General Business, Bachelor of Business Administration (GB)

Program Overview

The General Business major complements the prior education and/or experience of the student and is specifically designed to provide flexibility in course selection and to be a time-effective degree completion program. The goal of the General Business major is to assist the student in their present career by providing a basic business education that may accelerate a promotion.

The BBA - General Business degree consists of the professional core and a minimum of 9 semester credit hours of 300-400 level allowable elective courses. Students must meet the minimum total credit hour and residency requirements and meet all course prerequisites. Students must complete 42 semester credit hours in residence at Walsh.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from Walsh, students must meet general and program-specific graduation requirements. All students must:

• Complete a program of study within 60 calendar months (five years) from the initial date of course enrollment (as designated by the first semester attended on the student’s Walsh transcript). A student’s program of study is the specific curriculum required by the institution at the time of the student’s matriculation as an undergraduate degree candidate at Walsh unless the student changes majors or degrees while attending Walsh. If a student changes majors or degrees, the program of study is the specific curriculum required by the College at the time the student officially changes the major or degree.
• Earn 30 semester credit hours of general education coursework to include one course in English composition or written communication from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, one mathematics course from the following: Intermediate algebra course; Mathematics course that satisfies MTA; or a higher-level mathematics course or placement
• Earn a minimum of 124 semester credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree, including a maximum of 82 semester credit hours transferred to Walsh.
• Achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 (“C”) or better in residence at Walsh.
• Complete all communication courses (COM 210, 320, 340 with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better. If COM 300 is required, the course must be completed with a grade of P (Pass).
• BBA students must complete the required BBA Professional Core Required Elective with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better.
• Limited to a maximum of 6 semester credit hours of directed study, practicum and/or internship coursework except BBA.MGT and BBA.MKT majors who may elect to take a 9-credit internship (MGT 488 or MKT 488).
• Limited to a maximum of 12 semester credit hours of allowable graduate level coursework. All courses completed at the graduate level need to be completed with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better in residence at Walsh.
• File an official Application for Graduation form with the Records and Registration office. An appointment with an advisor can be made to review graduation requirements.
• Students can view their degree completion progress any time by logging into Self-Service for Students through the portal and clicking on “Program Plan.”

Students must complete all courses in their major with a grade of “C” (2.000) or better with a cumulative grade point average of “C” (2.000) or better in the 9 semester credit hours of elective coursework taken in residence at Walsh.