Program: General Business Major (B.B.A.) - Saginaw Valley State University

Mar 30, 2025

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog | Expires Aug. 2028

A minor is not required.

Bachelor of Business Administration Requirements (B.B.A.)

Every candidate must earn at least a total of 124 credits, including a minimum of 42 credits at the 300-400 level, complete university Basic Skills and General Education requirements, and must satisfy the following:

Business Core (50 cr)

ACCT 213 - Financial Accounting 4 cr
ACCT 214 - Managerial Accounting 4 cr
ECON 221 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GE7) 4 cr
ECON 222 - Principles of Microeconomics 4 cr
ECON 235 - Introductory Statistics (GE3) 4 cr
ECON 335 - Applied Statistics 2 cr
FIN 304 - Financial Management 4 cr
LAW 308 - Soc, Polit & Legal Environ Bus 4 cr
MGT 321 - Organization & Administration 4 cr
MGT 324 - Production & Operations Management 4 cr
MGT 325 - Management Information Systems 4 cr
MGT 429 - Executive Strategies & Policies 4 cr
MKT 331 - Marketing Principles 4 cr

Business Cognates (11 cr)

COMM 105A - Fundamentals of Communication (GE9) 3 cr
CS 150 - Contemporary Business Software 1 cr
MATH 145 - Finite Math (GE3) 4 cr or MATH courses numbered at or above MATH 161 [MATH 145 is recommended for business students who are not planning to take additional work in mathematics]
RPW 300 - Writing in the Professions 3 cr

Electives (18 cr)

Approved courses (300-400 level) involving at least three business departments