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Business Administration—Management and Operations

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Earn your Bachelor’s degree in management and operations online from WSU, one of a select number of business colleges in the United States fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

AACSB is a not-for-profit corporation of educational institutions, corporations, and other organizations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management. Organized in 1916, AACSB is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. AACSB is also the professional organization for management education.

Washington State University’s management and operations program provides world-class instruction on how to motivate individuals to meet goals in the business community, and how to evaluate the economic, social, political, and technological trends that impact business. Understanding the planning, structure, and operation of an organization and its members will prepare you to succeed in the world of business.

Potential careers
Program prerequisites
Program of study

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Potential Careers

You’ll be prepared to start your own business or work in manufacturing, service, for-profit, non-profit, and governmental organizations. Some of the positions you’ll be prepared for include:

• Account manager
• Human resource manager
• Insurance executive
• Tax analyst
• International consultant

Visit the DDP Career Services Center to make an appointment with the DDP career counselor to discuss other career options.

Get information about careers in management and business occupations, including employment outlook, salaries, working conditions and more from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Program Prerequisites

College of Business Certification Requirements:

To certify as a management and operations major, students must have:

• a 2.5 cumulative grade point average
• 60 semester credits
• a 2.5 GPA in the certifying courses:
  
  
  • Acctg 230 & 231
  • B Law 210
  • MgtOp 215
  • EconS 101 & 102 (prerequisite Math 099 or 101 with a grade of C or better)
  • Engl 101
  • Math 201 & 202
  • MIS 250

Note: WSU Academic Regulations 34 states that students may ONLY repeat a course in which they have received a grade of C- or below, a withdrawal (W), or when a course may be repeated for additional credit. See Academic Regulations for more information.

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Program of Study

WSU General Education Requirements (GERs) (Can be satisfied with a direct transfer degree; for a list of direct-transfer agreements, visit WSU’s Transfer Information Web page).

Lower-division Prerequisite Courses:
(27 semester credits)

• B Law 210 - Law and the Legal Environment of Business
• Acct 230 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Acct 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• MgtOp 215 - Statistics
• Math 201 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics for Business & Economics
  
  OR
  
  Math 172 - Calculus II
• Math 202 - Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Business & Economics
  
  OR
  
  Math 171 - Calculus I
• EconS 101 – Fundamentals of Microeconomics
• EconS 102 – Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
• MIS 250 - Managing Information Technology

Upper-division Business Core Requirements:
(15 semester credits)

• MgtOp 301 - Principles of Management and Organization
• Fin 325 - Introduction to Financial Management
• MgtOp 340 - Operations Management
• Mktg 360 - Marketing
• MgtOp 492 - Small Business Policy
  
  OR
  
  MgtOp 491 - Business Strategy and Policy (starting fall 2009)

Upper Division Management and Operations Requirement:
(3 semester credits)

• MgtOp 401 [M] - Leadership Skills for Managers

Upper Division (300-400 level) Management and Operations Electives: (18 semester credits required from the following)

• MgtOp 315 [S,D] - Women in Management and Leadership
• MgtOp 418 - Quality Improvement for Management
• MgtOp 450 - Personnel and Human Resources Management
• MgtOp 453 [M] - International Management
• MgtOps 455 [M] – Staffing
• MgtOps 456 – Compensation Administration
• MgtOp 487 - Business Ethics
• MgtOp 489 - Entrepreneurial Management
• One 300/400 Bus/EconS elective

College of Business Graduation Requirements:

• 3 credits of Written Communications: Engl 402 [W, M] or 403 [W, M]
• 3 credits of Political Science
• 3 credits of Sociology or Psychology [S]
• One of the following Communications courses: ComSt 102 [C], ComSt 235 [C], HD 205 [C], or Engl 355 [C, M]
• 2.5 cumulative GPA in all business courses

Global Learning Requirement

The College of Business has a six-credit global learning requirement intended to provide students with opportunities to develop skills and knowledge to succeed in the global marketplace. A variety of options exist to fulfill this requirement, including study abroad, international internships, and approved coursework.

Please review the online WSU catalog for additional information about specific degree requirements (WSU Catalog).

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