Degree Requirements

A minimum of 122 credits is required for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Mary's University. All students must meet the ten general education competencies. A minimum of 36 credits is required to complete the B.S. in Business.

Required Business & Management Courses	24 cr.
Required Communications Courses	6 cr.
Elective Courses	3 cr.
Capstone	3 cr.
TOTAL	36 cr.

Required Business & Management Courses	24 cr.
BU300 Accounting Principles	3 cr.
BU400 Business Law	3 cr.
BU403 Applied Statistics	3 cr.
BU407 Financial Management	3 cr.
MK300 Marketing Principles	3 cr.
MG305 Managerial Ethics	3 cr.
MG311 Economics for Managers	3 cr.
Choose one of the following:
MG401 Principles of Management	3 cr.
MG307 Principles of Leadership	3 cr.

Required Communications Courses	6 cr.
CM310 Oral Communications	3 cr.
Choose one writing course:
CM309 Professional Writing	3 cr.
CM409 Technical Writing	3 cr.

Students select one elective course from the list below to fulfill the Business Program requirement of 36 credits. In addition, electives from the list below are used to substitute required courses that have been waived due to students having already taken equivalent courses at other regionally accredited institutions. Requests to waive any required course must be submitted in writing to the Program Director and approved by the Dean.

Required Elective Course	3 cr.
MG335 Critical Thinking for Managers	3 cr.
MG405 Organizational Culture and Change	3 cr.
MG408 Project Management	3 cr.
MG415 Total Quality and Team Development	3 cr.
MG418 Strategic Management	3 cr.
MG420 The Future of Organizations	3 cr.
MG445 Entrepreneurship	3 cr.
MG450 Product Operations Management	3 cr.
MG465 Occupational Safety and Loss Control	3 cr.
HR340 Human Resources Management	3 cr.
HR350 Compensation	3 cr.
HR360 Employee Benefits	3 cr.
HR440 Employee and Labor Relations	3 cr.
HR455 Performance Improvement Through Training	3 cr.
IT301 Introduction to Information Technology	3 cr.
MK302 Marketing Ethics	3 cr.
MK305 Consumer Behavior	3 cr.
MK310 Promotion and Communication	3 cr.
MK315 Principles of Selling	3 cr.
MK400 Market Research	3 cr.
MK405 International Marketing	3 cr.
MK410 Electronic Marketing	3 cr.
MK420 Advertising	3 cr.
MK430 Product Management	3 cr.
MK440 Business Sales	3 cr.
MK442 Sales Managements	3 cr.
MK444 Customer Service and Communications	3 cr.
TE300 Technology Opportunities in Organizations	3 cr.

Required Capstone Course	3 cr.
MG490 Bachelor of Science Capstone	3 cr.