Business Administration (BA)

Affiliation: School of Business and Professional Studies

ACCREDITATION

Truman State University’s business and accounting programs 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 200 institutions worldwide holding both business and accounting accreditation from AACSB.

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

The business program graduates ethically-aware prospective business and civic leaders who are effective communicators, team leaders, critical thinkers, and problem solvers.

We fulfill the mission by:

• Admitting high-potential students from the Midwest and beyond;
• Offering programs that embrace the knowledge, skills, and perspectives of the liberal arts;
• Using effective teaching and learning strategies with appropriate technologies to prepare students for rapidly evolving business careers;
• Engaging with business professionals, civic leaders, and community members to enhance student learning and readiness for the workforce, and;
• Emphasizing faculty scholarly activity related to contributions to practice and teaching/learning with a secondary emphasis on discipline-based scholarship.

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
   )
• 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: