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Core Curriculum: BBA - Three Year Program

The following course schedule is for BBA students admitted Fall 2006 or later to the 3-year BBA Program:
In preparation for admission, students should also have completed ENGL 125 (or equivalent), MATH 115 (or equivalent) and ECON 101 in their freshman year.

Sophomore Year

The first year of the three year BBA program introduces students to some of the core business fundamentals, while they continue to complete some of the general LS&A requirements. (Please note that the admitted class of 2006 was required to complete OMS 301 in the Fall term, and BIT 200 and BE 300 in the Winter term.)

Fall

ACC 271: Principles of Accounting I (3.0 cr)
BE 300: Applied Economics (3.0 cr)
BIT 200: Personal Productivity with Information Technology (1.5 cr)
ECON 102: Macroeconomics (4.0 cr)
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Degree Requirements

Winter

ACC 272: Principles of Accounting II (3.0 cr)
LHC 250: Introduction to Business Communication(1.5 cr)
OMS 301: Business Statistics and Management Science (3.0 cr)
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Degree Requirements

Junior Year

The second year of the three year BBA program continues to build on the base core curriculum, while beginning to immerse students more into business electives as they wrap up their LS&A requirements.

Fall

FIN 300: Financial Management (3.0 cr)
LHC 350: Business Communication (1.5 cr)
MKT 300: Marketing Management (3.0 cr)
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Business Electives or Degree Requirements  

Winter

BIT 300: Business Information Systems (1.5 cr)
MO 300: Behavioral Theory in Management (3.0 cr)
OMS 311: Operations Management (3.0 cr)
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Business Electives or Degree Requirements

Senior Year

The last year of the three year BBA program contains one final core course and provides students with the freedom to select from a variety of electives. Students should also make sure they complete any remaining degree requirements. 

Fall

STRATEGY 390: Corporate Strategy (3.0 cr)
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Business Electives or Degree Requirements  

Winter

Business Electives or Degree Requirements

Additional Degree Requirements

  • Business Law: Students must complete one of two Business Law courses (either LHC 305 or 306). This requirement be completed at any time during the Junior and Senior years.
  • 45 Business Credits: Students must complete at least 45 credits of Business classes in order to graduate. The core classes listed above as well as ACC 271 and ACC 272, which may have been taken before the BBA program, are included in the required 45. (The core, ACC 271 & 272, and the law requirement are a total of 36 credits, so an additional 9 credits of Business elective coursework is required.)
  • 120 Total Credits: Students must complete a total of 120 credits to receive their degree. In addition to the required 45 Business Credits, at least 54 of the 120 credits must be non Business coursework.
  • Distribution & Foreign Language Requirements: In addition to the Business requirements, BBA students are required to complete three of the following four requirements:
    • Humanities Distribution (HU) = 9 credits
    • Natural Sciences (NS) and/or Mathematical and Symbolic Analysis (MSA) = 9 credits
    • Social Sciences (SS) = 9 credits (excluding Econ 101 & 102)
    • Foreign Language Proficiency = Fourth-term proficiency in a foreign language is determined by successful completion of a proficiency examination administered by U-M, or by completion of a fourth-semester college-level foreign language course. AP course work which meets fourth-term proficiency fulfills this requirement. See the LS&A Bulletin for further details.

Current BBA students can schedule an Academic Counseling Appointment if they have questions regarding any of the degree requirements.

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