UW Oshkosh College of Business

Current Undergraduates

BBA (Business) Curriculum

The BBA (Business) degree consists of these categories: General Education, Business Precore, Business Core, Major, Global Knowledge Requirement (GKR) and Professional Experience (PER)

All planning sheets for majors can be found below or from the Majors web page.

SAMPLE PRE-BUSINESS STUDY PLAN

First Year - Starting in MATH 103
First Semester	Second Semester
MATH 103 - Intro to College Algebra	MATH 204 - Math Bus Analysis I
BUS 198 - Intro to Business	ECON 204 - Economics-Macro
Second Year
First Semester	Second Semester
MATH 206 - Math Business Analysis II	ECON 206 - Economics-Micro
BUS 204 - Financial/Managerial Accounting	ECON 210 - Econ & Business Statistics

First Year - Starting in MATH 204
First Semester	Second Semester
MATH 204 - Math Business Analysis II	MATH 206 - Math Business Analysis
BUS 198 - Intro to Business	ECON 204 - Economics-Macro
Second Year
ECON 206 - Economics-Micro	ECON 210 - Econ & Business Statistics
BUS 204 - Financial/Managerial Accounting

GENERAL EDUCATION

A minimum of 42 credits must be earned in General Education coursework. These courses are the foundation of all degrees at UW Oshkosh. You will complete theses courses over the span of your academic career. The areas of General Education are English Composition/Theme Based Inquiry Seminar, Advanced Composition, Mathematics/Problem Based Inquiry Seminar, Physical Education, Non –Western Culture, Communication, Humanities, Natural/Laboratory Science, Social Science and Ethnic Studies.

General Education	Course Requirements
Theme Based Inquiry Seminar (TBIS) Advanced Composition for Business Problem Based Inquiry Seminar Kinesiology Non Western Culture Fundamentals of Speech Ethnic Studies Humanities Natural/Lab Science Social Science	TBIS 188 Eng 309 Math 204 & Math 206 Phys Ed 105 3 credits/see Bulletin Comm 111 3 credits/see Bulletin 9 credits/2 areas/see Bulletin 8 credits 9 credits/2 areas*/see Bulletin

*Business pre-core Econ 204 and 206 count toward Social Science requirement

BUSINESS PRE-CORE

Every business student is required to complete a set of courses, which are referred to as the “Business Pre-Core”. These courses provide a basis for further study in the business curriculum. These courses give students the fundamental skills needed in their business education. Pre-business students will complete the Business Pre-Core during their freshman and sophomore years. Many Business Pre-Core courses have prerequisites that need to be completed prior to enrollment. Refer to your STAR, current Bulletin and/or BBA Planning Sheet for requirements, prerequisites and admission requirements. Students are also required to complete the Global Knowledge Requirement as well as the Professional Experience Requirement for graduation.

Business Pre-Core Requirements

Business Pre-Core Courses	Course Prerequisite(s)
Bus 198 Introduction to Business	None
Bus 204 Essentials of Financial/Managerial Accounting	24 cr., Math 103 or PBIS (xxx)*, c/Bus 198, 2.0cgpa
Econ 204 Economic Macro	Math 103 with minimum C grade
Econ 206 Economic Micro	Math 204 and Econ 204 with minimum C grade
Econ 210 Economics and Business Statistics	Math 204 with minimum C grade
Math 204 Math Business Analysis 1	Math 103 with minimum C grade
Math 206 Math Business Analysis 2	Math 204 with minimum C grade
	*= PBIS 187, 188, 189

Prerequisite: A course to be completed and/or a minimum level of skill to be demonstrated before you may enroll in a particular course or degree program.

BUSINESS CORE

Every business student is required to complete a set of courses, which are referred to as the "Business Core". The business core requirements introduce the environment and important functions of business organizations. These include management, communications, business law, marketing, finance, production, and information systems. Unless otherwise indicated (#) in their prerequisites students need to have completed College of Business requirements for enrollment in these courses. Refer to the STAR, updated BBA Planning Sheets or most current Bulletin for most recent requirements and prerequisites. Students are also required to complete the Global Knowledge Requirement as well as the Professional Experience Requirement for graduation.

Business Core and Prerequisites

Core Courses	Course Prerequisite(s)
ENG 309 - Adv Bus Composition	#ENG 101 or equivalent, 60 credits
BUS 311 - Essentials of Info Systems	#BUS 198, ECON 106 or 206, 44 cr, cgpa 2.4
BUS 351 - Essent of Org Beh & Strategy	#BUS 198, ECON 106 or 206, 44 cr, cgpa 2.4
BUS 361 - Essent of Human Resource Mgt	#BUS 198, ECON 106 or 206, 44 cr, cgpa 2.4

BUS 320 - Essent of Law for Business* OR
BUS 321 - Business Law I*
BUS 331 - Essentials of Finance	BUS 204
BUS 341 - Essentials of Operations Mgt	BUS 389 or concurrent enrollment
BUS 371 - Essentials of Marketing
BUS 389 - Quantitative Business Analysis	ECON 210
BUS 4xx - Culminating Exp (BUS 455 or 486)	Final Semester

* BUS 320 required for all majors except Accounting; BUS 321 required for all Accounting majors
# Admission to College of Business not required for enrollment