Understanding the
BSBA Degree
A Guide for Business Majors
Donald L. Harrison College of Business
Southeast Missouri State University
October 2011
What is a BSBA Degree?
The Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast
offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Degree. Students who wish to complete a BSBA degree
must select a major from the following:
• Accounting
• Economics (business or financial economics)
• Finance
Majors for the BSBA Degree continued
• International Business (requires a business minor, foreign language
component, and approved international experience)
• Management (options in Human Resource, Entrepreneurship, or
Management)
• Marketing (options in Integrated Marketing Communications or
Marketing Management or Sales Management)
• Organizational Administration
• Prebusiness (undecided within business) option for freshmen and
sophomores
Prebusiness
• Students who want a business degree but have not
yet decided on a particular major within business
may declare prebusiness.
• For new freshmen, all courses recommended for the
first two years of study are common requirements
for all majors under the BSBA degree.
• Students should change from prebusiness by the end
of the sophomore year, as major courses are taken
during the junior and senior years.
BSBA Course Requirements
• Completion of the University Studies Program
• Completion of core/support courses with a grade of
‘C’ or better in each
• Completion of major course requirements
• Completion of minor requirements, if required or
selected
– international business is the only business major that
requires a minor
What is University Studies?
• University Studies is the name for the general education
requirements at Southeast
• A list of choices per category with detailed course descriptions
is available in the University Studies Handbook at
www.semo.edu/ustudies/handbook
• Lower Level (100-200) Requirements (42 hours)
– UI100 (waived for transfer students who completed 24 transferable
degree hours after high school graduation prior to starting at SE)
– EN100
Students select ONE course from each of the following categories:
University Studies Program
(Lower Level continued)
– Artistic Expression
– Literary Expression
– Oral Expression (SC105 is required for BSBA degree)
– Written Expression (EN140 is required for BSBA degree)
– Behavioral Systems
– Living Systems
– Logical Systems (MA134 is required for BSBA degree)
– Physical Systems
– Development of a Major Civilization
– Economic Systems (EC215 is required for BSBA degree)
– Political Systems
– Social Systems
University Studies Requirements
Upper Level (9 hours)
• IU or UI3XX
• IU or UI3XX
• UI400 Business and Ethics (required for BSBA degree)
Core/Support Courses
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required
Lower Level
SC105 EN140 MG252
BL255 AD101 EC215
EC225 AC221 AC222
MA134 MA139 QM257
Course titles are available at http://www5.semo.edu/cobadvising
Core/Support Courses
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required
Upper Level
MK301 MG301 MI375
FI361 QM352 QM358
BA490 UI400
International Course – need ONE from AC540,
BA560, EC580, FI540, MG560, or MK560
Course titles are available at http://www5.semo.edu/cobadvising
Major Course Requirements
• Major course requirements range from 21 to
27 hours (with the exception of International
Business which varies depending on the
business minor and foreign language option
selected)
• A list of major courses is available in the
undergraduate bulletin and at
http://www.semo.edu/registrar
Advisor Assignment
• Students must meet with their academic advisor
prior to enrollment each semester.
• All students pursuing the BSBA degree are initially
assigned to the Harrison College of Business (HCB)
Advising Center for advising assistance.
• Students are later assigned to a faculty advisor in
the department of their major after successful
completion of all admission requirements to the
Harrison College of Business.
Admission Requirements to the
Harrison College of Business
• Completion of 60 hours or more
• A minimum 2.25 overall grade point average
• A grade of ‘C’ or better in SC105, EN140, MG252,
BL255, AD101, EC215, EC225, AC221, AC222, MA134,
MA139, and QM257
BSBA students must be admitted to the Harrison
College of Business to be eligible for any
300-500 level business courses
Additional Graduation Requirements
– Minimum of 120 degree hours (business majors typically have
more due to the structure of the program)
– Minimum 2.25 overall grade point average (GPA)
– Minimum 2.25 GPA in major courses
– Minimum 2.0 GPA in Southeast courses
– Minimum 39 hours upper division (300-599) courses
(was 30 hours prior to fall 2008)
– Career Linkages Program (CL001-CL004)
– Writing Proficiency Exam (WP003)
– Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress (MAPP)
(replaced the California Critical Thinking Skills Test in Spring 2010)
Declaring/Changing Majors
• Majors are entered on the academic record based on
the following:
– Application for admission to Southeast or
returning student admission form
– First STEP or Transfer Student Orientation
– Once on campus, students must complete a
Declaration of Major form to change majors
Students may view their current major in
in DegreeWorks (http://www.semo.edu/registrar/degreeworks.htm)
Advising/Enrollment
• Students should contact their assigned advisor to
schedule an advising appointment in early October for
spring advising and in early February for summer/fall
advising.
• Enrollment is based on hours completed (do not count in
progress hours) and opens in early November for spring,
mid February for summer, and early April for fall.
Enrollment dates are at http://www.semo.edu/registrar.
• The schedule of classes is available in Look Up Classes in
the portal 2-3 weeks prior to enrollment.
DegreeWorks
• DegreeWorks is a web-based tool to help students
and advisors monitor progress toward degree
completion. DegreeWorks looks at the degree
requirements of the Undergraduate ate BULLETIN
and the coursework completed to produce an easy-
to-read audit. The audit is divided into block
requirements of how courses, taken or proposed,
count toward degree requirements.
• http://www.semo.edu/registrar/degreeworks.htm
???Questions???
Want to learn more about business
majors at Southeast? Please visit
www5.semo.edu/cobadvising
and www.semo.edu/hcb.
Harrison College of Business Advising Team
573.651.5090 Dempster Hall 123
businessadvising@semo.edu
www5.semo.edu/cobadvising