B.A. Degree with a Major in Business Administration

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Iowa Western Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Iowa Western Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at IWCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU.

Common Business Core:
ACCT 205 Financial Accounting..........................................................................ACC 121 - Accounting Principles I
ACCT 206 Managerial Accounting......................................................................ACC 122 - Accounting Principles II
ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics..............................................................ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 Principles of Macroeconomics.............................................................ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics
FNKB 306 Managerial Finance
MATH 140 Elementary Applied Statistics.............................................................MAT 157 - Statistics
MGMT 206 Management Science
MGMT 306 Principles of Management.................................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 Business Law I..................................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I 
MGMT 492 Business Policy and Strategy
MRKT 306 Principles of Marketing........................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing

Major courses:
ACCT 309 Cost Accounting.................................................................................ACC 221 - Cost Accounting
ECON 306 Managerial Economics
FNBK 322 Analysis of Financial Statements
MRKT 355 Consumer Behavior
MGMT 465 Production and Operations Management

Three electives from:
ACCT 415 Individual Federal Income Tax
ECON 405 International Economics
FNBK 301 Personal Finance..............................................................................FIN 121 - Personal Finance
MRKT 340 Business Marketing
MGMT 410 Organization Theory

 

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the Graduate & Professional Studies Council Bluffs site at 800.798.0788 or 2700 College Road, Box 4-C, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502.