Business Administration Advising Guide

First Year		Second Year		Third Year		Fourth Year
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
ACC 103 & lab	ACC 104 & lab	ECO 203	ECO 204	BUS 250	BUS 365	300/400 BUS elective	BUS 496
		BUS 226	BUS 215	300/400 BUS elective	300/400 BUS elective		300/400 BUS elective
		BUS 242
		BUS 251

Additional requirements:

Complete the following 23 credits: BUS 215 (or MTH 356), 226, 242, 250, 251, 365, 496
Complete the following cognates:
1. ACC 103, 104
2. ECO 203, 204
Complete 12 additional credits of 300/400 level Business or Economics courses with at least 3 of those credits at the BUS 400 level (excluding BUS 421 and all 400-level ECO prefixed courses). Note: Only two 300-level Economics courses may be used toward the 12 additional credits required for the Business Administration major.
The senior capstone courses, BUS 496 (Strategic Management) and BUS 498 Executing Business Strategy, plus six business credits at the 300/400 level (excluding BUS 421), must be completed through the Division of Economics and Business at the Doane College School of Arts and Sciences.
No more than 48 credits of BUS courses may apply toward graduation. Students choosing a business administration major may want to focus on a specific functional area of business and should consider suggested electives for each area, as stated on-line or available from their advisors.

Students choosing a business administration major may want to focus on a specific functional area of business and should consider the following suggested electives for each area:

Graduate school:

Bus 339, Mth 235. Pre-law students should consult with the pre-law advisor for further details

General management:

BUS 315*, 339, 346, 350, 353, 360, 455; other relevant courses: PSY 336 (prereq of

PSY 117 or SOC 109), PSY 365 (prereq of PSY 117 and sophomore standing)

Finance:

BUS 307, 358, 394*, 445; other relevant courses: ACC 231*, 232, ECO 303, MTH 235, 236

Human resource management:

BUS 315, 346, 361, 418; other relevant courses: PSY 336, CMS 321, PSY 336 (prereq of

PSY 117 or SOC 109), PSY 365 (prereq of PSY 117), SOC 324

International business:

BUS 346, 357, BUS/ECO 358 (prereq of ECO 203); or relevant courses: HIS 353, SOC 308, CMS 321, and foreign language courses*

Marketing:

BUS 324, 356, 357, 360, 453; other relevant courses: ART 258 (prereq of ART 107) IST 355 (prereq of IST 146 or permission), CMS 210, JOU 113

*Often required in careers in this field