2015-2017 Cal Poly Catalog
BS Business
Administration
ECON 330
Students graduating from our program will be able to:
1.1 Apply knowledge to identify opportunities and solve business
problems.
2.1 Evaluate the social and ethical responsibilities of business
organizations.
3.1 Exhibit the ability to work in a diverse environment.
3.2 Illustrate an understanding of business activities in a global
environment.
4.1 Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
4.2 Demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
4.3 Demonstrate effective participation in teams.
Legal Responsibilities of Business
4
Financial Accounting
4
BUS 215
Managerial Accounting
4
BUS 342
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
4
BUS 346
Principles of Marketing
4
BUS 387
Organizational Behavior
4
BUS 391
Information Systems
4
BUS 401
General Management and Strategy
4
BUS 404
Governmental and Social Influences on Business
4
BUS 301
Global Financial Institutions and Markets
BUS 302
International and Cross Cultural Management
BUS 303
Introduction to International Business
BUS 304
Establishing International Supply Chains
BUS 410
The Legal Environment of International Business
BUS 446
International Marketing
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Applied Senior Project
24-28
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics (D2)
4
1
4
4
Calculus for Business and Economics (B1)
1
4
STAT 251
Statistical Inference for Management I (B1)
1,2
4
Statistical Inference for Management II
2
5
60
Free Electives
19-23
Total units
180
2
BUS 214
International Business - Select from the following:
ECON 464
FREE ELECTIVES
BUS 207
Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing and
Services
Senior Project: Sales Development Program
(See GE program requirements below.)
MAJOR COURSES
Packaging Polymers and Processing
Applied Senior Project Seminar
BUS 466
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)
Note: No major, support or concentration courses may be selected as
credit/no credit.
IT 371
BUS 464
STAT 252
• U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
IT 341
Senior Project: Applied Accounting, Auditing and
Tax Research
MATH 221
1
Packaging Fundamentals
BUS 463
ECON elective (300-400 level)
• Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
Product Design and Development
Senior Project I
and Senior Project II
ECON 222
• 2.0 GPA
IT 330
BUS 461
& BUS 462
ECON 221
• 60 units of upper division courses
IT 326
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - Senior
Project
SUPPORT COURSES
In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students
must also satisfy requirements outlined in more detail in the
Minimum Requirements for Graduation (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
generalrequirementsbachelorsdegree/#generaleducationtext) section
of this catalog, including:
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
4
BUS 416
Concentration courses (see below)
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
IT 303
International Trade Theory
Senior Project - Select from the following:
Program Learning Objectives
Technology Management - Select from the following:
1
4
Required in Support; also satisfies GE
STAT 301 (4) and STAT 302 (4) may be used as a substitute for
STAT 251 (4) and STAT 252 (5). All students must still complete
two approved GE B1 courses. STAT 301 and STAT 302 are
not GE courses. Students should follow the advising footnote
under the SUPPORT section (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/bseconomics)
of the ECON major: “Students pursuing the Quantitative
Concentration should take MATH 141 and MATH 142 instead of
MATH 221”.
Concentrations
Concentrations are provided for students preparing for careers in:
• Accounting Concentration (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/
bsbusinessadministration/accountingconcentration)
• Financial Management Concentration (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/
bsbusinessadministration/financialmanagementconcentration)
• Management and Human Resources Concentration
(http://catalog.calpoly.edu/collegesandprograms/
orfaleacollegeofbusiness/bsbusinessadministration/
managementandhumanresourcesconcentration)
4
• Information Systems Concentration (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/
bsbusinessadministration/informationsystemsconcentration)
• Marketing Management Concentration (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/
bsbusinessadministration/marketingmanagementconcentration)
2
BS Business Administration
• Entrepreneurship Concentration (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
collegesandprograms/orfaleacollegeofbusiness/
bsbusinessadministration/entrepreneurshipconcentration)
• Consumer Packaging Solutions Concentration
(http://catalog.calpoly.edu/collegesandprograms/
orfaleacollegeofbusiness/bsbusinessadministration/
consumerpackagingsolutionsconcentration)
The Quantitative concentration and the Real Estate concentration
offered under the BS Economics, are also available to Business
Administration majors. For the requirements for each concentration,
please check the information listed under the Economics major.
General Education (GE) Requirements
• 72 units required, 12 of which are specified in Major and/or
Support.
• See the complete GE course listing (http://catalog.calpoly.edu/
generalrequirementsbachelorsdegree/#generaleducationtext).
• Minimum of 12 units required at the 300 level.
Area A
Communication
A1
Expository Writing
4
A2
Oral Communication
4
A3
Reasoning, Argumentation and Writing
4
Area B
Science and Mathematics
B1
Mathematics/Statistics (8 units in Support)
B2
Life Science
4
B3
Physical Science
4
B4
One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course
Area C
Arts and Humanities
C1
Literature
4
C2
Philosophy
4
C3
Fine/Performing Arts
4
C4
Upper-division elective
4
Area C elective
(Choose one course from C1-C5)
4
Area D/E
Society and the Individual
D1
The American Experience (Title 5, Section 40404
requirement)
D2
Political Economy (4 units in Support)
D3
Comparative Social Institutions
4
D4
Self Development (CSU Area E)
4
D5
Upper-division elective (no BUS course)
4
Area F
Technology
F
Upper-division elective
Total units
1
Required in Support; also satisfies GE
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