who need to take any of these five courses and who meet the other requirements will be permitted to take courses above 299 in these areas during their first two semesters at Winthrop. If, by the end of their second semester at Winthrop, such students have not taken and passed all five of the above courses, they will not be permitted to take additional courses above 299 until all five of those courses have been passed.
COURSES SEMESTER HOURS
General Education Requirements (46-53)
ACAD 101 Principles of the Learning Academy (0-1)
(Required of entering freshmen only)
Critical Skills:
Writing and Critical Thinking:
WRIT 101 Composition (3)
CRTW 201 Critical Reading, Thinking and Writing (3)
Quantitative Skills:
MATH 105 Calculus for Managerial and Life Sciences (3)
Technology:
CSCI 101 Introduction to Computers and Information Processing (3)
(students must take lecture and three lab modules)
Oral Communication:
WRIT 465 Preparation of Oral and Written Reports (3)
Logic/Language/Semiotics:
QMTH 205 Quantitative Methods I (3)
QMTH 206 Quantitative Methods II (3)
Skills for a Common Experience and Thinking across Disciplines
HMXP 102 (formerly GNED 102) (3)
Global Perspectives: select from list of approved courses (3)
Historical Perspectives: select from list of approved courses (3)
Developing Critical Skills and Applying Them to Disciplines
Social Sciences: ECON 215, 216, PSYC 101 (9)
Humanities and Arts: select from list of approved courses (6)
Natural Science:
Lab Science from list (4)
Non-Lab Science from list (3)
Intensive Writing:
WRIT 465 (listed above for Oral Communications) (0)
Constitution Requirement: select from list of approved courses (3)
BUSINESS ELECTIVES (6)
ACCT 280 Accounting Information for Business Decisions I (3)
ACCT 281 Accounting Information for Business Decisions II (3)
BUSINESS CORE (must earn C- or better in each) (27)
BADM 180 Contemporary Business Issues (3)
MGMT 321 Principles of Management (3)
FINC 311 Principles of Finance (3)
MKTG 380 Principles of Marketing (3)
MGMT 326 Operations Management (3)
MGMT 341 Information Systems (3)
MGMT 355 Business Communications (3)
BADM 350 Economic and Legal Environment of Organization (3)
MGMT 480 Business Policy (3)
OPTION (must earn C- or better in each) (18)
ECON 315 Microeconomic Analysis (3)
ECON 316 Macroeconomic Analysis (3)
ECON 335 Money and Banking (3)
ECON electives Select three other ECON courses above 299 (9)
Electives (17-18)
Total 124