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Academic Plan

BA in Business Administration 

  • 31 credits are required to complete this degree program.
  • 13 credits are required for this major. These will be BUSI, ECON, or ACCT credits.
  • To make good academic progress, take 4 course credits each semester.
  • Requirements for the Economics Major are included. Fill in the remaining credits every semester with Core Requirements (see guidelines below) or general electives.
  • One Monmouth College credit is equal to a four credit-hours.

First Year: FALL

First Year: SPRING

BUSI 105* or ECON 200* (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: FYII (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: ENGL 110 or COMM 101 (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: FYQR 120 (1 cr.)

BUSI 105* or ECON 200* (1 cr.)

Core Foundations: ENGL 110 or COMM 101 (1 cr.)

Second Year: FALL

Second Year: SPRING

BUSI 201 (1 cr.)

BUSI 307 (1 cr.)

BUSI 205* (1 cr.)

BUSI 305* (1 cr.)

Junior Year: FALL

Junior Year: SPRING

ACCT 203 (1 cr.)

ECON 300 or ECON 301 (fall or spring) (1 cr.)

BUSI 306 (1 cr.)

BUSI major elective (1 cr.) see notes

Senior Year: FALL

Senior Year: SPRING

BUSI 405 or BUSI 406 (fall or spring) (1 cr.)

BUSI major elective (1 cr.)

BUSI major elective (1 cr.)

*BUSI 105 meet the Inquiry in the Social Sciences Core requirement
*ECON 200 meet the Inquiry in the Social Sciences Core requirement
*BUSI 205 meets the Quantitative Reasoning in Practice Core requirement

Key:

Underline = must be taken in sequence

Italics = prerequisites exist

* = meets Core Requirement

Additional Notes:

  1. A QR waiver is also acceptable for the FYQR Core Foundations requirement.
  2. A total of 3 credits of BUSI major electives is required to complete the Business Administration major.
  3. A list of options for the BUSI major electives can be found on the Requirements webpage.
  4. BUSI 400, which meets the Community Engagement Core requirement, is not required for BUSI majors, but it is an option for an BUSI major elective.

Guidelines for Core Requirements:

  • Core Foundations area courses – to be completed in the first year.
  • Core Inquiry area courses – recommended to complete one each year.
    • At least one Inquiry course is offered within the Major requirements.
  • Core Engagement area courses – recommended to complete one each year.
    • Check if an Engagement course is offered within the Major requirements.

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