Management: Business Sustainability, BSBA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| American History & Government | ||
| HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
| or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated "A" | 3 | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| BADM 2233 | Business Analytics Fundamentals (A) 1, 4 | 3 |
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) 1, 2, 4 | 3 |
| MKTG 3213 | Marketing (S) 1, 2, 4 | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Business Freshman Seminar | ||
| BADM 1111 | Business First Year Seminar (or First Year Seminar course approved by college) | 1 |
| Career Planning for Business Success | ||
| BADM 2111 | Career Planning for Business Success 1 | 1 |
| Professional Development for Business Development | ||
| BADM 3111 | Professional Development for Business Success 1, 5 | 1 |
| Hours Subtotal | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in these 61 hours | ||
| Common Body 2 | ||
| ACCT 2003 | Survey of Accounting 3, 4 | 3 |
| or ACCT 2103 & ACCT 2203 | Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting | |
| BADM 3113 | Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills 2, 5 | 3 |
| ECON 2003 | Microeconomic Principles for Business 4 | 3 |
| EEE 2023 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship 4 | 3 |
| FIN 3113 | Finance 5 | 3 |
| LSB 3213 | Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business 5 | 3 |
| MGMT 4513 | Strategic Management 5 | 3 |
| MSIS 2103 | Business Data Science Technologies 4 | 3 |
| MSIS 3223 | Principles of Data Analytics 5 | 3 |
| Business Sustainability Major Requirements | ||
| A GPA of 2.00 is required in these 34 hours of Business Sustainability Major | ||
| 20 of these 34 hours must be in residence at OSU | ||
| MGMT 3011 | Business, Government and Society 5 | 1 |
| MGMT 3123 | Managing Behavior and Organizations 5 | 3 |
| MGMT 3313 | Human Resource Management 5 | 3 |
| MGMT 4033 | Management of Sustainable Enterprises 5 | 3 |
| or MGMT 4403 | Environmental Sustainability for Business | |
| MGMT 4073 | Management and Ethical Leadership 5 | 3 |
| MGMT 4083 | Corporate and Social Responsibility 5 | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communication 5 | ||
| Business Communication for International Students 5 | ||
| Technical Writing 5 | ||
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communication 5 | ||
| Business and Professional Communication 5 | ||
| Select 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
| International Economic Relations (IS) 5 | ||
| Economics of the Environment 5 | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship 5 | ||
| Entrepreneurship Empowerment in South Africa 5 | ||
| Management of Nonprofit Organizations 5 | ||
| Environmental Problem Analysis for Business 5 | ||
| Environmental Management Practicum for Business 5 | ||
| Industrial Ecology for Business 5 | ||
| Applied Environmental Standards for Business Managers 5 | ||
| International Management (I) 5 | ||
| Nonprofit Marketing 5 | ||
| International Business (I) 5 | ||
| Social Issues in the Marketing Environment 5 | ||
| International Marketing 5 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 61 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 16 hours 3 | 16 | |
| May be selected from any upper- or lower-division area except activity courses in LEIS and PE and lower-division AERO and MLSC. Twelve credit hours earned in advanced AERO and MLSC, exclusive of credit earned for summer camp, may be included in the 120 hours. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Courses also meet College and Departmental Requirements and cannot be waived with an Associate’s degree.
- 2
MGMT 3013 Fundamentals of Management (S) and MKTG 3213 Marketing (S) are common body requirements, but are counted in general education requirements.
- 3
If ACCT 2103 and ACCT 2203 are substituted for ACCT 2003, hours in the Elective block are reduced by 3.
- 4
C or better is required.
- 5
All students who wish to major in Business should complete the following courses: ACCT 2003; ECON 2003; EEE 2023; MSIS 2103 or BADM 2233, and MKTG 3213 or MGMT 3013 and attain a minimum 2.70 overall GPA prior to undertaking upper division courses.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 50 percent of the business hours required for a degree must be OSU delivered in residence or OSU online courses.
- Forty-five hours of upper-division courses are required.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2028.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| BADM 1111 | Business First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313 |
Composition I or Critical Analysis and Writing I |
3 |
| HIST 1103 |
Survey of American History or American History to 1865 (H) or American History Since 1865 (DH) |
3 |
| MSIS 2103 | Business Data Science Technologies | 3 |
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated 'A' | 3 | |
| Social Science (S with D or I designations) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EEE 2023 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 or ENGL 1413 |
Composition II or Critical Analysis and Writing II |
3 |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| BADM 2233 | Business Analytics Fundamentals (A) | 3 |
| Natural Science (N) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 2003 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| BADM 2111 | Career Planning for Business Success | 1 |
| ECON 2003 | Microeconomic Principles for Business | 3 |
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) | 3 |
| Humanities (H with D or I designation) | 3 | |
| 3 hours electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 3123 | Managing Behavior and Organizations | 3 |
| FIN 3113 | Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 4033 or MGMT 4403 |
Management of Sustainable Enterprises or Environmental Sustainability for Business |
3 |
| MKTG 3213 | Marketing (S) | 3 |
| MGMT 3011 | Business, Government and Society | 1 |
| Humanities (H with D or I designation) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| BADM 3111 | Professional Development for Business Success | 1 |
| LSB 3213 | Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business | 3 |
| BADM 3113 | Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
| MGMT 3313 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BCOM 3113 | Written Communication | 3 |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BCOM 3223 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| MGMT 4083 | Corporate and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MSIS 3223 | Principles of Data Analytics | 3 |
| Natural Science with Lab (LN) | 4 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGMT 4073 | Management and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| 1 hour of electives | 1 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT 4513 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| 3 hours from 12 hour list in major | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| 3 hours of electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |