Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2022–Spring 2023 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Unit: Business (BU)
Department: Management
Academic Plan Code(s): BA_BBA, BA_BBAO
Program Information
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program will focus on providing students with a general overview of business, economics, accounting, and marketing consistent with the broader distinction between Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.
This program will provide students with a generalist program that covers the essential disciplines of business administration and management: economics, marketing, accounting, finance, statistics, operations, management, leadership and computer systems. The BBA prepares students with a broad business education toward a responsible and rewarding career.
Degree Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | 31 | |
Six (6) hours of General Education requirements may be satisfied through coursework required by the degree program | ||
College/School Requirements 1, 2 | 41 | |
Program/Major Requirements | 21 | |
Supporting Courses | 27 | |
Minimum Total Hours | 120 |
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To complete the degree in the minimum number of hours listed, some hours from the General Education Requirements must be satisfied by courses defined by the unit and/or program. Using other courses to satisfy General Education requirements will require additional hours to complete the degree requirements. See the Degree Requirements tab for specific coursework.
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College/School Requirements total of 44 hours includes 6 hours of required courses that also cover General Education requirements.
Departmental Admission Requirements
New Students and Transfer Students
Admission to the College of Business ensures admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration.
New High School Students: ACT composite of 23; ACT Math of 21; High School GPA 2.75
Transfer Students: Cumulative GPA of 2.5 (will use only UofL if there is an established UofL GPA)
Current Students - Admission in Good Standing
Students must:
Earned a 2.5 cumulative GPA (students with an established UofL GPA may not include grades for coursework at another institution in consideration for admission)
General Education Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
The following courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education Requirement: | ||
College Algebra | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program (link provided above). Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.
College/School Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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CAMP 100 | Campus Culture/Business Students | 1 |
MATH 111 | College Algebra | 3 |
CIS 205 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
BUS 201 | Career Development | 1 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BSTA 201 | Business Statistics | 3 |
Select one of the following Ethics courses: | 3 | |
Contemporary Moral Problems | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Ethics | ||
Medical Ethics | ||
CIS 305 | Data Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
FIN 302 | Business Finance | 3 |
MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
MGMT 301 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 320 | Principles of Operations Management | 3 |
CLAW 301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
MGMT 443 | Strategic Management | 3 |
Minimum Total Hours | 47 |
Total of 41 credit hours includes 3 credit hours of ECON and 3 credit hours of MATH that are also counted in the 31 General Education hours above.
Program/Major Requirements
Please check with the Reinhardt Academic Center for an updated list of electives. 12 hours of Business Administration electives must be taken at UofL.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Business Administration | ||
Supporting electives | ||
Select 21 hours from the following: | 21 | |
CIS 150 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 |
CIS 310 | Database Design | 3 |
CIS 443 | Analytics Programming | 3 |
CIS 444 | Data Analytics | 3 |
CIS 445 | Machine Learning | 3 |
CIS 450 | Special Topics in Data Analytics | 3 |
ECON 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
ECON 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
EQIN 202 | Horse Industry Overview | 3 |
EQIN 204 | Equine Management | 3 |
EQIN 302 | Equine Economics | 3 |
EQIN 304 | Equine Marketing | 3 |
EQIN 340 | Leadership in Equine Business | 3 |
ECON 431 | International Trade | 3 |
ENTR 350 | Entrepreneurial Creativity and Innovation | 3 |
ENTR 401 | Entrepreneurship I | 3 |
ENTR 402 | Venture Finance | 3 |
ENTR 403 | Venture Planning and Management | 3 |
FIN 201 | Money Management and Personal Finance | 3 |
FIN 330 | Banking and Financial Administration | 3 |
MGMT 305 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
MGMT 310 | Minorities, Managers and the Workplace | 3 |
MGMT 315 | Collaboration and Negotiation | 3 |
MGMT 321 | Office Procedures and Management | 3 |
MGMT 360 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | 3 |
MGMT 397 | Co-op in Management | 3 |
MGMT 404 | Project Management | 3 |
MGMT 460 | Leadership | 3 |
MKT 342 | Social Media I | 3 |
MKT 350 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
MKT 360 | Professional Relationship Selling | 3 |
MKT 352 | Social Media II | 3 |
MKT 360 | Professional Relationship Selling | 3 |
MKT 370 | Global Marketing | 3 |
ECON 490 | Special Topics in Economics | 3 |
MGMT 490 | Special Topics in Management | 3 |
MKT 490 | Special Topics in Marketing | 3 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Supporting Courses | ||
General Electives (12 hours must be 300+ level) | 27 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Culminating Undergraduate Experience (Graduation requirement) | ||
Requirement fulfilled by completing: | ||
Strategic Management |
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
CAMP 100 | Campus Culture/Business Students | 1 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
MATH 111 | College Algebra | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Science - S | 3 | |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Science Lab - SL | 1 | |
Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 102 | Intermediate College Writing | 3 |
ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication - OC | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
CIS 205 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
BUS 201 | Career Development | 1 |
HIST 101 or HIST 102 | History of Civilizations I or History of Civilizations II | 3 |
ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
PHIL 222 | Contemporary Moral Problems (or PHIL 225, PHIL 321, or PHIL 323) | 3 |
BSTA 201 | Business Statistics | 3 |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring | ||
MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
CIS 305 | Data Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
MGMT 301 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities US Diversity - AHD1 | 3 | |
FIN 302: Introduction to Finance | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
MGMT 320 | Principles of Operations Management | 3 |
CLAW 301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities - AH | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Business Elective from list | 3 | |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
MGMT 443 | Strategic Management | 3 |
General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Minimum Total Hours | 120 |
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- Click on the Academic Progress tile.
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