Bachelor of Science Degree • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree

The Department of Business Management is accredited by AACSB International and committed to continuous quality improvement for all our programs. The Bachelor degree programs in business are supported by a broad general education program. Concentrations are offered in Accounting, Business, Finance, Human Resource Management, and Marketing/Advertising. Students are prepared to become leaders in the business world and hold key management positions in business and industry. Each student is counseled and evaluated in the admissions process as to the most appropriate degree program based upon career objectives, plans for future education, and previously earned college credits if applicable.

Business Concentrations
The Department of Business Management offers “concentrations” of coursework for those students who desire to specialize in particular fields of study. A student may apply to the Department Chair and be awarded a Department Concentration Award, recognizing this accomplishment. Concentrations are available only to those students with sufficient elective hours in their program of study. Students without such elective opportunity may, at their option, complete the necessary concentration work beyond their minimum degree requirements. Concentrations are presently awarded in accounting, business, finance, human resources management, and marketing/advertising.

These concentration awards may be of value to students who wish to provide prospective employers with evidence of extended work in an area related to a specific employment opportunity.

Students may substitute by petition other SUNY Poly courses designated by a faculty concentration advisor. Students should not repeat topics completed at the lower division. All courses must be completed with grades of “C+” or better before the award is approved. All of these sequences require preliminary work in these fields either at a two-year school or at SUNY Poly.

The following additional criteria must be satisfied for approval of the Concentration:

The Concentration elective courses must consist of a minimum of 14 credit hours.
At least eight credit hours must consist of advanced level courses. “Advanced level” signifies courses beyond the entry-level sequence in the discipline; these courses normally carry prerequisites.
At least eight credit hours of Concentration electives must be taken at SUNY Poly.

Accounting

Financial Accounting (ACC 201) plus:

ACC 310 Income Tax I (must be taken at the upper-division level)
ACC 370 Cost Accounting
ACC 385 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 386 Intermediate Accounting II

Business

Principles of Business (BUS 101) plus:

Any four non-core (required) business courses to be determined in consultation with an academic adviser.

Finance

Financial Principles (FIN 302) plus:

FIN 332 Investments
FIN 341 Financial Institutions
FIN 411 Financial Management Problems
FIN 420 Financial Planning and Control

Human Resources Management

Human Resources Management (MGT 318) plus:

MGT 320 Appraisal, Compensation and Motivation
MGT 415 Industrial and Labor Relations
MGT 425 Human Resource Selection and Staffing
BUS 420 Employee Benefits

Marketing and Advertising

Marketing Principles (MKT 301) plus:

MKT 312 Marketing Management Problems
MKT 321 Advertising Management
MKT 465 Consumer Behavior
MKT 470 Marketing Research

Degree Requirements Overview
All degree programs offered through the Department of Business Management require the completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours, which include 30 semester hours of upper division college work. All degree programs offered through the Department of Business have the following requirements:

Minimum of 124 semester credits with a maximum of 64 semester credits transferred from two-year institutions
At least 24 hours of business coursework must be completed at SUNY Poly
Minimum of 30 credits completed at SUNY Poly
Distribution and general education requirements as outlined in the degree requirements
Minimum of C (2.00) in all business core courses taken at SUNY Poly, requirements and electives
All business transfer courses must have a grade of “C” or better to apply to the degree program

See separate section for accounting.

B.S. in Business Administration — 124 total credits

The program is designed primarily for the student who has either an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree, an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree or entering freshmen who meet the college’s admissions criteria. It requires the same core of business courses as the B.B.A. program. In general, a student in the B.S. program has a broader education in content, whereas the B.B.A. student specializes. One is better than the other only in the context of the student’s individual personal and career objectives.

The B.S. degree will be granted to those students who satisfactorily complete at least 124 semester hours of college-level work (including lower division study) distributed as follows:

Students shall satisfy the requirements listed below.

I. SUNY General Education Requirements (30 credits)

All SUNY students must satisfy the following requirements.

No fewer than 30 credits must be attained from the SUNY approved General Education Course List with the following provisions:

Mathematics (MAT 112 or equivalent recommended by program)
Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent)

At least five (5) out of the following eight (8) SUNY General Education categories:

Natural Science
Social Science
American History
Western Civilization
Other World Civilization
Humanities
The Arts
Foreign Language

NOTE: You may take more than one course in a given category to complete this 30 credit hour requirement, but you must also satisfy the appropriate number of categories.

II. Liberal Arts/Sciences Requirements (34 credits)

The New York State Education Department (SED) requires a student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree to attain no fewer than 60 credits of combined SUNY General Education and Liberal Arts/Sciences courses. There may be overlap between courses meeting both the SUNY General Education Requirements and Liberal Arts/Sciences Requirements, but a student may receive course credits only once even if multiple requirements are satisfied by a single course. The total number of combined credit hours must be no fewer than 64 credits.

SUNY Poly degree requirements:

Natural Sciences—one course which may be a General Education Natural Science course
Upper-Division Writing Course (COM 307)

Specific requirements BS in Business Administration majors:

MAT 112 Elements of Calculus
Behavioral Science (PSY, SOC or ANT)
Microeconomics (ECO 110 or equivalent)
Macroeconomics (ECO 112 or equivalent)
STA 100 Statistics
Computer Science Applications

Liberals Arts/Sciences Electives (remainder of credits)

III. Business Core Coursework (48 credits)

Financial Accounting (ACC 201)
Managerial Accounting (ACC 205)
Introduction to Business (BUS 101)
Business Law I (BUS 105)
Finance Principles (FIN 302)
Marketing Principles (MKT 301)
Organizational Behavior (MGT 307)
Human Resource Management (MGT 318)
Issues in Business and Society (BUS 451)
Management Science (MGS 411)
Management Policy (BUS 485)
Business Electives (remainder of credits)

IV. Unrestricted Electives (12 credits)

B.B.A. in Business Administration—124 total credits

This degree is similar to the traditional business degree offered by colleges and universities nationwide. It is specifically geared to those students who may have focused on business courses at their two-year colleges and want to continue in that direction. This program provides a background in business and management which bridges the gap between specialization and generalization. It gives both freshmen and transfer students the opportunity for concentrated study in one of the basic areas of business as well as a broad-based background to grow with during an extended career.

Students shall satisfy the requirements listed below.

I. SUNY General Education Requirements (30 credits)

All SUNY students must satisfy the following requirements.

No fewer than 30 credits must be attained from the SUNY approved General Education Course List with the following provisions:

Mathematics (MAT 112 or equivalent)
Basic Communication (ENG 101 or equivalent)

At least five (5) out of the following eight (8) SUNY General Education categories:

Natural Science
Social Science
American History
Western Civilization
Other World Civilization
Humanities
The Arts
Foreign Language

NOTE: You may take more than one course in a given category to complete this 30 credit hour requirement, but you must also satisfy the appropriate number of categories.

II. Liberal Arts/Sciences Requirements (30 credits)

SUNY Poly degree requirements:

Natural Sciences — one course which may be a General Education Natural Science course.
Upper-Division Writing Course (COM 307)

Specific requirements for BBA in Business Administration majors:

Microeconomics (ECO 110 or equivalent)
Macroeconomics (ECO 112 or equivalent)
STA 100 Statistics
MAT 112 Elements of Calculus
Behavioral Science (PSY, SOC or ANT)
Computer Science Applications
Liberals Arts/Sciences Electives (remainder of credits)

III. Business Core Coursework (60 credits)

Financial Accounting (ACC 201)
Managerial Accounting (ACC 205)
Introduction to Business (BUS 101)
Business Law I (BUS 105)
Finance Principles (FIN 302)
Marketing Principles (MKT 301)
Organizational Behavior (MGT 307)
Human Resource Management (MGT 318)
Issues in Business and Society (BUS 451)
Management Science (MGS 411)
Management Policy (BUS 485)

Business Electives (remainder of credits)

IV. Unrestricted Electives (4 credits)

4-Year plan of study (pdf)