Bachelor of Science in General Business
120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 33 hours core business requirements,
18 hours plan requirements, 9 hours electives

Administrative Sciences Unit
Chair: Lou White
Phone: 281-283-3110
Office: Bayou Bldg. Suite 3321
Advisor: busadvoff@uhcl.edu

What this degree will do for you…
Our Bachelor of Science in General Business program emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, customer service and operations management, ethics and social responsibility, finance, marketing and sales, labor relations, and statistical analysis. This degree readies you for entry-level positions in many areas of the business world including financial services, banking, purchasing, sales and management.

Freshman/Sophomore requirements: 60 hours

Accounting Principles	6	ACCT 2301 & 2302 or 2401 & 2402
Business Law	3	BUSI 2301 or 2302
Computer Literacy	3	BCIS 1305 or 1405
Economic Principles	6	ECON 2301 & 2302
English Composition (must be grades of C- or better)	6	ENGL 1301 & 1302
Government (3 hours U.S. and 3 hours U.S./TX)	6	GOVT 2301 & 2302
History (6 hours U.S. or 3 hours may be Texas)	6	HIST 1301; HIST 1302, or 2301, 2302, 2303
Humanities	3	Check with your community college
Math (Finite Math and Calculus)	6	MATH 1324 & 1325
Natural Sciences	6	Check with your community college
Social Sciences	3	Check with your community college
Speech	3	Check with your community college
Visual and Performing Arts	3	Check with your community college
Total	60

Core Requirements for Bachelor of Science in General Business: 33 hours

ACCT	3331	Managerial Accounting	MGMT	3031	Management Theory & Practice
DSCI	3131	Quant Methods for Management	MGMT	4132	*Strategic Management Seminar
DSCI	3231	Statistics I	MGMT	4534	Organizational Behavior
ECON	3131	Money and Banking	MKTG	3031	Creating Value for Customers
FINC	3331	Business Finance	WRIT	3132	Written Comm. In Business
ISAM	3033	Info Systems for Management

*MGMT 4132 – Must be taken by all undergraduate General Business students the semester they plan to graduate.

Plan Requirements for Bachelor of Science in General Business: 18 hours

18 hours of business administration courses with a maximum of 6 hours from any one rubric.
Courses must be chosen from:
ACCT, DSCI, FINC, ISAM, MKTG, BAPA, ECON, HADM, MGMT

Elective Requirements for Bachelor of Science in General Business: 9 hours

General Electives - 9 hours

Bachelor of Science in General Business 120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 33 hours core business requirements, 18 hours plan requirements, 9 hours electives

Bachelor of Science in General Business
120 hours: 60 hours lower-level requirements, 33 hours core business requirements,
18 hours plan requirements, 9 hours electives