Program: General Business, B.B.A. - Texas Tech University

Apr 04, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Recommended Lower-Division Curriculum for B.B.A. All Majors

First Year

Fall

BA 1101 - Fundamentals of Business Professionalism 1 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours* (Does not require a grade of C or higher, ENCO majors must take GEOL 1303 and GEOL 1101 .)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 14

Spring

MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States Since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours* (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours* (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours (Accounting and finance majors must achieve A or B.)
ISQS 2340 - Introduction to Information Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours* (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
POLS 1301 - American Government, Organization 3 Semester Credit Hours (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
Multicultural Course 3 Semester Credit Hours* (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)

Total: 15

Spring

ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours (Accounting majors must achieve A or B.)
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2302 - American Public Policy 3 Semester Credit Hours (Does not require a grade of C or higher.)
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MCOM 2310 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Notes:

* Choose from core curriculum requirements. Life and Physical Sciences must include both a lecture and a lab.

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum

Third Year

Fall

BECO 4310 - Applied Business Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours *
FIN 3320 - Financial Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3344 - Introduction to Production and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Organization and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MKT 3350 - Introduction to Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

BLAW 3391 - Business Law I 3 Semester Credit Hours
BCOM 3373 - Business Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
Major Courses 9 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

Major Courses 9 Semester Credit Hours
Elective (Non BA / Non Eco.) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Free Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

MGT 4380 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Major Courses 3 Semester Credit Hours
Free Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 12

Total Hours: 120

* Or any upper-level economics course except ECO 3323 and ECO 4332 .

Major Courses

Choose 21 hours from at least three of the following areas if not used to fulfill another requirement: ACCT, FIN, ISQS, MGT, MKT. At least 9 hours must be senior-level courses. Be aware that some senior level courses will most likely have prerequisites. Please refer to course descriptions.

Free Elective

These are the only courses not requiring a grade of C or higher. Elective hours may vary to meet 120-hour requirement.