BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ACC) (BUS) (BTA) (WEB)

Degree offered: B.A. or B.S.

The B.A. and B.S. in Business Administration are designed to provide students with a common body of knowledge in Business that will prepare them to excel in graduate study and entry level professional positions in various fields of commerce. Successful business administration graduates must be grounded in the liberal arts and be competent in the use of technology for word processing, data management, analysis and presentation. Business, Accounting, Business Technology Applications, and Web Design courses are designed to support the entire business program and to prepare students to be productive in the use of technology for business applications. As of 2004, seniors majoring in Business Administration will be required to take the Educational Testing Service's Major Field Test in Business. This is a proficiency exam that measures their knowledge at the completion of the degree program.

Alabama State Law has been changed, increasing the academic requirements which individuals must meet in order to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination, beginning with the examination administered in June 1995. A candidate must have a baccalaureate or higher degree, which includes at least a total of 150 semester hours. Included in the 150 semester hours must be a minimum of thirty-three (33) semester hours of upper-division accounting courses. Additionally, the student must complete thirty (30) hours of Business courses including Business Law. A major in accounting is not required. A master's degree is not required. Judson College offers all of the necessary courses to allow a graduate to qualify to register for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination.

The major in Business Administration consists of 39 hours including the following:

1. BUS 101 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)
   BUS 102 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
   BUS 200 Business Law (3 hours) 
   BUS 231 Introductory Statistics (3 hours)
   BUS 301 Management (3 hours)
   BUS 302 Marketing (3 hours)
   BUS 305 Principles of Finance (3 hours)
   BUS 495 Business Policy and Strategy (3 hours)
   ACC 203 Principles of Accounting I (3 hours)
   ACC 204 Principles of Accounting II (3 hours)


2. Nine (9) hours of approved electives. Electives may be chosen in Accounting, Business, Business Technology Applications, or Web Design.

The Minor in Business Administration consists of the following 21 hours:

1. BUS 101 Principles of Macroeconomics  OR        (3 hours)  BUS 102 Principles of Microeconomics               (3 hours)
   ACC 203 Principles of Accounting I                    (3 hours)
   BUS 301 Management                                      (3 hours)
   BUS 302 Marketing                                          (3 hours)
   BUS 305 Principles of Finance                           (3 hours)
   BUS 306 Business Communications                   (3 hours)


2. Six (6) hours of approved electives. No more than three (3) hours CLEP credit may be applied toward the minor.

The Minor in Accounting (ACC) consists of the following 18 hours:

         ACC 308 Intermediate Accounting I                     (3 hours)
         ACC 309 Intermediate Accounting II                    (3 hours)
         ACC 310 Intermediate Accounting III                   (3 hours)
         ACC 370 Federal Income Tax I                            (3 hours)
         ACC 374 Managerial Accounting                          (3 hours)
         ACC 420 Auditing                                               (3 hours)

The minor in Web Design (WEB) consists of the following 24 hours:

         ART 202 Color and Design                                  (3 hours)
         BUS 390 E-Commerce                                        (3 hours)
         WEB 206 Introduction to Graphic Design              (3 hours)
         WEB 207 Markup Languages I                             (3 hours)
         WEB 306 Graphic Design: Typography                 (3 hours)
         WEB 307 Markup Languages II                            (3 hours)
         WEB 406 Graphic Design: Multimedia                   (3 hours)
         WEB 450 Seminar in Web Design                         (3 hours)