Mercer University

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Stetson School of Business and Economics has accreditation of Association for Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Bachelor of Business Administration

 Flexible Format  Eight-Week Sessions  Evening and Weekend Classes  Once a-Week Classes  Five Admissions Entry Points  Small Class Size and Individual Attention  Self-Paced Schedule  Accomplished Faculty  Personal Portfolio of Study

Admissions Requirements

 Generally 24 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution  Minimum 2.5 g.p.a. for full admission  Transfer credit is accepted on a course by course basis (requires “C” or better):  Up to 64 hrs. from 2-year institution  Up to 96 hrs. from 4-year institution

BBA Degree Requirements

 General Education  Math, Computer Science, & Communication  BBA Core  PPS - Personal Portfolio of Study  Free Electives  Total Hours 36 hrs.

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128 hrs.

I. General Education (12 courses @ 3 hours) 1.English Composition I or LBST 175: Acad. Writing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.English Composition II or LBST 180: Acad. Writing II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.Public Speaking or Writing…………………………………………………………… 4.Literature……………………………………………………………………………… 5.History………………………………………………………………………………… 6.Religion …………………………………………………………………..…………..

7.Laboratory Science…………………..… (Not SCIE 100) ………………………… Course

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8.Social Science…………………………………………………………………..……..

9.Fine Arts, Philosophy, or Language……………………………………………..…..

10.Electives (3 courses @ 3 hours) Select from any of the General Education areas.

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II. Mathematics, Communication and Computer Science (5 courses @ 3 hours)

1.MATH 130 Precalculus……………………………………………………………..………………. _______ 2.MATH 181 Calculus I ………………………………………………………...…………………….. _______ 3.MAT 226 Elementary Statistical Methods…(or MATH 220)…………………………..………… _______ 4.COMM 270 Business Communications .…………………………………………………………… _______ 5.CSC 125 Intro. to Computing…(or INSY 102) …………………..………………………………… _______

III. Business Core (12 courses @ 3 hours) 1.Accounting 204 Intro. Financial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.Accounting 205 Intro. Managerial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.Business 346 Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Environment . . . . . . . . . .

4.Business 349 Management Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.BUS 350 Bus. Quant. Analysis or MGT 382 Prod. & Oper. Mgt. . . . . . 6.Economics 150 Principles of Microeconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.Economics 151 Principles of Macroeconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.Economics course numbered above 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.Finance 362 Principles of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.Management 363 Principles of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11.Marketing 361 Principles of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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36 Semester Hours

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12.Management 498 Strategic Management (Capstone) * . . . . . . . . . . .

_______ _______ *Prerequisites: ACC 204 & 205, BUS 346, ECN 150 & 151, FIN 362, MGT 363, and MKT 361; Senior standing) Note: Senior Assessment Exam is required for graduation; it is taken concurrently with MGT 498.

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IV. Personal Portfolio of Study (6 Upper Division Business Electives @ 3 hours) Course Term Grade Hours

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International elective strongly recommended.

V. Free Electives: Further course work to ensure a total of 128 semester hours.

Course Term Grade Hours

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Total Graduation Requirements 128 Semester Hours

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Combined BBA/MBA Degree

 Save up to 17 hours of credit  GMAT exam waived  “Transition” semester billed at undergraduate tuition rate  Requires 3.5 Mercer gpa  Both degrees awarded at end of program

Combined BBA/MAcc Degree

 Save up to 8 hours of credit  GMAT exam waived  “Transition” semester billed at undergraduate tuition rate  Requires 3.5 Mercer gpa  Both degrees awarded at end of program