 
Business Administration
The bachelor of science program in business administration provides substantially more flexibility than traditional business majors. A strong liberal arts and business education prepares students for business careers and graduate study, while allowing a substantial amount of elective freedom for individual interests.
Requirements for the bachelor of science degree in business administration include completion of a core business curriculum and at least one of six areas of concentration - accounting, electronic commerce, finance, international business, management, or marketing.
Curriculum
First Year
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Credits
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888-10000
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First-Year Seminar in Business
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1
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888-10100
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World of Business
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3
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306-12100
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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3
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306-12200
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Principles of Microeconomics
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3
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377-xxxxx
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Writing course (377-10600 or above)
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3
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313-10800
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Calculus for Decision Making (Group 1) or
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313-10700
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Fundamentals of Applied Calculus (Groups 2 and 3)
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4
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313-14400
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Business Statistics
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4
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Social science elective
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3
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Humanities elective (Note: International business concentration students must take modern foreign language requirement.)
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3
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312-11000
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Computers and Information Technologies
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3
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Total
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30
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Second Year
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883-20300
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Financial Markets and Institutions
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3
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880-22500
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Financial Accounting
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3
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880-22600
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Management Accounting
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3
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887-20300
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Legal Environment of Business
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3
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882-20600
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Organizational Behavior and Management
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3
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882-26000
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Business Systems and Technology
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3
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Natural science elective (choose from biology, chemistry, or physics)
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3
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319-11000
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Public Communication or
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319-11500
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Business and Professional Communication
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3
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Humanities elective (Note: International business concentration students must take modern foreign language requirement.)
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3
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Cultural diversity elective (approved list available in dean's office)
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3
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Total
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30
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Third Year
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883-31100
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Business Finance
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3
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884-31200
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Principles of Marketing
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3
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886-34500
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Operations Management
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3
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885-30200
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Applied Ethical Issues in Management (LA)
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3
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Social science elective
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3
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Concentration requirement
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6
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Concentration requirement (international business elective)
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3
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Liberal arts electives (Note: International business concentration students must take 6 credits of approved international business liberal arts electives; approved list available in dean's office.)
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6
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Total
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30
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Fourth Year
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882-42100
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Strategic Management *
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3
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Concentration requirement
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9
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Open electives
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8
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Liberal arts electives
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10
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Total
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30
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* Course must be taken at Ithaca College
Requirements for Concentrations
Students in the School of Business may use a course to satisfy degree requirements in more than one business concentration as long as they complete 12 unique credits in each concentration.
Accounting Concentration
Note: Students interested in sitting for the certified public accountant (CPA) examination should opt for the B.S. degree in accounting. The B.S. in business administration with accounting concentration might not qualify the student to sit for the CPA examination.
880-34500
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Intermediate Financial Accounting
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3
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880-31500
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Cost Accounting *
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3
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880-49300
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Tax Accounting *
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3
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Approved accounting electives
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Accounting electives with 880 prefix
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3
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Business electives (level 2 or above)
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3
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Approved international business elective
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International business elective (approved list available in dean's office)
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3
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Total
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18
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Electronic Commerce Concentration
884-39000
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Principles of Electronic Commerce
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3
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884-39100
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Electronic Commerce: Legal and Ethical Issues
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3
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884-49100
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Marketing on the Internet
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3
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884-41100
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Marketing Research
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3
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Approved international business elective
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International business elective (approved list available in dean's office)
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3
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Electronic commerce elective
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Electronic commerce elective (approved list available in dean's office)
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3
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Total
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18
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Finance Concentration
883-32100
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Security Analysis and Portfolio Management *
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3
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883-37000
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International Finance
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3
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883-48000
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Cases in Financial Management *
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3
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Finance elective (level 2 or above)
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3
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Business electives (level 2 or above)
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6
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Total
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18
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International Business Concentration
881-26500
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International Business Operations
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3
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884-38000
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International Marketing
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3
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883-37000
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International Finance
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3
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881-49000
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Seminar in International Business *
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3
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Business electives (level 2 or above)
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6
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Total
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18
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Management Concentration
882-31000
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Leadership in Organizations
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3
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882-32100
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Power and Conflict in Organizations
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3
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882-48000
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Cases in Contemporary Management
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3
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885-34000
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Human Resource Management
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3
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Business elective (level 2 or above)
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3
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Approved international business elective (select one)
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International business elective (approved list available in dean's office)
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3
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Total
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18
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Marketing Concentration
884-41100
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Marketing Research
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3
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884-32300
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Consumer Behavior
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3
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884-38000
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International Marketing
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3
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884-48600
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Marketing Strategy
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3
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88x-xxxxx
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Business electives (level 2 or above)
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6
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Total
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18
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* Course must be taken at Ithaca College
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