Business Integrated Studies, BBA

A Bachelor of Business Administration in business integrated studies helps you develop the capabilities, knowledge and character needed for a successful business career.

The G. Brint Ryan College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a professional field in business integrated studies. Students pursuing the professional field in business integrated studies have the option to pursue a dual degree with the Burgundy School of Business in Dijon, France. See your advisor for more information.

This degree has a required supporting field in business administration. This degree is designed to prepare students for a variety of generalist positions in business and industry. Some flexibility is allowed to accommodate the student’s career objectives.

General requirements for the BBA are listed in the “University Core Curriculum ,” “Requirements of this catalog” in the Academics section of this catalog and under “Bachelor of Business Administration ” in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business.

In addition to the University Core Curriculum, Pre-Business and Business Foundation requirements, students must complete the following professional and supporting field courses. A grade of C or better must be earned in each professional field and supporting course completed in residence or transferred to UNT.

Professional field

12 hours from Business Subject Area 1 (courses must be pre-approved by program advisor)
12 hours from Business Subject Area 2 (courses must be pre-approved by program advisor)
6 hours of Business Integrated Study electives (3000/4000 level business courses)

*Some Subject Areas contain more than 12 hours. This will not increase the number of hours required for the degree, but will reduce the number of free electives

Additional requirements

The above hours must encompass a total of at least three business subject areas
3 hours must be completed from the creation of goods and services requirement (DSCI 3870 , LSCM 3960 , OPSM 3830 , ECON 4140 or other approved creation of goods and services courses)
3 hours must be completed from international business (MKTG 4280 , MGMT 4660 , FINA 4500 or other approved international business courses)
At least 15 hours must be completed at the 4000 level

Academic standards

Refer to “G. Brint Ryan College of Business Academic Standards” in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business section and “Bachelor of Business Administration ” for General Degree Requirements.

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
ENGL 1310 - First-Year Writing I	3 hours	BCIS 2610 - Introduction to Computers in Business	3 hours
MATH 1180 - College Math for Business, Economics and Related Fields	3 hours	BUSI 1200 - Professional Development I-Strategies for Business	1 hour
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	ECON 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics	3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours	ENGL 1320 - First-Year Writing II	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	MATH 1190 - Business Calculus	3 hours
		Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	16 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)	3 hours	ACCT 2020 - Accounting Principles II (Managerial Accounting)	3 hours
ECON 1110 - Principles of Macroeconomics	3 hours	COMM 1010 - Introduction to Communication	3 hours
American History core	3 hours	DSCI 2710 - Data Analysis with Spreadsheets	3 hours
Creative Arts core	3 hours	American History core	3 hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours	Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
BCIS 3610 - Basic Information Systems	3 hours	BUSI 3200 - Professional Development III	1 hour
BLAW 3430 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3 hours	FINA 3770 - Finance	3 hours
BUSI 3100 - Professional Development II-Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business	1 hour	MKTG 3650 - Foundations of Marketing Practice	3 hours
BUSI 3660 - Professional Speaking, Writing, and Presentation in a Global Environment	3 hours	Approved Creation of Goods and Services course	3 hours
DSCI 3710 - Business Statistics with Spreadsheets	3 hours	Business Content Area 1	3 hours
Business Content Area 1	3 hours	Business Content Area 2	3 hours
Total	16 hours	Total	16 hours

Year 4

Semester 1		Semester 2
MGMT 3720 - Organizational Behavior	3 hours	BUSI 4940 - Business Policy	3 hours
Approved International course	3 hours	Business Content Area 2	3 hours
Business Content Area 1	3 hours	Business Content Area 2	3 hours
Business Content Area 1	3 hours	Business Content Area 2	3 hours
Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	12 hours