Missouri State University
Business Administration
(Accounting, Business Education, Computer Info Systems, Finance, General Business, , Technology and Construction Management, Insurance & Risk Management, Entertainment Management, Management, Marketing)
The following is a list of courses that satisfy the General Education Block and the Associate in Arts Degree requirements here at North Central Missouri College, as well as the requirements for the Business Administration major at Missouri State University. This guide is valid ONLY for those seeking the General Education Block or an Associate in Arts Degree.
NCMC General Education Core Curriculum-42 semester hours
Communications 9 Credits
EN 101 English I and
EN 102 English II and
SP 175 Speech
Mathematics 3 Credits
MT 122 College Algebra
Humanities and Fine Arts 9 Credits
Choose three courses, one course from three of the four categories:
Literature:
EN 252 World Literature: Enlightenment to the Present
EN 261 American Literature Before 1865
EN 262American Literature After 1865
Humanities/Cultural Studies:
HU 110 Humanities: Pre-Renaissance
HU 111 Humanities: Renaissance to Present
HI 101 Western Civilization to 1700
HI 102 Western Civilization since 1700
Fine Arts:
AR 104 Art Appreciation
MU 109 Music Appreciation
TH111 Introduction to Theatre
Foreign Language*/Philosophy:
FL 100 Elementary Spanish I
FL 101 Elementary Spanish II
FL 110 Elementary German I
FL 155 American Sign Language I
PH 101 Ethics
PH 102 Introduction to Philosophy
RL 101 Introduction to Religion
*See globalization requirements
Social Sciences 9 Credits
HI 103 American History to 1877 and
PY 121 General Psychology and
EC 252 Microeconomics
Life and Physical Sciences 9 Credits
Choose one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences.
Biological Sciences
BI 100 General Biology
BI 101 General Botany
BI 103 General Zoology
Physical Sciences
CH 107 Introduction to Chemistry
CH 110 General Chemistry I
PS 101 Introduction to the Physical Sciences
PS 108 Introduction to Physics
PS 185 College Physics I
Managing Information 3 Credits
BT 160 Microcomputer Applications I
General Education 42 Credits
Health and Physical Education 3 Credits
PE 105 Health Education
PE Activity Course
Military experience accepted with proper documentation for activity courses
Major Field Requirements 17 Credits
AC 136 Elementary Accounting I
AC 137 Elementary Accounting II
BT 130 Business Communications
EC 253 Macroeconomics
MT 125 Elementary Statistics
*MSU has a business degree “globalization” requirement. There are 3 ways to meet this:
1) Take 6 credit hours of a single foreign language
2) Take 3 credit hours of a foreign language and SO 107 General Sociology or GE 106 Introduction to World Geography
3) Take SO 107 General Sociology and GE 106 Introduction to World Geography
Associate of Arts Degree 62 Total Credits
Business Administration
All students who plan to apply for admission to the College of Business Administration should declare a major in one of the six academic departments of the College upon admission to the University and seek enrollment advice through the Business Advisement Center. (Admission requirements do not apply to Department of Technology and Construction Management majors.)
Students in good standing at MSU are eligible to be considered for admission to a specific degree program in the College of Business Administration upon the completion of at least 54 hours including the following preparation courses: AC 136, AC 137, BT 130, BT 160, EC 252, EC 253, EN 101, MT 122, MT 125, PY 121, SP 175. (RIL 231 must be completed at MSU.)
Admission to the College of Business Administration is limited to a total of 2,000 majors at the combined junior and senior levels. Admission decisions will be determined by applicants’ combined (MSU plus transfer) grade point average. However, all applicants whose combined grade point average is 2.50 or higher will be admitted to the College of Business Administration. Students majoring in Computer Information Systems are required to meet additional admission requirements. See Department of Computer Information Systems section of the MSU catalog for details.
To avoid registration problems use the following deadlines to apply to the College of Business Administration: Summer/Fall--6th week of Spring Semester; Fall (for students who did not apply in the spring)--4th week of Summer Semester; Spring--6th week of Fall Semester.
Admission decisions will be made by the 8th week of the Spring and Fall Semesters and the 6th week of the Summer Semester.
All undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business and accounting offered by the College of Business Administration at MSU are fully accredited by AACSB – The International Association for Management Education with the exception of the Department of Technology and Construction Management majors, which are accredited by the National Association of Industrial Management.
Refer specific questions regarding this degree program to the Business Advisement Center at (417) 836-5386 or BusinessAdvisement@missouristate.edu. Students interested in the Department of Technology and Construction Management need to contact the Business Advisement Center and Dr. Shawn Strong, Department Head, at (417) 836-5121 or ShawnStrong@missouristate.edu.