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Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration (BSBA), University of Colorado Denver Business School, CU Denver

Business School, University of Colorado Denver
 

Degree Requirements

BS in Business Administration requirements

To earn your Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration you will complete 120 semester credits. These include a foreign language or regional expertise requirement along with the UC Denver campus core; the Business School core and specific Business School graduation requirements; an experiential learning course; an area of emphasis; and your choice of electives.

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Please see the course catalog for course descriptions.​​​​​​​

Foreign language or regional expertise

You need to demonstrate a minimum level of proficiency in one foreign language or a regional expertise. The foreign language proficiency can be accomplished through high school course work, college course work or taking and passing a proficiency exam. The regional expertise requirement can be accomplished by completing a minimum of nine semester hours of course work, from an approved list, that relate to the politics, arts, history, culture or economy of a region of the world other than North America. See your advisor [nancy.reed@ucdenver.edu] for details.

In addition to the above proficiencies, you will complete a total of 120 semester hours in each of the following categories:

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CU Denver Core

To complete the CU Denver core, you will complete 34 semester hours of general education as follows:

Intellectual competencies: English

complete both of the following:

  • Core Composition I, ENGL1020
  • Core Composition II, ENGL2030

Intellectual competencies: Mathematics

complete one of the following:

  • Algebra for Social Sciences and Business, MATH1070
  • College Algebra, MATH1110

The required sequence of MATH1070 or MATH1110, from the University core, and MATH1080 from the Business School core may be satisfied by a 6-hour calculus sequence instead.

Knowledge area: Physical and Biological Sciences

Complete two of the following: (one course with a laboratory is required)

  • Introduction to Biological Anthropology, ANTH1303
  • Basic Biology I, BIOL1550
  • Basic Biology II, BIOL1560
  • General Biology I / Laboratory, BIOL2015 / 2071
  • General Biology II / Laboratory, BIOL2061 / 2081
  • Core Chemistry (selected modules), CHEM147x
  • General Chemistry I/Laboratory, CHEM2031 / 2038
  • General Chemistry II/Laboratory, CHEM2061 / 2068
  • Introduction to Environmental Science, ENVS1042
  • Introduction to Physical Geography, GEOG1202
  • Physical Geology I: Surface Processes, GEOL1072
  • Physical Geology II: Internal Processes, GEOL1082
  • General Astronomy, PHYS1052
  • Introduction to Physics, PHYS1000
  • College Physics I/Laboratory, PHYS2010 / 2030
  • College Physics II/Laboratory, PHYS2020 / 2040
  • Biological Basis for Behavior, PSYC2220

Knowledge area: Humanities

Complete one of the following:

  • African American History, ETST2155
  • Telling Tales: Narrative Art in Literature and Film, ENGL1601
  • Great Works in British and American Literature, ENGL2600
  • Introduction to Cultures of the French-Speaking World, FR1000
  • Germany and the Germans, GER1000
  • Paths to the Present I, HIST1381
  • Getting Here: Paths to the Present II, HIST1382
  • Introduction to Philosophy: Relationship of the Individual to the World, PHIL1012
  • Introduction to Ethics and Society: The Person and the Community, PHIL1020
  • US History to 1876, HIST1361
  • US History since 1876, HIST1362
  • Introduction to Religious Studies, RLST1610
  • World Religions, RLST2660
  • Introduction to Culture of the Spanish Speaking, SPAN1000

Knowledge area: Arts

Complete one of the following:

  • Introduction to Art, FA1001
  • Music Appreciation, PMUS1001
  • Introduction to Theatre, THTR1001

Knowledge area: Behavioral Sciences

Complete one of the following:

  • Introduction to Archaeology, ANTH1302
  • Culture and Human Experience, ANTH2102
  • Fundamentals of Communication, CMMU1011
  • Fundamentals of Mass Communication, CMMU1021
  • Introduction to Psychology I, PSY1000
  • Introduction to Psychology II, PSY1005

Knowledge area: Social Sciences

Complete the following:

    Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics, ECON2012

Knowledge area: Cultural Diversity

You will complete one course from the cultural diversity list in the UC Denver Catalog.

Knowledge area: International Perspectives

Complete one of the following:

  • International Dimensions of Culture and Technology, ENGR3600
  • Introduction to comparative politics, P SC3022
  • Introduction to International Relations, P SC3042

Business General Requirements

Please refer to your emphasis for specific hours beyond the basic core requirements:

Business core

  • Business Statistics, DSCI2010
  • Introduction to Business Problem Solving, ISMG2050
  • Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, ACCT2200
  • Managerial Accounting and Professional Issues, ACCT2220
  • Legal and Ethical Environments of Business I, BLAW3000
  • Principles of Finance I, FNCE3000
  • Management Information Systems, ISMG3000
  • Managing Individuals and Teams, MGMT3000
  • Principles of Marketing, MKTG3000
  • Operations Management, DSCI3000
  • Business Policy and Strategic Management, MGMT4500

Business School Specific Graduation Requirements

  • Business and Professional Speaking, CMMU2050
  • Principles of Economics: Microeconomics, ECON2022
  • Business Writing, ENGL3170
    You are strongly encouraged to take, ENGL2030, from the University core, before completing ENGL3170.
  • Polynomial Calculus, MATH1080
    The required sequence of MATH1070 or MATH1110, from the University core, and MATH1080 may be satisfied by a 6-hour calculus sequence instead.
  • Introduction to Psychology I, PSY1000
  • Experiential Learning
    3 credits You earn 3 semester hours of credit in an approved experiential learning course. See your advisor for details.

Experiential learning opportunities may include

  • internships
  • service learning
  • project based course
  • studying abroad

InternationalStudies

You complete one of the following: (Leave this with the B Core tab as well)

  • International Accounting, ACCT4370
  • International Financial Management, FNCE4370
  • Introduction to International Business, MGMT4400
  • International Marketing, MKTG4200
  • Asian Business Development, MKTG4220
  • International Transportation, MKTG4580

Other courses in related international business topics from accounting, management and marketing may be offered periodically which will satisfy the international studies requirement. Please contact your advisor to be sure of a course's status.

To reach the required 120 semester hours you may choose other elective courses freely, subject to the following rules:

  • Only non-remedial (college-level, as determined by the Business School) courses count toward the BS degree.
  • To receive the BS in Business Administration, you must take at least 48 upper-division semester hours, of which 42 semester hours must be upper-division business credit (excluding the economics core courses).
  • AT most, 60 semester hours in business (excluding the economies core courses) may be counted toward the 120 semester hours required for the BS in Business Administration degree.
  • You must compete 30 semester hours of actual business course work, including the area of emphasis, after being accepted to the Business Schoo.l
  • At least 50 percent  of the business credits applied to your degree must be taken at the downtown campus.

See the elective credit guidelines in policies for more specifics.

Additional course descriptions are available in the UC Denver Catalog.