Small Business Development Major
Business, B.S.
According to the National Association of Women Business Owners' (NAWBO) 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Survey, 2013 looks to be the "Year of the Female Entrepreneur." With good opportunities ahead for female small business owners, they must be prepared to handle the opportunities and the problems involved in starting and operating a successful small business such as selecting the location, determining how to borrow money, budgeting and daily operation of a small business. Bay Path University’s small business management curriculum provides students with solid business principles and real-world application.
Degree requirements for the Small Business Development major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives 1 | 9 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| or ENG 134 | Literary Genres | |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| MAT 120 | Statistics | 3 |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACC 100 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 101 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 120 | Business in Society | 3 |
| BUS 201 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUS 215 | Legal Environments of Business | 3 |
| or LAW 220 | Business Law | |
| BUS 226 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 230 | Principles of Sales | 3 |
| BUS 235 | Dynamics of Management and Leadersh | 3 |
| BUS 245 | Social Media Marketing for Business with Professional Certification | 3 |
| BUS 300 | Organizational Development and Change | 3 |
| or LOS 315 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | |
| BUS 308 | Communicating in Business | 3 |
| BUS 325 | Small Business Consulting | 3 |
| BUS 327 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 343 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS 491 | Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| Career Electives 2 | 6 | |
| COM 112 | Fundamentals of Spreadsheets | 3 |
| or COM 130 | Computer Applications | |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 26 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |
- 1
Students must take ECO 211 Macroeconomics and ECO 212 Microeconomics OR ECO 240 Economics as a part of their Behavioral/Social Science Elective requirements.
- 2
Students must choose 6 credits from the following courses: ACC 207, ADS 521, ADS 534, BUS 211, BUS 212, BUS 213, BUS 245, BUS 311, BUS 312, BUS 313, BUS 317, BUS 318, BUS 498, BUS 499, DGM 500, DGM 600, MBA 500, MBA 520, MBA 601, MLN 500, MLN 505, NMP 500, NMP 521, NMP 531.