General Studies Requirements

All candidates for a bachelor of science degree in accounting, computer information systems, finance, management and marketing must satisfy the General Studies requirements, the business core course requirements, and the College of Business requirements described in the following four sections. For programs leading to a bachelor of science degree, the basic structure of each program is:

Historical Studies

Course Title
Hours

Written Communication

ENG 1010 Composing Arguments
3
ENG 1020 Freshman Composition: Analysis, Research & Documentation
3

Oral Communication

COMM 1010 Presentational Speaking
3
-or-
COMM 1100 Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Quantitative Literacy

MTH 1310* Finite Mathematics for the Management and Social Sciences
4

Arts and Humanities

PHI 1030 Ethics
3
-or-
PHI 3360 Business Ethics
Arts and Humanities elective
3

Historical

HIS (American history course recommended)
3

Social and Behavioral Sciences I

ECO 2010 Principles of Macroeconomics
3

Social and Behavioral Sciences II

ECO 2020 Principles of Microeconomics
3

Natural and Physical Sciences

Natural and Physical Sciences electives
6
Total Hours of Required and Elective General Studies
34

 

Global Diversity

Students may satisfy the Global Diversity requirement by completing any course designated as Global Diversity within one of the following General Studies categories: Arts and Humanities, Historical, Natural and Physical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences I, and Social and Behavioral Sciences II. Students may also use an unrestricted elective to satisfy this requirement.

*Note: MTH 1110 or MTH 1400, with graphing calculator experience strongly recommended, is acceptable for transfer students or students changing their major. Consult with Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department on substitutions.