Undergraduate Degrees, page 4
School of Business Administration

Junior Year and Senior Year Program

Business majors are required to complete the following core program during their junior and senior years. Students are urged to complete most of these courses during the junior year so that they are better prepared to continue on to their areas of specialization (senior options).

Upper Division Core ProgramUnits
BUAD 302Business Communication4
BUAD 304Organizational Behavior4
BUAD 306Business Finance4
BUAD 307Marketing Management4
BUAD 310Applied BusinessStatistics4
BUAD 311Operations Management4
BUAD 350Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions, or
BUAD 351Economic Analysis for Business Decisions4
BUAD 403Legal Environment of Business4
BUAD 497Managerial Decision-Making and Planning
(for seniors only) 		4

Sample Upper Division Program

Junior Year, First SemesterUnits
BUAD 302Business Communication4
BUAD 306Business Finance4
BUAD 307Marketing Management4
BUAD 310Applied BusinessStatistics4
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16

Junior Year, Second SemesterUnits
BUAD 304Organizational Behavior 4
BUAD 311Operations Management4
BUAD 350Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions, or
BUAD 351Economic Analysis for Business Decisions4
Non-business elective4
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16

Senior Year, First SemesterUnits
BUAD 403Legal Environment of Business4
Free elective4
Senior Option Class4
Senior Option Class4
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16

Senior Year, Second SemesterUnits
Senior Option Class4
Senior Option Class4
BUAD 497Managerial Decision-Making and
Planning (for seniors only) 		4
Free elective4
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16

Senior Options

In addition to the core courses, students are required to concentrate in an area of business. The intent is for students to gain a deeper understanding of a specific field in which they have career and/or personal interests.

This concentration (or senior option) consists of four emphasis courses (16 units) from the School of Business Administration, usually from the same area. However, senior options may be individually designed with prior approval of an advisor. Students can also satisfy the senior option requirement through participation in a School of Business Administration sponsored international exchange program. For information about this program contact the Student Affairs Office, Bridge Hall 104. Please note that the School of Accounting requires eight courses (26 units) beyond BUAD 250ab. Students wanting information on the Bachelor of Science in Accounting should refer to the Accounting section of this catalogue.

Business Administration 490x

Business Administration 490x Directed Research is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to pursue research above and beyond the normal course offerings. This course is open to seniors with a 3.0 or better grade point average who have obtained approval from a faculty sponsor, the department chair and the assistant dean, undergraduate programs, by the semester prior to enrollment. Units are assigned on a variable basis with a maximum of eight units toward an undergraduate degree, four units per semester.

Electives

To accumulate the 128 units required for the bachelor's degree, the business curriculum allows for eight units taken as free electives. These elective units are in addition to the business core and senior option requirements. Students may also need to take additional non-business electives in order to reach the required 60 non-business units.

Grade Point Average Requirements

In addition to meeting university GPA requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (A = 4.0) in upper division business courses is required for graduation.

Business Minor

A business minor is available to USC students in all other schools and departments. This provides the opportunity for students to become familiar with various aspects of business. The following program has been developed for those students approved for the minor:

BUAD 250abCore Concepts of Accounting Information8
BUAD 302Business Communication4
BUAD 304Organizational Behavior 4
BUAD 306Business Finance4
BUAD 307Marketing Management4

Students may enroll in BUAD 250a during the first semester of their sophomore year.

Prerequisite Courses

The following courses must be completed before a student is approved for the minor (application may be submitted while some are in progress; approval will not be given until all are completed):

COMP 101Introduction to Expository Writing4
COMP 102Topics in Expository Writing4
ECON 203Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 205Principles of Macroeconomics4
MATH 117Introduction to Mathematics for Business
and Economics (may be waived
by placement examination)		4
MATH 118xFundamental Principles of the Calculus
(MATH 125 Calculus I may be substituted)		4
PDP 101xIntroduction to Computers and
Data Processing		4

To be approved for the business minor, students must meet the following grade point average requirements: 2.5 overall grade point average on all college level work and 2.5 overall grade point average for above-listed prerequisite courses.

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