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THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 2017-2018 CURRICULUM GUIDE BUSINESS: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS DEGREE: BA CONTACT PERSON: LYNNETTE CLAIRE A suggested four-year program: Fall Semester Classes Spring Semester Classes Freshman Units Units SSI 1 SSI ECON 1011 (SL core) MATH 160 or 2602 (MA core) Approaches core Approaches core FL (if needed) or elective FL (if needed) or elective Sophomore Units Units BUS 205 BUS 310 BUS 305 BUS 340 Approaches core Elective Elective Elective Junior Units Units BUS 3153 or Elective BUS 3153or Elective BUS Elective (300+)4 BUS elective (300+)4 Elective Elective Elective Elective Senior Units Units Senior Research Seminar5 or Elective Senior Research Seminar5 or Elective CN core6 or Elective CN core6 or Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Puget Sound requires a total of 32 units to graduate NOTES: Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all prerequisite courses and in all courses to count toward the major 1) ECON 101 or permission of instructor is a prerequisite for BUS 310 and BUS 315 2) BUS 205 and MATH 160 or 260 are prerequisites for BUS 315 3) Recommend BUS 315 the semester following BUS 205 4) Courses used to satisfy the BUS elective and senior research requirements may not also be used to satisfy university core requirements BUS 300, 316, 344; CONN 387, 390, 478 may not be used to fulfill this requirement 5) Students must complete the foundational courses and have senior standing before taking the senior research seminar Check course descriptions, as well as semester by semester course offerings, for 400-level BUS classes to determine if they fulfill the Senior Research Seminar requirement Courses approved: BUS 432, 476, 482, 485 6) Of the three units of upper division coursework required outside the first major, the Connections course will count for one THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND COURSE CHECKLIST BUSINESS: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIS CORE CURRICULUM UNIVERSITY CORE CRS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS TERM GRADE COURSE SSI ECON 101* SSI MATH 160 or 260* AR BUS 205 HM BUS 305 MA (MATH 160 or 260) BUS 310 NS BUS 315 SL (ECON 101) BUS 340 CN Two BUS Electives 300+:** KEY SSI1= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry1 SSI2= Seminar in Scholarly Inquiry2 AR= Artistic Approaches HM= Humanistic Approaches MA= Mathematical Approaches NS= Natural Scientific Approaches SL= Social Scientific Approaches CN= Connections FL= Foreign Language UNITS TERM GRADE Senior Research Seminar*** Foreign Language Requirement (circle one) 1) Two semesters at 101/102 level or One semester at 200+ level 2) Proficiency exam (3rd year high school level or 1st year college level) 3) AP foreign language score of or 4) IB higher level foreign language score of 5, 6, or THIS FORM IS NOT AN OFFICIAL GRADUATION ANALYSIS Upper Division Level Requirement Three units at the upper division level outside the first major KNOWledge, Identity, and Power Requirement One course See Bulletin for details Courses may also fulfill other program or graduation requirements NOTES Only courses for which the student received a C– or better count toward the major Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all prerequisite courses *These major requirements may be used to fulfill university core requirements **Business electives (2 units) at 300-400 level (excluding BUS 300, 316, 344; CONN 387, 390, 478) Courses used to satisfy the Business elective and senior research seminar requirements may not also be used to satisfy university core requirements ***Students must complete the foundational courses and have senior standing before taking the Senior Research Seminar Courses approved: BUS 432, 476, 482, 485 Courses used to satisfy this requirement may not also be used to satisfy the Business Elective or the university core requirements Transfer students choosing to major in the School of Business and Leadership should meet with the SBL Director to determine transferability of business courses completed elsewhere Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in business, such as an MBA, are encouraged to take calculus (Math 180 or 181) A minimum of five BUS courses toward the major must be completed in residence at Puget Sound, or a waiver approved