Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Undergraduate Business Degrees
The Jennings A. Jones College of Business offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. Each program includes courses for a specific minor. Specified minors cannot be omitted, but additional minors outside the Jennings A. Jones College of Business may be elected. The same courses may not be used to meet degree requirements in more than one major or minor. B.B.A. degrees are accredited by the AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The following degree programs are offered.
- Accounting (B.B.A.)
- Business Administration (B.B.A.)
- Business Education (B.S.)
- Economics (B.B.A.) Concentrations in Public Finance and Labor Relations Economics (B.S.)
- Entrepreneurship (B.B.A.)
- Finance (B.B.A.) Concentrations in Business Finance, Financial Institution Management, Insurance, and Real Estate
- Information Systems (B.B.A.)
- Management (B.B.A.)
- Marketing (B.B.A.)
- Office Management (B.B.A.)
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Degree
Graduation Requirements
1. Students majoring in business must attain a 2.00 GPA in their major courses and in Jones College courses to graduate. Jones College courses include those with the prefixes ACTG, BUAD, BLAW, BCEN, ECON, FIN, INFS, MGMT, MKT, and QM.
2. Students majoring in business must be admitted to Jones College at least one semester prior to their graduation date.
3. Jones College majors must complete the required business minor with a minimum 2.00 GPA.
- All business majors (except those majoring in Business Administration) must complete the Business Administration minor.
- Business Administration majors must complete the Economics and Finance minor.
4. Students choosing a minor in Jones College must attain a minimum 2.00 GPA in the selected business minor to meet graduation requirements. These admission standards have been established by the Jones College faculty and administration.
Each candidate for a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree must meet the following requirements:
1. the University Degree Requirements
2. the General Education requirements
3. the following business courses:
- ACTG 2110, 2120, Principles of Accounting I and II, 6 hours
- ECON 2410, 2420, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, 6 hours
- QM 2610, Statistical Methods I, 3 hours
- BLAW 3400, Legal Environment of Business, 3 hours*
- BCEN 3510, Business Communication, 3 hours
- BCEN 4510, Business Report Writing, or ECON 3210, The Financial System and the Economy, 3 hours* the specific course required depends on the major
- FIN 3010, Business Finance, 3 hours*
- INFS 3100, Principles of Management Information Systems, 3 hours*
- MGMT 3610, Principles of Management, 3 hours*
- MGMT 3620, Production and Operations Systems, 3 hours
- MKT 3820, Principles of Marketing, 3 hours*
- QM 3620, Statistical Methods II, 3 hours
- BUAD 4980, Business Policy, 3 hours
4. a major consisting of a minimum of 24 semester hours of courses as specified by each college department;
5. a minimum of 50 percent of required business hours must be taken at MTSU;
6. a minimum of 3 upper-division hours in the minor must be taken at MTSU;
7. Business Policy, BUAD 4980, must be taken at MTSU during the last semester of coursework (students will not be permitted to enroll until completion of courses marked with an asterisk (*) in item 3 above);
8. two separate majors in business cannot be completed simultaneously.
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree
Each candidate for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree must meet the following:
1. the University Degree Requirements (see page 60);
2. the General Education Requirements (see pages 64–67);
3. the specific requirements for the B.S. degrees as listed under departmental sections of the catalog for the following programs:
- Business Education major includes a minor in Secondary Education leading to licensure to teach business subjects;
- Business Education major with a required minor in Business Administration for students not seeking licensure to teach business subjects;
- Economics liberal arts major without a specific required minor.
Students seeking a second bachelor’s degree should review the requirements in the undergraduate catalog. All students seeking a second bachelor’s degree in business should
- obtain program approval and upper-division forms from the Jones College Academic Advising Center;
- meet the degree requirements shown on the upper-division form for the specific major and catalog year selected.
Equivalent courses completed at other institutions will not be required for the second bachelor’s degree in business. At least 50 percent of the total business hours required for a second degree must be taken at MTSU.
All students must complete or be enrolled in all lower-division requirements prior to enrolling in upper-division business courses. Individual courses may have additional prerequisites identified in the course descriptions.
Middle Tennessee State University accepts all transfer college credit from institutions of higher learning. When transcripts are received, an Applicant Transfer Credit Evaluation Form is sent to the applicant identifying how transfer courses equate to MTSU courses.
Applicants should meet with an advisor in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business for assistance in identifying which courses apply toward a business degree. All transfer credits may not meet specific course requirements, but they may be used to meet elective requirements.
The Jennings A. Jones College of Business permits a lower-division transfer course to satisfy a specific upper-division business course requirement after a student successfully passes an MTSU comprehensive examination on the course under consideration.
Approval to take a comprehensive exam is granted by the department chair. The decision is based on a review of the educational background of the student to assess the probability that the student has gained enough knowledge from a similar course or courses to be likely to pass the exam. A proficiency level of 70 percent or higher must be attained to pass such an exam. A copy of the exam results will be retained in the department office. When a student passes such an exam, the department chair will recommend a course substitution using the lower-division transfer course or courses to meet an upper-division course requirement.
Students may attempt the test two times provided at least four months have passed since the last test was attempted. Comprehensive exams are available for the following courses:
- BLAW 3400, Legal Environment of Business, 3 hours
- BCEN 3510, Business Communication, 3 hours
- ECON 3210, The Financial System and the Economy, 3 hours
- FIN 3010, Business Finance, 3 hours
- INFS 3100, Principles of Management Information Systems, 3 hours
- MGMT 3610, Principles of Management, 3 hours
- MGMT 3620, Production and Operations Systems, 3 hours
- MKT 3820, Principles of Marketing, 3 hours
- Q M 3620, Statistical Methods II, 3 hours
- Other courses at the discretion of the department chair
Internships are available through the department of your major. Internships allow you to apply the concepts and theories learned in the classroom as well as gain work experience. Contact the department of your major for further information about internship opportunities. Typically, you must get permission from the Department Chair before being allowed to register for an internship class. Internship credit may apply toward major requirements depending on major (check with your major Department Chair).
