BS Four-Year Degree Plan

The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.

Missouri State is committed to helping you graduate in four years.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 07-05-2022, is based on the 2021-22 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
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Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab 4
Total hours 15

Second semester (spring)

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Human Cultures - Humanities 3
Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

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Human Cultures - Arts 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

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Physical Science or Life Science 3
Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-110 to also count on globalization list) 3
Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

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Writing II: ENG 321 Beginning Technical Writing (also general business list) 3
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General Business List 3
General Business List 3
Total hours 15-16

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses Hours
General Electives to bring total to 120 3
General Business List 3
General Business List 3
General Business List 3
General Business List 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

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General Business List 3
General Electives to bring total to 120 3
General Elective to bring total to 120 2-3
Total hours 15-14

GPA and credit hour requirements

Electives, as needed to bring total credit hours to 120 and upper division hours (300+) to 40.

GPA requirements include a minimum 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum 2.50 combined GPA to apply for admission to the College of Business.

General business list courses

Select a minimum of 24 hours from at least 4 of the following areas:

Business Relationships

  • BUS 494 - Internship
  • BUS 510 - E-Business and Online Entrepreneurship
  • BUS 550/LAW 550 - Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration in Business
  • ECO 304 - Behavioral Economics
  • ENG 321 - Beginning Technical Writing
  • ENT 301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship OR ENT 302 - Creativity, Innovation, and Ideation
  • ITC 205 - Web Site Design and Development
  • LAW 341 - Legal Research and Writing
  • MGT 341 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership
  • MGT 397 - Business Report Writing
  • MKT 351 - Consumer Market Behavior
  • MKT 352 - Professional Sales
  • MKT 354 - Principles of Advertising
  • MKT 355 - Principles of Retailing
  • MKT 410 - Services Marketing

Financial and Quantitative Analysis

  • ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I
  • ACC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC 311 - Managerial Cost Accounting
  • ACC 513 - Managerial Cost Accounting II
  • ECO 409 - Applied Econometrics
  • ECO 475 - Managerial Economics
  • FIN 381 - Financial Planning
  • FIN 390 - Intermediate Financial Management
  • FIN 485 - Investments
  • MKT 360 - Marketing Research
  • MKT 368 - Supply Chain and Operations Modeling
  • QBA 337 - Applied Business Statistics

International Business Environment

  • BUS 392 - International Study Away in Business
  • ECO 346 - International Economic Development
  • ECO 456 - Comparative Economic Systems
  • ECO 565 - International Economics
  • FIN 392 - International Study Away in Finance
  • FIN 582 - International Financial Management
  • FIN 586 - International Financial Statement Analysis
  • MGT 447 - International Management
  • MKT 464 - Global Supply Chain Management
  • MKT 474 - International Marketing
  • RMI 392 - International Study Away in Risk Management and Insurance

Markets and Economies

  • ECO 314 - Game Theory
  • ECO 385 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • FIN 266 - Principles of Real Estate
  • FIN 384 - Financial Markets and Intermediaries
  • FIN 395 - Domestic Study Away in Finance
  • MKT 365 - Introduction to Logistics
  • MKT 450 - Supply Chain Management and Sustainability

Project and Technology Management

  • ACC 341 - Accounting and Management Information Systems
  • ITC 235 - Computer Hardware and Operating Systems
  • ITC 260 - Introduction to Java Programming
  • ITC 290 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications
  • ITC 295 - Database Management Systems Concepts and Design
  • ITC 388 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
  • ITC 420 - IT Project Management
  • TCM 359 - Principles of Project Management

Risk Management and Compliance

  • ACC 321 - Tax Accounting I
  • ACC 524 - Tax Accounting II
  • FIN 589 - Management of Financial Institutions
  • FIN 538/RMI 538 - Introduction to Estate Planning
  • LAW 531 - Labor Law and Employment Discrimination
  • LAW 537 - Environmental Regulation
  • MGT 345 - Designing, Managing and Evaluating Human Resource Management Programs
  • RMI 310 - Theory of Risk and Measurement
  • RMI 312 - Life Insurance
  • RMI 313 - Property and Liability Insurance
  • RMI 314 - Employee Benefits and Social Insurance
  • RMI 415 - Risk Management
  • TCM 337 - Quality Control and Measurement