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Business Administration, Vancouver and Tri-Cities Campuses Only (120 Credits)
The following major is available only to students on the Vancouver and Tri-Cities campuses. The Pullman, Everett, and Global campuses do not offer this major.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Business Administration, students are required to complete all admission and graduation requirements listed in the Carson College of Business (CCB) section of the catalog and the coursework included in the sample 4-year plan listed below.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| B A 100 | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] 1 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] or 105 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 2012 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| B A 102 | 1 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] (with lab)1 | 4 |
| ECONS 101 or 102 | 3 |
| HBM 101 | 1 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]3 | 3 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 1 | |
| Apply for Admission into the Major | |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 230 | 3 |
| B A 201, 202, and 203, or B A 211 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MIS 250 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective4 | 3 |
| Consider studying abroad this summer5 | |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 231 | 3 |
| B A 204, 205, and 206, or B A 212 | 3 |
| B LAW 210 | 3 |
| COM 102 [COMM], H D 205 [COMM], or MKTG 279 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| MGTOP 2156 | 4 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 2 | |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 402 or 403 | 3 |
| I BUS 380 | 3 |
| MKTG 360 | 3 |
| 300-400-level Business or ECONS Elective7 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 338 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| FIN 325 | 3 |
| MGMT 401 | 3 |
| MGTOP 340 | 3 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 3 | |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| FIN 425 [M] | 3 |
| 400-level Business Electives7 | 6 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives5 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective4 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
| MKTG 495 [M] | 3 |
| 300-400-level Business or ECONS Elective7 | 3 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives5 | 5 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 4 | |
Footnotes
| 1 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Sciences [BSCI] and one Physical Sciences [PSCI] course, including one lab course. |
| 2 | MATH 201 will be waived with an Aleks score of 80% or higher or the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. MATH 106 will be accepted as an alternative to MATH 201 for transfer students. |
| 3 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 140 or 171. |
| 4 | Social Science or Humanities Electives (6 credits): Any courses with the [SSCI] or [HUM] designation (excluding courses in ACCTG, B A, B LAW, ENTRP, FIN, HBM, I BUS, MGMT, MGTOP, MIS, and MKTG), or courses in ANTH, ART, ASIA, CES, CRM J, DTC, ECONS, ENGLISH (excluding ENGLISH 402 or 403), FOR LANG, HISTORY, HONORS 270, 280, 370, 380, H D, HUMANITY, PHIL, POL S, PSYCH, SOC, and WGSS not used to fulfill other (including UCORE) requirements. |
| 5 | All students must complete the International Experience Requirement. Options for completing the requirement can be found in the Carson College of Business Academic Unit section of the catalog under Business (Pullman, Tri-Cities) or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option. |
| 6 | STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students. |
| 7 | 300-400-level Business or ECONS elective (11 credits). Must include at least 6 credits of 400-level business courses. May not include courses from the CCB core, the set of required business administration courses, or 499 Special Topics courses, or any 498 internship, except that up to three credits of B A 498 may be included as a 400-level business elective. |