ACADEMIC MAP Business Administration, Business Information Technology concentration (B.A.S.B.A./B.I.T.)

Semester 1 COURSE CR COMMENTS ENGL 101 ~COMPOSITION 1 3 * CS 101 INTRO TO PC APPLICATIONS 4 * GBUS 101 INTRO TO BUSINESS 3 ** COLL 101 EMBEDDED BTEC 116 INTERMEDIATE KEYBOARDING 3 MATH 120 — QUANTITATIVE LITERACY OR HIGHER 3 * TOTAL: 16 Semester 2 COURSE CR COMMENTS ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2 3 * BTEC 275 ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3 ** BTEC 235 MICROSOFT WORD/WINDOWS 3 BUSINESS ELECTIVE 2 * COMM 111 ~FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH 3 * TOTAL: 14 Semester 3 COURSE CR COMMENTS GBUS 117 FINANCIAL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3 ** ECON 202 MACROECONOMICS 3 * ACCT 201 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1 3 ** BTEC 265 MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS 3 BUSINESS ELECTIVE 2 TOTAL: 14 Semester 4 COURSE CR COMMENTS BTEC 270 INTRODUCTION TO WEB PAGE DESIGN 3 ECON 201 MICROECONOMICS 3 * HUMAN INQUIRY AND THE PAST GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 * SEE ATTACHED GBUS 202 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3 ** BTEC 295 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR 3 TOTAL: 15

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Information Technology (BASBA BIT)gives students a strong background in business technology skills and competencies. Graduates will be prepared to manage an office in a variety of business environments. MILESTONE COURSE: These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion. FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE: CAREER PLANNING: During the fourth semester of the BTEC degree, students interested in the BAS should apply for the program in their final semester of the AAS program. CAPSTONE COURSE: The capstone is a semester-long capstone project that prepares you for the workforce by perfecting your resume, assessing student learning outcomes, and preparing a portfolio of student work. ELECTIVES: Business electives may be chosen from courses with the following pre-fixes: ACCT, BTEC, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, or MKTG. Upper-division courses are those that are numbered 300 or higher. For assistance in choosing electives, please see your academic advisor. CONCURRENT COURSES: CERTIFICATION: GPA REQUIREMENTS *- GEN ED 2.00 **- -COMMON PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT 2.25 BEYOND 2.50 PRACTICUM and SEMINAR 2+2 with WVU Parkersburg CAREER LADDER: Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time. TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS: 120 2019-2020

ACADEMIC MAP Business Administration, Business Information Technology concentration (B.A.S.B.A./B.I.T.) Semester 5 COURSE CR COMMENTS MGMT 220 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3 ** GBUS 304 ADVANCED EXCEL 3 MATH 211 STATISTICS 3 * ACCT 202 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 2 3 ** *THE ARTS & CREATIVITY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 * SEE ATTACHED TOTAL: 15 Semester 6 COURSE CR COMMENTS NATURAL SCIENCE WITH LAB GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 4 * SEE ATTACHED UPPER-DIVISION BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 GBUS 306 ADVANCED ACCESS 3 ACCT 310 ACCT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 MKTG 230 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3 ** TOTAL: 16 Semester 7 COURSE CR COMMENTS FIN 340 PRIN OF BUSINESS FINANCE 3 ** GBUS 310 BUSINESS LAW 1 3 ** GBUS 405 GLOBAL BUSINESS 3 ** GBUS 300 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 UPPER-DIVISION BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 TOTAL: 15 Semester 8 COURSE CR COMMENTS GBUS 440 BUSINESS POLICY CAPSTONE 3 ** UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 GBUS 415 MANAGERIAL BUSINESS ETHICS 3 ** TOTAL: 15 The Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Information Technology (BASBA BIT)gives students a strong background in business technology skills and competencies. Graduates will be prepared to manage an office in a variety of business environments. MILESTONE COURSE: These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion. FIELD/CLINICAL COURSE: CAREER PLANNING: During the fourth semester of the BTEC degree, students interested in the BAS should apply for the program in their final semester of the AAS program. CAPSTONE COURSE: The capstone is a semester-long capstone project that prepares you for the workforce by perfecting your resume, assessing student learning outcomes, and preparing a portfolio of student work. ELECTIVES: Business electives may be chosen from courses with the following pre-fixes: ACCT, BTEC, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, or MKTG. Upper-division courses are those that are numbered 300 or higher. For assistance in choosing electives, please see your academic advisor. CONCURRENT COURSES: CERTIFICATION: GPA REQUIREMENTS *- GEN ED 2.00 **- -COMMON PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT 2.25 BEYOND 2.50 PRACTICUM and SEMINAR 2+2 with WVU Parkersburg CAREER LADDER: Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time. TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS: 120 2019-2020

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Complete an Associate of Applied Science degree prior to application for graduation with the BASBA.
  
  
• Complete 120 credit hours in course outlined for the Bachelor of Applied Science with a major in Business Administration in any of the following concentrations: Accounting and Financial Management (AFM), or Management/Marketing (MM), Business Information Technology see BTEC, AAS and BIT degree.
  
  
• Maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all General Education Foundation courses required for the degree.
  
  
• Maintain minimum grade point average of 2.25 overall in all courses included in the Common Professional Component (CPC) Business Core (designed with *).
  
  
• Maintain minimum grade point average of 2.5 in all courses included in area of concentration (designated with **).
  
  
• Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg, 24 of which must be upper division (numbered 300 and above) business courses.
  
  
• Students pursuing both the BASA and the BSBA degrees must complete all course requirements for each degree to be eligible to earn a second bachelor’s degree.
  
  
• Complete and file the graduation application in OLSIS within the stated deadlines

 

Foundational Learning Courses (FLCs):

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.” Composition & Rhetoric Science & Technology Math & Quantitative Skill  Society, Diversity & Connections Human Inquiry & the Past The Arts and Creativity  ENGL 101  ENGL 102  ENGL 107*  ENGL 108*  ASTR 106  BIOL 101 &  BIOL 103 L  BIOL 102  BIOL 104 L  BIOL 107 *  BIOL 108 *  BIOL 109 *  BIOL 115  BIOL 117  BIOL 171  CHEM 111  CHEM 115  CHEM 116  CS 101  GEOL 101 &  GEOL 102 L  GEOL 103 &  GEOL 104 L  GEOL 105 &  GEOL 105 L  PSCI 111  PSCI 112  PHYS 101  PHYS 102  PHYS 111  PHYS 112  MATH 120 *  MATH 121  MATH 125 *  MATH 126  MATH 128  MATH 129  MATH 150  MATH 155  MATH 156  MATH 211  COMM 105  COMM 111  COMM 112  ECON 201  ECON 202  FREN 101  FREN 102  GEOG 102  GEOG 240  POLS 102  POLS 220  PSYC 101  PSYC 241  RELI 231  SOC 101  SOC 105  SOC 221  SOC 232  SPAN 101  SPAN 102  HIST 101  HIST 102  HIST 152  HIST 153  HIST 250 *  PHIL 111  PHIL 150 *  PHIL 170 History & Literature of the Arts  ART 101  ART 105  ART 106  MUSI 170  THEA 101 Literature  ENGL 131  ENGL 132  ENGL 221  ENGL 222  ENGL 241  ENGL 242  ENGL 261  ENGL 262  ENGL 285 Applied Arts  ART 109  THEA 102 Creative Writing  ENGL 213  ENGL 214  ENGL 215 * Serves technical and professional degree programs specific to WVU Parkersburg. Does not transfer to WVU as General Education (March 2018).

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