Location: 240 Galloway Business Bldg., Phone: (409) 880-8647
Chair: Dr. Jimmy D. Moss
Chair E-mail: jimmy.moss@lamar.edu
Bachelor of Business Administration: Recommended to the student who desires a thorough grounding in business courses to augment the Economics knowledge which is necessary for understanding the complexities of modern business, government and nonprofit organizations.Representative employment opportunities are found in banking, government, industrial relations, management, research and forecasting, communications, international trade and sales.
In addition to the College of Business degree requirements, the economics major must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each economics course and/or advanced elective attempted. Students pusuing this degree program must take all professional courses at ذكذكتسئµ University.
The Finance program provides the student with a broad education in financial markets and institutions, in investments, and in the financial management of organizations. Electives can be selected to provide an emphasis in insurance, in real estate, in financial planning, or in financial management. Finance graduates are qualified for careers in banking or other financial institutions, stock brokerage firms, in the growing financial services industry, and in the financial division of major organizations.
In addition to the College of Business degree reequirements, the finance major must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each finance course and/or track elective attempted. Students pusuing this degree program must take all professional courses at ذكذكتسئµ University.
For details concerning requirements for teacher certification and information on professional courses, consult the College of Education and Human Development section in this catalog.
| First Year | Second Year | ||
| ECON 2302, 2301 | ACCT 2301, 2302 | ||
| ENGL Composition | ENGL Literature | ||
| MATH 1325 | POLS 2301, 2302 | ||
| Lab Science | American History | ||
| MISY 1373 | BULW 1370 | ||
| PHIL 1370 | COMM 3310 | ||
| PEGA | Fine Arts | ||
| Elective | |||
| 33 | 30 | ||
| Third Year | Fourth Year | ||
| BCOM 3350 | ECON 3320 | ||
| FINC 3310 | MGMT 3310 | ||
| MKTG 3310 | MGMT 3320 | ||
| BUAL 3310, 3320 | MGMT 4370 | ||
| ECON 3310 | BULW 3310 | ||
| ECON 3340 | MISY 3310 | ||
| ECON 3390 | Electives* | ||
| Electives* | 9 | ||
| 33 | 24 |
*Electives must include 9 semester hours of approved courses in economics, and 6 semester hours of approved, advanced business electives.
| First Year | Second Year | ||
| ECON 2302, 2301 | ACCT 2301, 2302 | ||
| MATH 1325 | ENGL Literature | ||
| Lab Science | POLS 2301, 2302 | ||
| MISY 1373 | American History | ||
| PHIL 1370 | BULW 1370 | ||
| PEGA | COMM 3310 | ||
| Elective | Fine Arts | ||
| 33 | 30 | ||
| Third Year | Fourth Year | ||
| BCOM 3350 | FINC 4310 | ||
| FINC 3310 | FINC 4330 | ||
| MKTG 3310 | MGMT 3310 | ||
| BUAL 3310, 3320 | MGMT 3320 | ||
| FINC 3320 | MGMT 4370 | ||
| ECON 3340 | BULW 3310 | ||
| FINC 4320 | MISY 3310 | ||
| Electives* | 9 | Elective** | |
| 33 | 24 |
* Professional electives selection requires approval of the department chair
** The faculty advisor should be consulted by the student to select an advanced business elective that will be most beneficial in terms of career goals
Eighteen hours: ECON 2301, ECON 2302, ECON 3340, ECON 3390 and 6 hours of electives approved by the department chair.