Business Administration, B.S. (FYP)

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Below is a sample tentative graduation plan for a Business Administration major student. If there are courses listed in the first year which you have not yet completed, you should prioritize these courses in your second year. Additionally, if you brought in AP/IB/Transfer credit, there may be variances on how your plan will look. Work with your advisor to determine the best schedule for you.

Year 1

Fall Semester (14.5 Credits)

KSB-100 Business 1.0 (3)
STAT-204 Introduction to Business Statistics (4) (or lower) (Q1)
Complex Problems Seminar (3)
CORE-100 AU Experience I (1.5)
WRT-100 College Writing (3) (W1)*

Spring Semester (16.5 Credits)

ITEC-200 The Edge of Information Technology (3)
ECON-150 Economics for Business (3) **
Habits of Mind course (HOM) (3)
CORE-200 AU Experience II (1.5)
WRT-101 College Writing Seminar (3) (W1)*
Elective (3)
OR
Math course (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 Credits)

ACCT-240 Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT-245 Business Law (3)
ITEC-320 Business Analytics (3) (Q2)
Habits of Mind course (HOM) (3)
Elective (3)
KSB-101 Business Professionalism (1)

Spring Semester (15 Credits)

ACCT-241 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
MKTG-300 Principles of Marketing (3)
Habits of Mind course (HOM) (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Year 3

Fall Semester (Abroad) (15 Credits)

FIN-365 Business Finance (3) (Q2)
IBUS-300 Fundamentals of International Business (3) ***
Specialization course (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Spring Semester (16 Credits)

MGMT-353 Management and Organizational Behavior (3) (DIV)
Specialization course (3)
Habits of Mind course (HOM) (4)
Elective (3)
OR
Specialization Course (FIN specialization only) (3)
Elective (3)

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

ITEC-355 Operations Management (3) (Q2)
Specialization course (3)
Habits of Mind (HOM) (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Spring Semester (12 Credits)

MGMT-458 Strategic Management (3) (Capstone)
Specialization course (3)
Elective (3)
OR
ITEC-466 Cybersecurity Risk Management (3) (Digital Technology Credential)
Elective (3)

Notes:

*Students who have earned AP/IB credit for College Writing will take College Writing, Intensive WRT 106 .

**Students who have earned AP/IB/Transfer credit for both ECON 100 and ECON 200 are exempt from ECON 150 . Students may NOT receive credit for both ECON 150 and ECON 200 .

***IBUS 300 will not fulfill the Cultural Inquiry Habits of Mind requirement after the Spring 2022 semester. Instead, one of the ”Elective” courses will become a “Habits of Mind (HOM)” requirement.

Please note: All Kogod students must have a laptop computer. Please review the laptop requirements here: http://www.american.edu/kogod/labs/computers.cfm