BSBA Core Requirements
General Education Requirements
This University-wide general-education core of arts and sciences courses strengthens business communication and critical thinking skills while introducing students to global cultures and traditions. All undergraduate majors in the Valparaiso University College of Business take these courses, along with the business core courses and specialized courses required for the major field of study.
| Freshman Core Program | 8 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CORE 110 | The Human Experience | 4 credits |
| CORE 115 | The Human Experience | 4 credits |
| Theology | 3 credits | |
| THEO 200 | The Christian Tradition | 3 credit |
| Cultural Diversity | 11 credits | |
| World Languages and Cultures | 8 credits | |
| One of the following options: | -Courses numbered 102 and 203 in a foreign language in which the student has more than one year of high school credit -Courses numbered 101 and 102 in a foreign language which the student has not previously taken -For non-immigrant visa international students whose native language is not English, there is no foreign language requirement, provided they have completed ENGL 200: Literary Studies | |
| Cultural Diversity Course | 3 credits | |
| One of the following options: | Three-credit course from a specified list of approved diversity courses Semester abroad in one of the International Study Programs, the Chicago Urban Studies Semester, or either of the Washington Semester Programs | |
| Humanities | 3 credits | |
| One of the following options: | – Fine and Performing Arts – History – Literature – Philosophy (except PHIL 145/150) | |
| Social Science | 3 credits | |
| Choose one three-credit course from geography (designated), political science and international relations, social work (designated), sociology, or gender studies | ||
| Natural Sciences | 8 credits | |
| PSY 110 | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY 111 | Laboratory in General Experimental Psychology | 1 credits |
| Three to four credits with a laboratory component from astronomy, biology, chemistry, physical geography, meteorology, physics, or natural science | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | 4 credits | |
| MATH 124 | Finite Mathematics | 4 credits |
| Healthy Lifestyles | 1 credit | |
| One of the following options: KIN 100 Healthy Lifestyles KIN 101 Wellness and Stress | ||
| Other: | ||
| ECON 221 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 3 credits |
| ECON 222 | Principles of Economics-Macro | 3 credits |
| ENGL 210 | Introduction to Business and Professional Writing | 3 credits |
| PHIL 145 | Elementary Logical and Critical Thinking | 3 credits |
| Total | 56-57 credits |
Core Business Requirements
The business core provides background in the production and marketing of goods and/or services and the financing of the business enterprise, building on the knowledge gained in the general education core. All undergraduate majors in the Valparaiso University College of Business take these courses, along with the general education core and specialized courses required for the major field of study.
| Freshman/Sophomore Core Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUS 100 | The Business Experience | 3 credits | ||
| BUS 100L | The Business Experience Lab | 0 credits | ||
| BLAW 104 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 credits | ||
| ACC 205 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits | ||
| ACC 206 | Managerial Accounting | 3 credits | ||
| IDS 115 | Business Applications for Decision Making | 3 credit | ||
| IDS 205 | Business Statistics | 3 credits | ||
| Total | 18 credits | |||
| Junior/Senior Core Courses | ||||
| FIN 304 | Financial Management | 3 credits | ||
| MGT 304 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 credits | ||
| MGT 305 | Business Ethics | 3 credits | ||
| MKT 304 | Marketing Management | 3 credits | ||
| IDS 306 | Global Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | ||
| IDS 310 | Intro to Business Analytics | 3 credits | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||||
| MGT 475 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 credits | ||
| MGT 475L | Business Policy and Strategy Lab | 0 credits | ||
| One course from the following options: | ||||
| MGT 395 | Internship Experience in Business Administration I | 1 credit | ||
| MGT 381 | Cooperative Education in Business Administration I | 2 credits | ||
| Total | 22-23 credits | |||
| Total Business Core | 40-41 credits | |||