GCU
PURPOSE
The School of Business (SB) goal is to produce business leaders who glorify God’s Kingdom as a part of the overall mission of GCU. We teach business techniques, and at the same time, we teach how business can be used to glorify God. BABUS courses offer theoretical and practical knowledge and skills that will enable them to work as professional business managers upon graduation. As a business major, a student is likely at Georgia Central University (GCU) designed for prospective students in need of gaining a mix to be eligible for employment as a professional manager in a variety of profit-oriented and non-profit business entities, from small, local enterprises to large multinational or international corporations. Graduates may perform executive decisions for their businesses or fill positions ranging from first-line management to senior executive level. They will be equipped to effectively plan, organize, lead, and control an organization's resources to achieve its objectives better.
OBJECTIVES
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts Program in Business Administration will demonstrate the following:
- Understanding of the relevant economic and financial issues of the current market system,
- comprehension of the concepts in marketing a corporate product, including price, location, productivity, efficiency, value-added, and time the importance of both human and material resources, and the required skills for resource management,
- techniques to maximize the potential of electronic communications and the internet in business, inside and outside of corporate organizations, and
- ability to apply legal requirements and protections governing intellectual property regulations, environmental protection, and employee rights.
COMPONENTS AND REQUIREMENTS
Admissions policies
Students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree and have completed the required courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may apply to the School of Business at GCU as a junior. Students who enter as freshmen must complete the required general education and business preparation courses by the end of the sophomore year. GCU prefers students to have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 for admission. Applicants must submit completed application forms. Applicants who are not currently GCU students must submit official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended to the Office of Admissions to be eligible for admission.Transferring Students
Transferring students may find it advantageous to enroll at GCU in their sophomore year or at least during the summer session before their junior year. Otherwise, some students may need more than two years to complete the degree.Students who intend to transfer to GCU and enter the School of Business should consult with an advisor to select first- and second-year courses to ensure progress toward the degree. Academic advisement is available Monday through Friday, though advance appointments for consultation are strongly recommended.
General Curricular Requirements
GCU’s curriculum for the School of Business combines carefully-constructed and outstanding business courses, chapel, and elective courses to provide students with a strong foundation in critical thinking and reasoning.During the first and second years, the primary academic emphasis is on General Education, Core courses, and institutional requirements (IR). Focus shifts to business courses in the junior and senior years. Students must complete more than 126 credits plus IR, including 30 Bible and theology credits, 30 general education credits, 48 business core course credits, and 18 elective course credits. Note that WS305 Institutional Requirement (chapel) is required of all students every semester through graduation.
Students not completing these requirements within five years of matriculation must reapply for admission under the requirements at the time of readmission.
CURRICULUM
| Bible and Theology 30 credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BS101 A Survey of the Bible | 3 |
| BS230 Interpretation of the Bible | 3 |
| OT200 Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| NT200 Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| BT100 Christian Worldview | 3 |
| BT101 Jesus Christ in Global Society | 3 |
| NT310 The Parables of Jesus | 3 |
| OT206 Wisdom Literature | 3 |
| TH200 Systematic Theology | 3 |
| PT210 Foundations of the Church | 3 |
*BA program students must complete a minimum of 10 courses (30 credits) in Bible & Theology (ABHE standard).
General Education (30 credits)
All undergraduate students must complete 30 credit hours in general education courses. The General Education core curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration requires ten courses in Bible and Theology, one in foreign languages, one in the behavioral/social sciences, three in math, and one in the sciences.
| Foreign Language (select one language: 3 credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| LAN101/102 Spanish I/II | 3 |
| LAN131/132 Chinese I/II | 3 |
| LAN103/104 Theological English I/II* | 3 |
| LAN141/142 Korean I/II | 3 |
| Fine Art/Humanities (6 credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ART120 Western Art History | 3 |
| HIS140 History of America | 3 |
| MUS105 Fundamentals of Music | 3 |
| MUS100 Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS351 Music & Worship | 3 |
| MUS106 University Chorus | 3 |
| Behavioral/Social Sciences (6 credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ECON101 Fundamental Economics | 3 |
| HUM103 Introduction to Christian Ethics | 3 |
| HUM104 Religions of the World | 3 |
| SOC102 Marriage and Family | 3 |
| SOC103 Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOC110 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC146 Christianity and Economic Thoughts | 3 |
| PSY130 Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY106 Psychology of Religious Experience | 3 |
| Mathematics/ Statistics (9 Credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BMAT101 College Algebra | 3 |
| BMAT102 Calculus | 3 |
| BMAT204 Probability | 3 |
| Science (6 credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SCI101 Chemistry | 3 |
| SCI102 Biology | 3 |
| SCI103 Physics | 3 |
| SCI104 Bible and Theology | 3 |
Business Core Courses (48 credits)
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACCT201 Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT301 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BCOM101 Business Communication I | 3 |
| BCOM102 Business Communication II | 3 |
| BLAW151 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BSTA202 Business Statistics | 3 |
| CIST101 Introduction to Business Computing | 3 |
| CIST301 Management Information System | 3 |
| ECON201 Microeconomics | 3 |
| FINS101 Basic Finance | 3 |
| MKTG101 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT101 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKTG405 International Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT301 Process and Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT321 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT401 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT371 Internship | 3 |
Elective Courses (18 credits)
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACCT202 Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT305 Principles of Federal Taxation | 3 |
| BCOM401 Business Communication III | 3 |
| BLAW313 Law and Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW320 Product Liability | 3 |
| BLAW401 Survey of Business Law | 3 |
| BLAW404 Merger and Acquisition | 3 |
| BSTA301 Statistics for Management II | 3 |
| BSTA403 Statistical Method | 3 |
| CIST104 Introduction to E-Commerce | 3 |
| ECON201 Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON202 Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON301 International Economics | 3 |
| ECON305 History of Economic Development | 3 |
| ECON351 Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| ECON401 Managerial Economics | 3 |
| ECON405 Economics of Labor and Discrimination | 3 |
| FINS151 Personal Finance | 3 |
| FINS301 Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINS302 Financial Issues for Small Business | 3 |
| FINS354 Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| FINS401 Investments | 3 |
| FINS405 Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| MKTG301 Marketing Promotion | 3 |
| MKTG302 Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MKTG 330 E-Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG351 Research and Analysis | 3 |
| MKTG401 Marketing Research Methods | 3 |
| MKTG405 International Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG411 Retail Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT311 Leadership | 3 |
| MGMT411 Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGMT421 Principles of E-Commerce | 3 |
| MGMT431 Labor Relations | 3 |
| MGMT441 Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGMT451 Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGMT461 Senior Field Project | 3 |
| MGMT471 Internship | 3 |
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
Institutional Requirement
Students are required to take WS305 Institutional Requirement (chapel attendance) every semester and enroll until graduation. Students will receive a Pass/Fail grade for WS305 IR.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCING
| First Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| Select One from Foreign Language I | 3 |
| BMAT101 College Algebra | 3 |
| CIST101 Introduction to Business Computing | 3 |
| ECON101 Fundamental Economics | 3 |
| Select One from Behavioral Social Sciences | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Second Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| Select One from Foreign Language II | 3 |
| BMAT102 Calculus | 3 |
| ECON201 Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select One from Fine Art/Humanities | 3 |
| BS101 A Survey of the Bible | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Third Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| BCOM101 Business Communications I | 3 |
| ACCT201 Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| Select One from Behavioral/Social Sciences | 3 |
| BMAT204 Probability | 3 |
| BT100 Christian Worldview | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Fourth Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| BCOM102 Business Communication II | 3 |
| Select One from Science | 3 |
| BSTA202 Business Statistics | 3 |
| BLAW151 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Select One from Behavioral/Social Sciences | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Fifth Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| FINS101 Basic Finance | 3 |
| MKTG101 Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Select One from Behavioral Social Sciences | 3 |
| MGMT101 Principles of Management: Faith-based Perspective | 3 |
| BT101 Jesus Christ in Global Society | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Sixth Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| SP101 Spiritual Discipline | 1 |
| CIST301 Management Information System | 3 |
| MGMT301 Process and Operations Management | 3 |
| BS230 Interpretation of the Bible | 3 |
| OT200 Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| NT310 The Parables of Jesus | 3 |
| Total 16 |
| Seventh Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| MGMT401 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 321 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT371 Internship | 3 |
| OT206 Wisdom Literature | 3 |
| NT200 Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| Total 15 |
| Eighth Semester | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACCT301 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MGMT 462 Strategic Issues in Management (Capstone Course) | 3 |
| TH200 Systematic Theology | 3 |
| PT210 Foundations of the Church | 3 |
| One Elective Course | 3 |
| Total 15 |
Total Course Hours Required for Graduation 126