Business

Requirements for Business Major

The core and distribution requirements for a major in business are those listed for baccalaureate degrees, with the exception that the social science requirement (3 hours) will be fulfilled through economics, and mathematics (3 hours) will be fulfilled with MAT 144 Finite Mathematics and Brief Calculus for Business Majors  which has a prerequisite. Both of these courses are incorporated into the Common Business Core.

• Core Curriculum Requirements 52 hour(s).
• Electives 21 hour(s).

Lower Division Common Business Core

The following courses compose the Common Business Core (CBC) that must be completed prior to admission into most upper division (300-400 level) courses. Unless completed prior to enrolling at Covenant, CBC courses may not be transferred in from another institution except in limited circumstances with the approval of the department. Of these courses, only one may be from the accounting sequence and only one from the economics sequence. Courses submitted for transfer approval must be from an ACBSP or AACSB accredited business school or program. Normally, ECO 202  must be completed at Covenant unless otherwise approved.  MAT 141 College Algebra  is a prerequisite for ECO 201 , ECO 202  and MAT 144 .

• ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I 3 hour(s).
• ACC 202 Principles of Accounting II 3 hour(s).
• BUS 250 Principles of Management 3 hour(s).
• ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 hour(s).
• ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 4 hour(s).
• MAT 144 Finite Mathematics and Brief Calculus for Business Majors 3 hour(s).
• or  MAT 145 Calculus I 4 hour(s).
• STA 253 Statistics for Decision Making 3 hour(s).

Upper Division Major Requirements

Unless completed prior to enrolling at Covenant, upper division major and concentration courses may not be transferred in from another institution except in very limited circumstances with the approval of the department. Courses submitted for transfer approval must be from an ACBSP or AACSB accredited business school or program.

• BUS 345 Business Law 3 hour(s).
• BUS 350 Business Ethics Seminar 3 hour(s).
• BUS 400 Strategic Management 3 hour(s).
• BUS 410 Business Capstone I 1 hour(s).
• BUS 492 Business Capstone II 2 hour(s).
• FIN 340 Principles of Finance 3 hour(s).
• MKT 300 Principles of Marketing 3 hour(s).
• Twelve upper division hours from accounting, business, finance or marketing prefix; approved economics and computer science courses.  12 hour(s).*

Total hours for the major: 53

Total degree hours: 126

* Upper division hours are courses at the 300 or 400 level, but not including internships (BUS 411, ACC 411, MKT 411). The business department maintains a list of approved economics and computer science courses. Approval for these courses must be granted by an advisor from the business major. No more than 6 hours of economics or computer science courses, in the aggregate, may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Please consult course descriptions regarding prerequisites.