Bachelor of Arts Degree: Business Management

Pre-Business Admission Criteria:
To be admitted to the Hesston College Pre-Business track and be eligible for the Pre-Business Guarantee, students must meet the following criteria:

  • Academic Standards: high school GPA of 2.5 or cumulative college GPA of 2.5 based on a minimum of 12 credit hours or appropriate test score (ACT composite score of 19, SAT score of 1000 or ACCUPLACER next-Gen Score of 255 in Reading and 255 in Writing.
  • Other eligibility requirements include technical standards, social character and legal standards.

Students whose native language is not English:

  • Have a minimum iBT score of 19 in Reading and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Writing; OR
  • Have earned a high school diploma or GED in the United States.

Pre-Business Progression Standards:
Qualified pre-business students enrolled at Hesston College are granted a guarantee of admission into the business program provided they meet progression standards, submit all additional application documents and interview with the director for the School of Management:

  • Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours at Hesston College each semester;
  • Complete a minimum of 48 credit hours of the 60 required hours for the liberal education/required business/support courses for the B.A. prior to entering junior level business coursework and have a plan for completing all remaining requirements;
  • Achieve grades of C or above in all required liberal education/required business/support courses and a cumulative 2.5 GPA in required Hesston College courses;
  • Meet the program’s technical standards and legal standards for the B.A. and demonstrated positive social character.

If student’s native language is not English:

  • A minimum iBT score of 19 in Reading and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Writing by March 1. Students who have earned a high school diploma or GED in the United States, do not need to present evidence of English language proficiency.

Transfer Student Admission Criteria: (must meet each qualifier prior to junior year)

  • Complete a minimum of 45 (of 60) hours of required liberal education and support courses by March 1.
  • Complete a minimum of 48 credit hours of the 60 required hours for the liberal education/required business/support courses for the B.A. prior to entering junior level business coursework and have a plan for completing all remaining requirements;
  • Have grades of C or better in all required liberal education and support courses and an overall GPA of 2.5 in required courses based on a minimum of 45 college credits.
  • If International, a minimum iBT score of 19 in Reading and 20 in Listening, Speaking and Writing by March 1. International applicants whose native language is English, or who have earned a high school diploma or GED in the United States, do not need to present evidence of English language proficiency.

Priority will be given to current Hesston College students in the pre-business track who meet the program progression standards.

General Requirements

Total credits: 120 hours including 71 minimum major hours (6 general education major hours, 13 lower level major hours and 52 upper level major hours including concentration courses).

Grade point average: 2.50 or better in Hesston College courses.

Residency: 30 of final 60 hours must be earned at Hesston College.

General Education course list

Orientation – IDS 101 First-Year Experience.
Communication-written – two courses from the general education list.
Communication-oral – COMM 206 Speech Communication.
Quantitative Literacy-mathematics – MASC 210 Elementary Statistics.
Knowledge-lifetime fitness/wellness – PHED 210 Lifetime Fitness and Wellness.
Knowledge-social science – ECON 221 – Principles of Macroeconomics and one other course from the general education list.
Knowledge-humanities – two courses from the general education list.
Knowledge-natural science – two courses from the general education list.
Intercultural Competence – BUAD 220 Management.
Faith Values – RELG 100 Biblical Literature.
Critical Thinking – BUAD 112 Personal Finance recommended.

Business Courses (71 hours minimum)

Lower Level Business Courses (13 additional hours) – BUAC 205 Principles of Financial Accounting I, BUAC 206 Managerial Accounting I, BUCS 117 Computer Applications, ECON 222 Principles of Microeconomics. *These (ECON 221, BUAD 220) business-specific general education hours are included in the 71 required business credits.
Upper Level Business Courses (40 hours minimum) – BUAD 301/302/303/304 Professional Development I/II/III/IV, BUAD 318 Entrepreneurship for the Greater Good, BUAD 320 Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, BUAD 321 Organizational Leadership and Change Management, BUAD 322 Managing Conflict and Diversity in the Workplace, BUAD 330 Strategic Management, BUAD 340 Financial Management, BUAD 345 Principles of Marketing, BUAD 360 Ethical Leadership, BUAD 361 Business Legal Environment, BUCS 325 Management Information Systems Thinking, BUCS 430 Analytics and the Digital Economy, COMM 342 Strategic Communication.

Business Concentration Courses: (9 hours minimum from one concentration)

Organizational Leadership concentration
BUAD 363 Project Management, BUAD 423 Organizational Team Dynamics and BUAD 424 Intro to Life Coaching
Production and Operations Management concentration
BUAD 431 Production and Operations Management, BUAD 432 Quality Management and BUAD 433 Supply Chain and Logistics

Required Senior Internship (3 hours)
Elective Courses (to bring total degree credits to 120)

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