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General Studies: Business (BGS)

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Bachelors BGS

Variable Credit Min

34

Variable Credit Max

34

Major Academic Plan

Title

BGS Learning Outcome - Aims of a BYU Education

Learning Outcome

Reflect on and describe how their coursework in the BGS program has contributed to the aims of a BYU education: Spiritually strengthening Character building Intellectually enlarging Preparing for lifelong learning and service.

Title

Management Skills

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate knowledge of basic management skills including accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, and human resource management.

Title

Business Ethics and Decision Making

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate an understanding of principles of ethics and be able to make and defend moral and ethical business decisions.

Program Requirements

Have 27 hours of campus residency.

Complete a minimum of 10 hours in the emphasis after formal admission to the BGS program.

Thirty of the 120 hours must be 300-level or above courses.

The IS 110, MSB 360, and M Com 320 requirements must be filled with credit less than 15 years old.

All emphasis courses taken after admission to BGS must be BYU courses.

Students must earn a minimum 2.0 BYU grade point average, a minimum 2.25 emphasis grade point average, and a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

The program must be completed in eight years or less.

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course 

Prerequisite course (must be completed before taking any other courses, includes preparing academic plan which must be approved before proceeding):

course - Essential College Skills 1.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 Course 

Pre-core course:

course - Spreadsheets & Bus Analysis 1.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 3 Courses 

Core 1 courses:

course - Principles of Accounting 3.0

course - Intro to Mgt Info Systems 3.0

course - Marketing Management 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 3 Courses 

Core 2 courses:

course - Organizational Behavior 3.0

course - Commun in Organiztnl Settings 3.0

course - Professional Ethics 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses 

course - Principles of Finance 3.0

course - Financial Management 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 3 of 7 Courses 

Elective courses: (BYU 300- and 400-level Marriott School courses completed before entering the BGS program may also be used to fill emphasis electives.)

course - Introduction to Accounting 2 3.0

course - Econ Principles & Problems 3.0

course - Money, Banking, & Business 3.0

course - Human Resource Mgt 3.0

course - Managerial Leadrshp Develpmnt 3.0

course - Intro International Business 3.0

course - Principles of Statistics 3.0

Requirement 7 — Complete 1 Course 

Complete a capstone experience (last course to be completed):

course - BGS Capstone 2.0