Business Administration (BA)

Affiliation: School of Business and Professional Studies

ACCREDITATION

Truman State University and the School of Business are accredited by AACSB-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Programs included in the scope of accreditation include the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and Master of Accountancy. The accounting programs hold specialized accounting accreditation from AACSB International. Truman is among fewer than 185 institutions worldwide holding both business and accounting accreditation from AACSB.

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MISSION STATEMENT

The School of Business graduates ethically-aware prospective business and civic leaders who are articulate communicators, effective team members, and skilled critical thinkers and problem solvers.
The School of Business cultivates a community of learners by emphasizing:

• A rigorous, liberal arts and sciences education foundation;
• Highly selective admission of students;
• Civic engagement;
• Leadership development; and,
• Experiential and applied learning activities to enhance student learning.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students wishing to major in business administration must meet the following requirements before enrolling in upper division business courses:

1. Completion of 40 credits including the following courses with a grade of C or better:

• ENG 190 - Writing as Critical Thinking
    
• COMM 170 - Public Speaking
    
• STAT 190 - Basic Statistics
    
  OR
  STAT 290 - Statistics
    
• MATH 192 - Essentials of Calculus
    
  OR
  MATH 198 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
    
  OR (MATH 187 - Calculus I with Precalculus Review I  and MATH 197 - Calculus I with Precalculus Review II )
• BSAD 153 - Introduction to Business Data Analytics   
• ACCT 220 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
    

2. An overall cumulative GPA of 2.50.
3. Submit a semester-by-semester planned class schedule that would fulfill graduation requirements.
4. Students should currently be enrolled in or have completed the following courses with a grade of C or better:

• BSAD 234 - Legal Environment of Business
    
• (
  ECON 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics
    and
  ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
   )
  OR
  ECON 205 - Principles of Economics
    
• ACCT 221 - Introduction to Management Accounting
    

5. Pass Excel Competency Test.
6. Submit current resume.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. A 2.25 GPA in major and concentration requirements
2. An overall cumulative 2.25 GPA
3. 40 credits of 300-400 level courses
4. Students must complete 24 semester credits of the required business courses at Truman, have a 2.25 GPA in major requirements taken at Truman, and have a 2.0 GPA in all courses taken at Truman.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: