Bachelor of Arts in Business AdministrationInformation Systems

From Seattle University's 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Freshman Four Year Plan
Transfer Two Year Plan

In order to earn the bachelor of arts in business administration degree with a major in information systems, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.25, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Credits
ENGL 110 College Writing: Inquiry and Argument 5
PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 5
Choose one of the following two courses: 5
HIST 120 Origins of Western Civilization
HIST 121 Studies in Modern Civilization
ENGL 120 Masterpieces of Literature 5
MATH 130 Elements of Calculus for Business (or MATH 134) 5
Fine Arts (one approved 5 cr. course; see course descriptions) 5
PHIL 220 Philosophy of the Human Person 5
Lab Science 5
Social Science I (not economics) 5
Social Science II (ECON 271 required) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299) 5
Ethics (BETH 351/PHIL 351 required) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399) 5

Interdisciplinary satisfied within major

Senior Synthesis satisfied by MGMT 489

II. Albers Business Foundation Requirements

70 credits, including:
ACCT 230 Principles of Accounting I 5
ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting II 5
ECON 260 Business Statistics 5
ECON 272 Principles of Economics—Micro 5
ECON 310 Quantitative Methods and Applications 5
MGMT 280 Communication for Business 5
IS 315 Introduction to Information Systems 5
Choose one of the following two courses: 5
MGMT 320 Global Environment of Business
ECON 330 Int’l Economic Events and Business Decisions
FINC 340 Business Finance 5
MKTG 350 Introduction to Marketing 5
OPER 360 Manufacturing and Service Operations 5
BLAW 370 Business and International Law 5
MGMT 380 Principles of Management 5
MGMT 489 Business Policy and Strategy 5
EXCEL Requirement

All business students entering SU Summer 2012 or later are required to pass the EXCEL Level I Certification Exam as follows:

  • Freshman students need to be certified by the time they have reached 45 credits.
  • Transfer students need to be certified by the end of their first quarter in Albers.

For details, click here.

III. Major Requirements

25 credits, including:
IS 320 Fundamentals of Programming in Business 5
IS 462 Internet Marketing 5
IS 464 Object-Oriented Modeling in Business 5
IS 466 Database Systems in Business 5
IS 469 Fundamentals of Business Web Technologies 5

IV. Additional Requirements

General Electives to total 180 credit hours.

* Major requirements must earn a C- grade or better.

For information on Learning Goals for this major, click here.