Business, B.S.

Pending May 2024 Board of Regents approval.

A minor is not required with this major.

School of Business Admission Requirements

Common Business Core (27 Credits)

Common Business

AC 211	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
AC 212	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
FIN 295	Managerial Finance	3
LAW 250	The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3
MC 207	Managerial Communication I	3
MGT 295	Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior	3
MIS 201	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3
MKT 295	Fundamentals of Marketing	3
MGT 480	Strategic Management	3
BUS 480	Capstone Seminar	0

Students must complete

The 27-credit common business core requirements

Business Administration Core (15 Credits) - One course from each of the major's core courses (AC, FIN, MGT, MIS, and MKT)

Accounting Discipline: Select one course (3 credits) from the following:

AC 300	Intermediate Accounting I	3
AC 301	Cost Management Systems	3
AC 302	Introduction to Income Taxation	3
AC 335	Accounting Analytics and Professional Competencies	3

Finance Discipline: Select one course (3 credits) from the following:

FIN 301	Intermediate Managerial Finance	3
FIN 310	Principles of Investments	3
FIN 320	Financial Markets and Institutions	3
FIN 330	International Finance	3

Management Discipline: Select one course (3 credits) from the following:

MGT 326	Business Organizational Behavior	3
MGT 333	Operations Management	3
MGT 345	Organizational Analysis & Change Management	3
MGT 348	Management Systems	3

Management Information Systems Discipline: Select one course (3 credits) from the following:

MIS 300	IT Project Management I	3
MIS 310	Contemporary Business Applications Development I	3
MIS 315	Database Management Systems	3

Marketing Discipline: Select one course (3 credits) from the following:

MKT 305	Consumer Behavior	3
MKT 373	Marketing Research	3
MKT 380	Market Data Analysis	3

Students must complete

The 15 -credit Business Administration Core - One course from each of the major's core courses (AC,FIN, MKT,MIS, and MKT)

Business Administration Electives (15 Credits)

At most 3 courses from one of the disciplines in the School of Business.

Students must complete

The 15 -credit Business Administration Electives - At most 3 courses from one of the following disciplines

AC
FIN
MGT
MIS
MKT
ENT
Or any other related discipline approved by the Business Studies Program Director

Additional Requirements

BUS 250	Introduction to Business Analytics and Skills	3
STAT 201	Business Statistics II	3

Accelerate Central B.S. Business / M.B.A. Program

Eligibility

Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:

1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.

2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.

3. Admission to School of Business Business major.

4. Meet the M.B.A. program admission criteria.

Eligible students can apply to the Accelerate Central B.S. Business / M.B.A. Program during their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Business and a M.B.A. in Business in as few as five years on a full-time basis.

For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. Business / M.B.A. Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Business courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Business elective courses. In addition, up to two three (3)-credit graduate courses may be taken before matriculation as a graduate student; these 2 courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.B.A. program.

Students who are accepted into Accelerate Central B.S. Business / M.B.A. Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor's degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Recruitment & Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree.

How to Apply

Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Business professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.

It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.

Total Credit Hours: 120