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Associate of Business Administration

The Associate of Business Administration degree is designed for the student desiring a strong educational foundation in the area of business administration. Such a course of study offers solid, practical training which can be applied directly to a wide variety of employment opportunities.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

course

credit hours (ABA)

Developing A Christian Mind

DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

English

6

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

Fine Arts

FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

Foundations for Excellence

1

FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence

is required of those entering DBU with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)

History

6

Choose two:

HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865

HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865

HIST 2301 - World Civilization I

HIST 2302 - World Civilization II

Kinesiology

2

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES requirements are waived

Mathematics

3

Choose one:

MATH 1303 - College Algebra

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis

MATH 1308 - Calculus for Business Analysis

Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level course only)

One laboratory science selected from Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics

4

Religion

6

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

Social Science

POLS 2301 - American National Government

3

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

37

Business Concentration

27

At least 6 of the following 27 hours must be taken at DBU:

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ENTR 3301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship (S-L)

FINA 3301 - Corporate Financial Management

MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L)

MANA 3303 - Principles of Organizational Behavior

MANA 3306 - Management Communication

MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing

STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management

ELECTIVES

0

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

64

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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