This flexible program of study to allow for students to expand their business knowledge whether it be for opening a business or working in their field of choice that has interaction with the business world. With this flexible business and professional studies program, you can transfer college level credit you have earned from other schools and receive more credit for college-level exams (such as CLEP or DANTES exams), military training and other accredited sources. You do not need to have earned an Associate degree, but if you have completed a degree, these credits will be individually evaluated for application to this B.S. in Business and Professional Studies.
This degree requires classes in three specific areas - Business, General Education and Professional Studies. The Business coursework includes accounting, law, economics, financial management, marketing, human resources, management practice, strategy and international business. The Professional Studies credits can be dedicated to one or more areas of study found in or outside the College of Business.
Requirements for Major
All Business and Professional Studies majors must earn an overall 2.0 cumulative grade-point average as well as a 2.0 in their BA prefix courses. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours in business courses at Husson.
| General Education Courses | ||
| BA 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| BA 212 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BA 302 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| EH 105 | College Writing | 3 |
| HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
| MS 132 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective | 3 | |
| Historical Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Lab Science Elective (Must also qualify as a sustainability elective) | 3-4 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Math I Elective | 4 | |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
| Psychological/Sociological Elective | 3 | |
| Business Courses | ||
| AC 121 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| AC 211 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 201 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BA 202 | Business Law II | 3 |
| BA 310 | Organization and Management | 3 |
| BA 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BA 351 | Internship | 3 |
| BA 362 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BA 411 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA 414 | Business Strategy | 3 |
| BA 415 | Business Strategy in Practice | 3 |
| BA 490 | International Business | 3 |
| MK 220 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
| IT Elective | 3 | |
| Professional Studies or Open Electives | ||
| Open Electives | 27 | |
| Open Electives (300+) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 122-123 | |
A student who has completed one or more of the Husson requirements during an associate program will select substitutes from any of the following: risk management, operations management, or any upper (300 or 400) level business-related elective.
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May not be required for degree completion.