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    Area of Emphasis: General Business

    To receive an emphasis in General Business, students must complete 12 credit hours from the College of Business and Leadership. A sample of courses might include but are not limited to:

    ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)
    The study of accounting as a means of communicating financial information about a business enterprise. Emphasis is placed on the basic concepts used in preparing and interpreting external financial statements. PR: CIS 101 or equivalent. Sophomore standing.

    ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)
    A continuation of ACCT 203 with added emphasis on preparing and interpreting accounting
    information to aid management in the decision-making process. PR ACCT 203 - NON-LAB PRE-REQUISITE

    GBUS 204 Business Law I (3)
    The study of the origin of business law with a focus on contracts, agency, and bailments.

    ECFI 201 Principles of Economics: Micro (3)
    An introductory study of principles that affect goals, incentives, and outcomes of economic behavior at the level of the individual decision maker. Specific topics include the operation of both product and resource markets, the behavior of firms and industries under different market structures, and international exchange.

    ECFI 305 Managerial Finance (3)
    A study of the basic concepts of financial management of a corporation. Topics include: ratio analysis, financial planning, time value of money, capital budgeting, cost of capital, sources of financing, working capital management, and international financial management. PR: ACCT 203 - NON-LAB PRE-REQUISITE

    MGT 301 Management Principles (3)
    Introduction to organizations; how the individual relates to the basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Survey of the evolution of management theory. PR: Junior standing and PERM.

    MKT 301 Marketing Principles (3)
    A study of the principles and practices of the marketing function. Includes a study of both consumer and industrial products, the channels through which they are distributed, the promotion and pricing procedures followed by modern business. PR: Junior standing or PERM.