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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog (In Progress)

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog (In Progress)

Economics, B.S.B.

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College of Business Vision Statement

The College of Business will be regarded as developing intelligent, ethical, competent graduates who are uniquely qualified to excel within their chosen profession.

College of Business MIssion Statement

The College of Business will develop future Christian business leaders with the virtues of character, servant leadership, and cultural engagement. These leaders will positively impact their business organizations and community at large.

Why Economics?

A Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in economics prepares you for a world craving a clear understanding of the value of free enterprise and a free market economy. Having the ability to test theories and conduct research will enable you to distinguish fact from fiction and provide insight on the actual workings of economies around the world. In addition, evaluating economic outcomes from a factual, data-driven prespective lends itself to a set a analytical skills valued by employers.

Curriculum Summary

General Education Core	41 Cr. Hrs.
Common Business Core	40 Cr. Hrs.
Economics	21 Cr. Hrs.
Cognate Course	3 Cr. Hrs.
General Electives	23 Cr. Hrs.
TOTAL	128 Cr. Hrs.

Exit exam. All business students must take a nationally normed, summative end of program exam that is used for outcomes assessment purposes: Business Assessment Test. This is a comprehensive exam covering all of the major business disciplines and it is a graduation requirement. The exam is taken as part of the Senior Seminar (BUS 490) course.

Specific Grade Requirements: 2.0 Cumulative GPA in Major Requirements (21 Cr. Hrs.)

Degree Requirements (128 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)

University Core Curriculum (Traditional) Specified Course Requirements: Quantitative Literacy: MAT 113 Social Inquiry: PSY 101 or SOC 101

Business Core Requirements (40 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
ACC 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 230 - Business Statistics 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 295 - Business Development Professional Seminar 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 395 - Post-Internship Experience Seminar 1 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 490 - Senior Seminar in Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 120 - Introduction to Information Processing Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 252 - Management of Information Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 310 - Financial Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 210 - Principles of Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
MKT 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 251 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
Or
MGT 410 - Employment and Labor Law 3 Cr. Hrs.

Major Requirements (21 Cr. Hrs.)

ECO 315 - Mathematical Economics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 325 - History of Economic Thought 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 340 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 350 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 410 - Econometrics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 492 - Current Topics in Economics 1-3 Cr. Hrs.
Choose one course from: ECO 3**, ECO 4**, PS 2**, PS 3**, PS 4**, MAT 2**, MAT 3**, MAT 4** (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Cognate Requirements (3 Cr. Hrs.)

MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.

General Electives (23 Cr. Hrs.)

Suggested Eight Semester Sequence

First Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

AU 101 - Transitions and Expectations 1 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 120 - Introduction to Information Processing Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
Intercultural Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
Social Inquiry (Choose One):
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Cr. Hrs.

Second Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 252 - Management of Information Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 113 - Calculus Concepts 1: An Intuitive Approach to Differential Calculus 3 Cr. Hrs.
Scientific Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 4 Cr. Hrs.

Third Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
BUS 230 - Business Statistics 3 Cr. Hrs.
Creative Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
PHI 210 - Philosophical Foundations & Moral Reasoning 3 Cr. Hrs.
General Elective (1 Cr. Hr.)

Fourth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

ACC 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 212 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
FIN 310 - Financial Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
Historical Inquiry - Core Curriculum (Traditional) 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 210 - Principles of Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
General Elective (1 Cr. Hr.)

Fifth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 251 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
CON 3** - Connections 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 315 - Mathematical Economics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 325 - History of Economic Thought 3 Cr. Hrs.
General Electives (4 Cr. Hrs.)

Sixth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 295 - Business Development Professional Seminar 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 340 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 410 - Econometrics 3 Cr. Hrs.
General Electives (4 Cr. Hrs.)

Seventh Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 395 - Post-Internship Experience Seminar 1 Cr. Hrs.
CTI 4** - Contemporary Issues 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 350 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 Cr. Hrs.
MKT 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 Cr. Hrs.
General Elective (3 Cr. Hrs.)
Major Elective (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Eighth Semester (16 Cr. Hrs.)

BUS 490 - Senior Seminar in Business 3 Cr. Hrs.
ECO 492 - Current Topics in Economics 1-3 Cr. Hrs.
General Electives (10 Cr. Hrs.)

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