General Business, BS

The BS in General Business is a flexible program designed for students who may have earned an Associate’s degree in an area outside of business but wish to complete a bachelor’s degree in business. The BS in General Business provides a solid foundation of essential business skills in the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing and management) that can enhance previous areas of study

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 36 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Business requirements.

Major Requirements

In addition to completion of the University Core Curriculum (42 hours) students must complete the following:

Pre-Business/Lower Level Foundation Requirements (21 hours)

Students must complete the following courses with a grade of C or higher.

ECON 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1110 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 1190 - Business Calculus
or
MATH 1710 - Calculus I
BCIS 2610 - Introduction to Computers in Business
ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)
ACCT 2020 - Accounting Principles II (Managerial Accounting)
DSCI 2710 - Data Analysis with Spreadsheets
All of the above courses can be substituted with an approved course if equivalent course is completed prior to enrollment at UNT.

Professional Development courses, 3 hours

Basic Business Foundation Requirements, 21 hours

Advanced level business courses, 15 hours

12 hours of upper level business courses from approved list
Applied Business Project Course or Internship (3 hrs)

Electives

Minimum of 18 hours of free electives or enough free elective hours to reach required total of 120 hours for the degree. Number of electives varies depending on course selection for University Core.

Other requirements

A candidate for the degree must complete 33 hours of business administration courses in residence, of which 15 hours must be in the professional field of study.
The College of Business will not grant upper-division (3000–4000 level) degree credit for any transfer course taken at the lower division. Upper-division course work transferred from a regionally accredited four-year institution will be evaluated on an individual course basis to determine applicable degree credit.
Registration for any junior- or senior-level course should be authorized by an advising clearance form or a formal degree plan.
The applicability to a degree plan of all credits being transferred and/or awarded by placement or credit by examination must be determined in the dean’s office either prior to enrollment at UNT or during the first term/semester of residence.
It is the student’s responsibility to meet all course prerequisites listed in the current catalog prior to enrollment in any course.
A grade of C or above must be earned on each business administration foundation course completed in residence or transferred to UNT.