Mercer University

Over 175 years of excellence Over 8,000 students 11 schools and colleges--one

of the most comprehensive universities of its size

Ranked among the leading universities in the South for 20 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report

Stetson School of Business and Economics has accreditation of Association for Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Bachelor of Business Administration

Flexible FormatEight-Week SessionsEvening and Weekend

ClassesOnce a-Week Classes

Five Admissions Entry Points

Small Class Size and Individual Attention

Self-Paced ScheduleAccomplished Faculty Personal Portfolio of Study

Admissions Requirements

Generally 24 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution

Minimum 2.5 g.p.a. for full admission

Transfer credit is accepted on a course by course basis (requires “C” or better):Up to 64 hrs. from 2-year

institutionUp to 96 hrs. from 4-year

institution

BBA Degree Requirements

General Education 36 hrs.

Math, Computer Science, & Communication 15 hrs.

BBA Core 36 hrs.PPS - Personal Portfolio of Study

18 hrs.Free Electives 15 hrs.Total Hours

120 hrs.

I. General Education (12 courses @ 3 hours)Course

1.English Composition I or LBST 175: Acad. Writing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______________

2.English Composition II or LBST 180: Acad. Writing II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______________

3.Public Speaking or Writing…………………………………………………………… _______________

4.Literature……………………………………………………………………………… _______________

5.History………………………………………………………………………………… _______________

6.Religion …………………………………………………………………..………….. _______________

7.Laboratory Science…………………..…

(Not SCIE 100) ………………………… _______________

8.Social Science…………………………………………………………………..…….. _______________

9.Fine Arts, Philosophy, or Language……………………………………………..….. _______________

10.Electives (3 courses @ 3 hours) _______________ Select from any of the General Education areas. _______________

_______________

II. Mathematics, Communication and Computer Science (5 courses @ 3 hours)

1.MATH 130 Precalculus……………………………………………………………..………………. _______

2.MATH 181 Calculus I ………………………………………………………...…………………….. _______

3.MAT 226 Elementary Statistical Methods…(or MATH 220)…………………………..………… _______

4.COMM 270 Business Communications .…………………………………………………………… _______

5.CSC 125 Intro. to Computing…(or INSY 102) …………………..………………………………… _______

III. Business Core (12 courses @ 3 hours)36 Semester Hours

1.Accounting 204 Intro. Financial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

2.Accounting 205 Intro. Managerial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

3.Business 346 Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Environment . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

4.Business 349 Management Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

5.BUS 350 Bus. Quant. Analysis or MGT 382 Prod. & Oper. Mgt. . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

6.Economics 150 Principles of Microeconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

7.Economics 151 Principles of Macroeconomics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

8.Economics course numbered above 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

9.Finance 362 Principles of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

10.Management 363 Principles of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

11.Marketing 361 Principles of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

12.Management 498 Strategic Management (Capstone) * . . . . . . . . . . . _______ _______ _______ _______

*Prerequisites: ACC 204 & 205, BUS 346, ECN 150 & 151, FIN 362, MGT 363, and MKT 361; Senior standing)Note: Senior Assessment Exam is required for graduation; it is taken concurrently with MGT 498.

IV. Personal Portfolio of Study (6 Upper Division Business Electives @ 3 hours)

18 Semester Hours

Course Term Grade Hours Course Term Grade Hours _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______

International elective strongly recommended.V. Free Electives: Further course work to ensure a total of 120 semester hours.

Course Term Grade Hours Course Term Grade Hours _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______ _______________ _______ _______ _______

Total Graduation Requirements 120 Semester Hours

Combined BBA/MBA Degree

Save up to 9 hours of creditGMAT exam waived“Transition” semester billed at

undergraduate tuition rateRequires 3.5 Mercer gpaMust not have received a grade less

than a C in any business course (anywhere)

Both degrees awarded at end of program

Guaranteed Admission to MBA or MAcc

For recent graduates of SSBEGMAT exam waivedRequires overall GPA of 3.0, business

GPA of 3.0, overall Mercer GPA of 3.0, and Mercer business GPA of 3.0

Must have earned a minimum grade of C in all business course work (anywhere)