OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
General Business Major (B.B.A.) |
Major code BB6122
College of Business
Copeland Hall 401
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2060
www.ohio.edu/business/
Jim Strode, contact person
strode@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The general business major prepares professionals on a broad basis for business careers. This major is of special interest if you have a generalized view of business and do not possess strong interests in any one concentration.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
Freshmen will be admitted to the College on a selective basis. Normally, you will need to be in the top 20 percent of your high school class, with a strong college preparatory curriculum. You are expected to have above-average ACT or SAT scores and also have demonstrated leadership potential through participation in extracurricular activities or work experience.
Change of Program Policy
The College of Business allows limited number of students from other Ohio University academic colleges to apply for transfer into the College of Business. It should be noted that the transfer requirements differ for students at the end of their freshmen year and students in their sophomore and junior years. The College of Business reserves the right to limit transfer admissions as necessary.
External Transfer Admission
Any student considering transfer to the College of Business is strongly encouraged to contact the College’s Office of Student Services as early as possible. You must be enrolled in the College before your senior year to allow for the College’s 32-hour residency requirement. You must earn at least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the business degree at Ohio University.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Upon graduation, students with a general business major enter what might be the broadest area of positions of any major within the College of Business. Recent graduates have entered such fields as sales, banking, government services, personnel, advertising, small business entrepreneurship, production, and insurance.
Requirements
University-wide Graduation Requirements
Ohio University requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for the conferral of a bachelor’s degree. This program can be completed within that 120-hour requirement. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other university-wide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – University-wide page.
College-Level Requirements for the College of Business
View the College-Level Requirements for the College of Business.
Program Requirements
Five upper-level courses (3000 or higher) beyond the core curriculum are required from the following areas: accounting, quantitative business analysis, management, management information systems, business law, finance, marketing, business administration, and economics (course selection restricted to ECON 3030, 3040, 3200, 3320, 3600, or 4300). Each course must be in a different functional area or discipline.
College of Business (COB) Requirements
Individual Core Requirements
Complete the following courses:
- ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
- ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting Credit Hours: 3
- BA 1500 - Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills Credit Hours: 3
- BA 2000 - Career Management Strategies Credit Hours: 1
- BUSL 2550 - The Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
- FIN 3000 - Introduction to Corporate Finance Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3200 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4800J - Business Strategy Credit Hours: 3
- QBA 1720 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Descriptive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
- QBA 2720 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 3
Copeland Core
Complete the following courses:
- BA 1000 - Introduction to the College of Business Credit Hours: 1
- BA 1100 - Introduction to Business and Ethical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
- UC 1500 - Student Transition Seminar Credit Hours: .5 - 1
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- UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar Credit Hours: 1
Business Cluster Requirements
Complete the following courses:
- BA 2500 - Strategic Business Communication Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 2100 - Introduction to Management and Organization Credit Hours: 3
- MIS 2020 - Business Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
- MKT 2400 - Introduction to Marketing Management Credit Hours: 3
Non-Business Required Hours
Every COB major must complete a minimum of 30 hours of classwork outside of the College of Business. The remaining hours consist of elective classes taken outside of the College of Business.
Individual Non-Business Required Courses
Complete the following courses:
- ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- MATH 1350 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Cultural Perspectives
Cultural Perspectives courses prepare you for active participation in multicultural business contexts in the US and globally. Through these courses, you will learn cultural self-awareness, cultural frameworks, empathy, communications, curiosity, and openness.
B.B.A. candidates are required to complete a minimum of six total credit hours of coursework designated as:
- BRICKS Intercultural Explorations and/or
- BRICKS Diversity & Practice
Students who complete one of the following College of Business international experience programs will fulfill the Cultural Perspectives requirement:
- Global Consulting Program
- Ohio International Consulting Program
Ethical Perspectives
Ethical Perspectives courses prepare you to make difficult decisions when ethical considerations are involved and when the answers are not straightforward. Through these courses, you will learn to recognize and evaluate ethical issues and use ethical self-awareness, perspectives, and concepts to make ethical decisions.
B.B.A. candidates are required to complete a minimum of four total credit hours of coursework designated as BRICKS Ethics & Reasoning .
Internship Requirement
Complete 1 hour of internship credit from the following:
- ACCT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 3500 - Ohio International Consulting Program Credit Hours: 6
- BA 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 3 - 6
- MGT 3730 - Entrepreneurial Business Consulting Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MIS 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MKT 4910 - Sales Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MKT 4919 - Marketing Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- SASM 3910 - Internship in Sport Management Credit Hours: 1 - 12