To graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration students must complete 54 credits in total. Requirements consist of 21 credits of required foundational courses, 18 credits of required core and advanced courses, and 15 credits of elective courses in a declared area of concentration.
All Business Administration majors must declare at least one concentration, either before the end of the second semester of sophomore year or upon transfer into the major. Concentrations available are management, sport management, marketing, and/or international business.
All Business Administration majors need a cumulative GPA of 2.7 for graduation; students having an overall GPA below 2.7 for two consecutive semesters will need to re-apply to the program once they reach again a 2.7 GPA.
A minimum of 24 semester hours of business courses must be completed in residence at Eastern. Transfer students with more than 30 credits should consult with the department chair or the Advising Success Center (ASC) as early as possible. To check which Connecticut Community College courses are equivalent to Eastern courses, please see the Transfer Student Course Equivalency Tool.
* approved reuse to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Individuals and Society
** approved reuse to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Applied Information Technology
^ meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement
^^ meets Stage 3 University Writing Requirement; students must complete both BUS 301 and BUS 351 to be eligible for BUS 431
IMPORTANT
Students who started the Business Administration major in a catalog term prior to fall 2021 have the option of completing additional concentrations and should check their program requirements on e-web; they may contact the department chair, Dr. Emiliano Villanueva (villanuevae@easternct.edu) or their advisor if interested in switching to the current program.
The Sport and Leisure Management program has been discontinued. Students who started it in a catalog term prior to fall 2022 have the option of completing it and should check their program requirements on e-web; they may contact the department chair, Dr. Emiliano Villanueva (villanuevae@easternct.edu) or their advisor if interested in switching to the current Business Administration major, Sport Management concentration.
