Equine Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
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 Science in Business Administration in Equine Business
Unit: Business (BU)
Department/Program: Equine Industry
Academic Plan Code(s): EQINBSB
Program Information
The mission of the Equine Business Discipline is to motivate students and professionals in the industry to read, think and question; encourage development of the analytical, entrepreneurial, and management skills needed by the equine industry; inspire enthusiasm, develop leadership; respond to the equine industry's dramatically changing economic environment by undertaking rigorous, meaningful research; disseminate to the industry through publications, seminars, workshops or state-of-the-art technology, research results and accumulated knowledge, and other business related skills.
Degree Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
(6 hours of General Education requirements may be satisfied through coursework required by the degree program) | ||
| College/School Requirements 1,2 | 53 | |
| Program/Major Requirements | 30 | |
| Supporting Courses | 12 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | College/School Requirements total includes 6 hours of required courses that also cover General Education requirements. See Degree Requirements tab for specific coursework. |
Specific coursework information can be found on the Degree Requirements tab.
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Departmental Admission Requirements
New Students and Transfer Students
Admission to the College of Business ensures admission to the BSB in Equine Business.
Current Students—Admission in Good Standing
Students must have both:
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
| The following courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education Requirement: | ||
| Elements of Calculus - QR | ||
or MATH 205 | Calculus I - QR | |
| Principles of Microeconomics - SB | ||
or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics - SB | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CAMP 100 | Campus Culture/Business Students | 1 |
| MATH 180 | Elements of Calculus - QR 2, 3 | 3 |
| or MATH 205 | Calculus I - QR | |
| Select one of the following Ethics courses: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Moral Problems - AH | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| BUS 301 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUS 201 | Career Development | 1 |
| ACCT 201 & ACCT 202 | Principles of Financial Accounting Principles of Managerial Accounting | 6 |
| ECON 201 & ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics - SB Principles of Macroeconomics - SB 4 | 6 |
| BSTA 201 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| CIS 205 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
| General Electives | 6 | |
| Business Breadth | ||
| FIN 301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| CLAW 301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| CIS 305 | Data Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
| MGMT 401 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 53 | |
Total of 53 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Equine Business Depth | ||
| EQIN 202 | Horse Industry Overview | 3 |
| EQIN 204 | Equine Management | 3 |
| EQIN 301 | Organization and Administration of Equine Operations | 3 |
| EQIN 302 | Equine Economics | 3 |
| or EQIN 401 | Equine Taxation | |
| EQIN 304 | Equine Marketing | 3 |
| EQIN 313 | Equine Commercial Law | 3 |
| EQIN 402 | Capstone Seminar in Equine Industry Program - CUE | 3 |
| EQIN 403 | Equine Financial Management | 3 |
| EQIN 404 | Current Equine Issues | 3 |
| Business or Equine Electives (300-400 level)* | 3 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 30 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses | ||
| General Electives 6 | 12 | |
*See table below for potential Equine Elective courses.
Transfer students must take a minimum of 12 credit hours in their major within the College of Business.
Six hours of General Education Diversity courses (D1 and D2) are required and may be incorporated within the degree program.
All course prerequisites must be followed.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Culminating Undergraduate Experience (Graduation requirement) | ||
| Requirement fulfilled by completing: | ||
| Capstone Seminar in Equine Industry Program - CUE | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Equine Electives | ||
Courses listed below may be used to satisfy general elective requirements | ||
| EQIN 203 | Application of Software for Equine Operations | 3 |
| EQIN 205 | A Global Perspective of Equine Industry | 1 |
| EQIN 206 | Industry Speaker Series | 2 |
| EQIN 250 | Equine-Assisted Activities | 3 |
| EQIN 303 | Equine Regulatory Law | 2 |
| EQIN 340 | Leadership in Equine Business | 3 |
| EQIN 360 | Equine Regulatory Law & Dispute Resolution | 3 |
| EQIN 396 | Zero-Credit Internship-Equine | 0 |
| EQIN 398 | Co-op in Equine II 7 | 1-3 |
| EQIN 399 | Co-op in Equine III | 3 |
| EQIN 401 | Equine Taxation (Can be used as elective unless used in place of EQIN 302) | 3 |
| EQIN 406 | Horse Racing and Comparative Gaming Systems | 3 |
| EQIN 490 | Special Topics in Equine Administration | 1-3 |
| EQIN 499 | Independent Study in Equine Business | 3 |
| 1 | College/School Requirements include six hours of General Education (3 hours Quantitative Reasoning and 3 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences). A course satisfying the General Education Oral Communication requirement (COMM 111, COMM 112, COMM 115, HON 214 , POLS 111, or WGST 203) is a prerequisite for BUS 301 but not included in the total hours for the degree. Students who take PHIL 222 to satisfy the Ethics requirement will also satisfy 3 hours of the Arts & Humanities requirement and may need additional electives to satisfy the total hours for the degree. |
| 2 | If MATH 205 is taken, there will be 4 total hours of math, which may reduce the electives required for the degree. |
| 3 | Completes Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirement |
| 4 | Completes 3 hours of Social & Behavioral Sciences General Education requirement. |
| 5 | The following will also meet the statistics requirement: MATH 109, PSYC 301, SOC 301, CJ 326. |
| 6 | Assumes 6 hours from College requirements used to satisfy General Education requirements |
| 7 | EQIN 398 Co-op in Equine II in Equine (2.0 GPA, effective Spring 2018); optional course |
Flight Plan
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| CAMP 100 | Campus Culture/Business Students | 1 |
| ENGL 101 | Introduction to College Writing - WC | 3 |
| EQIN 202 | Horse Industry Overview | 3 |
| MATH 180 or MATH 205 |
Elements of Calculus - QR or Calculus I - QR |
3-4 |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication - OC | 3 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 102 | Intermediate College Writing - WC | 3 |
| EQIN 204 | Equine Management | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics - SB | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| BSTA 201 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Elementary Statistics - QR | ||
| Statistics for Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Social Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Analysis - QR | ||
| General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities US Diversity - AHD1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 201 | Career Development | 1 |
| CIS 205 | Information Systems in Organizations | 3 |
| CIS 305 | Data Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics - SB | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 301 | Business Communication | 3 |
| CLAW 301 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| EQIN 313 | Equine Commercial Law | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| EQIN 302 or EQIN 401 |
Equine Economics or Equine Taxation |
3 |
| EQIN 301 | Organization and Administration of Equine Operations | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences Lab - SL | 1 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EQIN 304 | Equine Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Contemporary Moral Problems - AH | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| EQIN 403 | Equine Financial Management | 3 |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities - AH | 3 | |
| Business or Equine Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Social & Behavioral Sciences Historical Perspective Global Diversity - SBHD2 | 3 | |
| MGMT 401 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EQIN 402 | Capstone Seminar in Equine Industry Program - CUE 7 | 3 |
| EQIN 404 | Current Equine Issues | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 123 | |
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Flight Planner
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