Business Administration Major

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
124 semester hours

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your Academic Advisor for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your Academic Advisor.

Fundamental General Education Core (24 hours)
All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level

• Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required)
  Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
• Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra)
  Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component)
  Choose from the Science discipline.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines)
  Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities
  Choose from the Humanities discipline.

Additional General Education Requirements (26 hours)

*Select another Social Science elective if ECON 220 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.
**Select another General Education Elective if MATH 215 is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.

Business Core (28 hours)

• ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
• ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting (4)
• BSAD 220 - Business Law (4)
• ECON 210 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
• FINA 301 - Principles of Finance (4)
• MGMT 312 - Principles of Management (4)
• MKTG 300 - Marketing (4)

University Electives (18 hours)

Any courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

Major Area (28 hours)

• BSAD 320 - Decision Making and Problem Solving (4)
• BSAD 460 - Business Ethics for Leaders (4)
• BSAD 495 - Business Administration Capstone (4)
• Major Area Electives (16 hours)*
  *Select 16 hours from the following:
  • ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I (4)
  • ACCT 320 - Intermediate Accounting II (4)
  • ACCT 330 - Cost Management (4)
  • ACCT 390 - Federal Income Tax I (4)
  • ACCT 425 - Accounting Information Systems (4)
  • AMGT 390 - Project Management (4)
  • AMGT 415 - Small Business Management (4)
  • AMGT 430 - Management and Organization in Small Business (4)
  • AMGT 435 - Small Business Accounting and Finance (4)
  • BSAD 410 - Business Administration Internship (1-4)
  • BSAD 476 - Global Business Issues (4)
  • BSAD 480 - Special Topics in Business Administration (1-4)
  • BSAD 499 - Independent Studies in Business Administration (1-4)
  • BSFR 341 - Fraud Examination (4)
  • COMM 321 - Organizational Communication (4)
  • ECON 321 - Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
  • ECON 322 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
  • ECON 420 - Forecasting (4)
  • EMKT 340 - Internet Marketing (4)
  • EMKT 460 - E-Commerce (4)
  • FINA 340 - Money, Banking and Financial Markets (4) 
  • FINA 403 - Advanced Financial Management (4)
  • FINA 405 - Investments (4)
  • FINA 450 - Global Finance (4)
  • FPLN 300 - Principles of Financial Planning (4)
  • FPLN 440 - Insurance Planning (4)
  • HCM 300 - Healthcare Management (4)
  • HCM 320 - Healthcare Financial Management I (4)
  • HCM 442 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare Management (4)
  • HCM 472 - Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Management (4)
  • HRM 300 - Human Resources Management (4)
  • HRM 301 - Staffing (4)
  • HRM 302 - Training and Development (4)
  • HRM 401 - Compensation and Benefits (4)
  • HRM 402 - Employee and Labor Relations (4)
  • HRM 420 - Principles of Organizational Development (4)
  • MGMT 325 - Organizational Behavior (4)
  • MGMT 425 - Managing Change (4)
  • MGMT 470 - Organizational Leadership (4)
  • MIS 200 - Management Information Systems (4)
  • MIS 478 - Quantitative Methods and Analysis (4)
  • MKTG 320 - Advertising (4)
  • MKTG 330 - Marketing Behavior (4)
  • MKTG 332 - Marketing Research (4)
  • MKTG 350 - Persuasive Strategies (4)
  • MKTG 430 - Relationship Marketing (4)
  • MKTG 450 - Global Marketing (4)
  • OSCM 390 - Operations Management (4)
  • OSCM 440 - Quality Management (4)
  • OSCM 450 - Supply Chain Management (4)
  • OSCM 455 - Transportation and Logistics Management (4)
  • OSCM 458 - Purchasing and Inventory Management (4)
  • OSCM 491 - Integrated Project Management (4)
  • PBRL 325 - Public Relations (4)
  • PBRL 445 - Public Relations and Promotional Strategy (4)
  • PSYC 325 - Coaching in Organizations (4)
  • SOCL 335 - Applied Research Methods (4)

Additional Requirements

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. Either PF 121 or PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the first 15-week BLF course.  Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) in place of Learning Strategies (PF 321). Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.

Please see the Academic Bulletin for the complete list of degree and residency requirements.

The Business Administration Program also offers an Associate of Science Degree, Subsequent Bachelor of Science Degree, and Joint Programs of Study: B.S., Business Administration/MBA.