In achieving student learning outcomes for the B.S. Business Administration, students will:

  • Integrate the core areas of business to inform decision making
  • Apply legal and ethical principles in business to organizational decision making
  • Apply business-related quantitative and qualitative methods and tools to formulate management decision alternatives
  • Demonstrate leadership skills
  • Demonstrate professional business communication
  • Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse colleagues in team situations

The goal of this program is to prepare business leaders who are effective general managers with expertise in managerial communications, decision making and planning, finance, management, and marketing.

General Education Courses
BA 211Microeconomics3
BA 212Macroeconomics3
BA 302Business Ethics3
EH 105College Writing3
HE 111The Husson Experience ***1
MS 132Probability and Statistics3
Fine Arts Elective3
Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective3
Historical Elective 3
Humanities Elective 3
Lab Science Elective (Must also qualify as a sustainability elective)3
Literature Elective3
Math I Elective4
Philosophical Elective3
Psychological/Sociological Elective3
Business Courses
AC 121Principles of Accounting I3
AC 211Managerial Accounting 3
BA 101Introduction to Business3
BA 111Economic Geography3
BA 201Business Law I3
BA 202Business Law II3
BA 310Organization and Management3
BA 311Human Resource Management3
BA 351Internship3
BA 362Financial Management 3
BA 401Managerial Economics3
BA 411Organizational Behavior3
BA 414Business Strategy3
BA 415Business Strategy in Practice3
BA 490International Business3
CM 100Speech3
IT 214Spreadsheet Concepts and Applications3
MK 220Marketing Fundamentals3
Business Related Electives12
Open Electives12
Total Hours122

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BA 1013CM 1003
BA 1113IT 2143
EH 1053MS 1323
HE 111***1Historical Elective 3
Math I Elective4Philosophical Elective3
Psychological/Sociological Elective 3 
 17 15
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AC 1213BA 2023
BA 2013BA 2123
BA 2113Humanities Elective 3
Literature Elective3Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective3
Open Elective3Open Elective3
 15 15
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
AC 2113BA 3023
BA 3103BA 3113
BA 3623Business-Related Elective3
MK 2203Fine Arts Elective3
Open Elective3Lab Science Elective (Must also qualify as a sustainability elective)3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
BA 4013BA 3513
BA 4113BA 4153
BA 4143BA 4903
Business-Related Elective3Business-Related Elective3
Business-Related Elective3Open Elective3
 15 15
Total Hours: 122