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B.S. Business Administration Degree Requirements

Mayville State’s Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration consists of 120 credits including courses in general education, the major, and two specializations. The courses necessary for graduation include 300 and 400 level classes in marketing and management, electronic spreadsheets and databases, finance and statistics, communication, and law. These courses complement 100 and 200 level courses in general education and business. Students that complete general education requirements at Lake Region State or another NDUS school will be deemed to have met all lower division general education requirements at Mayville State.

Associate in Arts Degree (LRSC)

Student must complete the general education requirements listed.

Communication Skills (9 cr.)
English 110, 120, 125, Communications 110
Arts and Humanities* (9 cr.)
Art, English (other than 100,105, 110, 120, 125), History, Language, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, and Communications (other than 110)
Social Sciences* (9 cr.)
Criminal Justice 201 & 271, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work 256, 257
Math, Science, & Computer Science** (10 cr.)
Astronomy, Biology, Science, Chemistry, Geology, Nutrition 240, Pharmacology 215, Physics, Mathematics 103 or higher, Computer Science 101, Business Office Technology 127, Computer Information Systems 104, 105, 161, or 162
Physical Education (2 cr.)
Health Physical Education & Recreation 100, 101 102, 208, 210, 217

*Students are required to take courses in a minimum of two departments for credits in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Math, Science, & Computer Science.
**Lake Region State College requires 4 semester hours of lab science for Math, Science, & Computer Science credits.
HPER 100 is required for graduation from Mayville State.
COMM 110, ECON 201, ECON 202, ENGL 110, ENGL 120, and MATH 103 are pre-requisites for B.S. Business Administration.

Bachelor of Science Degree (MSU)

*ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I (3)
*ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II (3)
ACCT 209 Concepts of Managerial Acct (2)
*BADM 301 Principles of Marketing (3)
*BADM 302 Principles of Management (3)
BOTE 347 Computer Apps in Business (3)
BUSN 323 Corporation Finance (3)
*BUSN 334 Business Communication (3)
*BUSN 336 Applied Statistics (3)
*BUSN 341 Business Law I (3)
BUSN 418 Operations Management (3)
BUSN 455 Business Policies (3)
*BUSN 491S Professional Development (1)

*An articulation agreement between Mayville State University and Lake Region State College allows comparable 100- and 200-level courses offered at Lake Region State College to meet this core requirement.

Degree seekers must also complete two of the four specialized areas below.

Accounting: (14 Credits)
ACCT 300 Intermediate Accounting I (4)
ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting II (4)
ACCT 305 Cost Accounting I (3)
ACCT 306 Cost Accounting II (3)
Management: (12 Credits)
BUSN 340 Project Management (3)
BUSN 351 Human Resource Management (3)
BUSN 415 Management Science (3)
BUSN 429 Advanced Marketing Management (3)
Marketing: (12 Credits)
BUSN 308 Retailing (3)
BUSN 318 Advertising & Promotion Mgmt (3)
BUSN 423 Consumer Behavior (3)
BUSN 429 Advanced Marketing Management (3)
Cooperative Education/Internship: (12 Credits)
Supervised Work Experience (9)
Approved BUSN Elective (3)