You are in the official 1996-97 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Faculty
Peter Simis, Chair
Randy J. Anderson
Donald L. Beringson
Kelly J. Black
Priscilla M. Chaffe-Stengel
Harry G. Costis
Mostafa Elhag
Myron E. Hatcher
Charlotte J. Hiatt
Richard C. Lacy
Patricia A. LaRosa
Wallace C. Liu
William S. Mallios
Kathleen E. Moffitt
Arlene A. Motz
Sasan Rahmatian
Gayle A. Sobolik
Rafael Solis
Donald N. Stengel
Uthai Tanlamai
Tomasz Wielicki
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Business Administration MajorA 40-43 unit business core provides students with a general background commonly acknowledged as furnishing the basis for effective management of business enterprises. The following courses are required of all business majors.
Core requirements (40-43 units)
(see Advising Note 2)
Acct 4A, 4B; B A 18; DS 73, 173; Fin 120; IS 50 (or demonstration of computer literacy); IS 160; Mgt 110 or 104-106, 124, 187; Mktg 100
General Education (54 units)
(see Advising Notes 1 and 3)
Option requirements (27 units)
Business students all have one common major -- business administration. Within the major, there are nine option areas from which students can choose; each student is required to complete an option. The Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences offers one option.
Electives (0-3 units)
(see Advising Note 4)
Total (124 units)
Advising Notes
- Students desiring to major in business must formally declare themselves business administration majors and select an option prior to enrolling in 100-level courses. In order to select an option and enroll in an upper-division course, a business major must have completed the following courses or their equivalents with a grade of C or better in each course: Acct 4A; Acct 4B; B A 18; DS 71; DS 73; Econ 40 (or Ag Ec 1) and Econ 50 (in BREADTH, Division 8); Engl 1; and IS 50. Further, the student must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. Students may apply for an option in the semester during which they will complete all work needed for enroll ment qualification in 100-level business courses. Approval will be contingent upon satisfactory fulfillment of the lower-division course prerequisites and the GPA stan dard. Transfer students will need to have a complete set of transcripts (official or unofficial) or grade reports of all college-level study sent to the Undergraduate Student Services Office, 5245 N. Backer Ave., Fresno, CA 93740-0008. Transfer students from another region need to have a copy of the catalog(s) and course syllabi from the different colleges they attended. Upon receipt of these materials, transfer students' records will be evaluated. Notification of course credit transfer will then be sent by mail. All requests to waive any portion of these requirements must be submitted to the Undergraduate Student Services Office via a Permission Form. Students may obtain this form from the Undergraduate Student Services Office, Peters Building, Room 181.
- Every upper-division business course has writing requirements, and the quality of the writing is used in determining grades in the course. Completion of the upper-division writing skills requirement (successful completion of IS 105W, another authorized W course, or passing the Upper-Division Writing Examination) is a prerequisite to enrollment in Mgt 187.
- Successful completion (grade of C or better) of Engl 1 or its equivalent is a prerequi site to enrollment in upper-division business courses. Failure to successfully complete Engl 1 by the time a student has completed 30 units at California State University, Fresno shall subject the student to administrative/academic probation and possible subsequent disqualification.
- Business students must complete a minimum of 51 units outside of the school (courses selected for General Education may be included in these units) and a mini mum of 40 upper-division business units.
- International (foreign) students who wish to declare business administration as a major must achieve a minimum score of 500 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination.
Option
The completion of the 24 units as required by the option, the General Education
requirements, special course requirements and the electives, which may include
a minor, total the 124 units re quired for the Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration.
Information Systems Option
IS core (12 units)IS 109, 150, 161, 165
Technical Track (select one) (12 units)
Information Resource Management
IS 116, 117, 164, or 168 (9 units)
Approved elective (see below) (3 units)
End-User Support
IS 117, 164, 166 (9 units)
Approved elective (see below) (3 units)
Systems Design and Programming
IS 54, 151 or 152, 166 (9 units)
Approved elective (see below) (3 units)
Approved electives
Elect from Acct 132; DS 163, 181; IS 116, 117, 151, 152, 164, 168, 189T, 190, 195; Mgt 126 or any other approved upper-division IS elective.
Total (27 units)
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It is recommended that students take IS 105W to satisfy the upper-division writing skills require ment. Students who plan to continue with graduate work in this area should take calculus.
Certificate in Business Information
Systems Requirements
Before entering the program, students will need to demonstrate that they
have completed at least 6 units of elementary accounting and are conversant
in a computer language. Approval of the certifi cate program coordinator
or the department chair is necessary. Students also need to meet either
one of the following criteria:
- a bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited institution or
- an Associate of Arts degree from a two-year accredited college and a minimum of two years of business experience.
IS 161, 165, 166
Elective Courses (6 units)
Select a minimum of 6 units from:
IS 109, 151, 152, 164, 168, 190, 195
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IS 190 or 195 can be counted for credit toward the certificate.
General Business Minor
Acct 4A (3 units)Elect two courses from:
B A 18, DS 73, Fin 120, IS 160, Mgt 104, 106, 110, Mktg 100 (6-8 units)
Elect upper-division courses from not more than two fields:
Acct, B A, DS, Fin, HRM, IS, Mgt, Mktg (11 units)
Total (20-22 units)
Business Teaching Credential Requirements
The school offers students a single subject business credential to teach in departmentalized class rooms typically found in middle school and senior high school settings. All students seeking a credential in business must complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.Business teacher education students should consult the appropriate advisers in the Sid Craig School of Business and the School of Education and Human Development as early in their programs as possible.
Information Systems and Decision Sciences
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