SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PREREQUISITES
NOTES
 3000/4000 Course Eligibility – Students must have 60 earned credit hours and meet the course prerequisites listed in the below table with a
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minimum grade of C. Prior to earning 60 credit hours, students may enroll in upper level business courses through the “42 hour rule”.
42 HOUR RULE – Business students will be eligible to take 3000/4000 level courses before they have 60 earned hours if they have
completed Area F (ACCT 2101 & 2102; BUSA 2105 & 2106; and ECON 2105 & 2106) and have a minimum of 42 earned hours. Students
must also meet the course prerequisites listed in the below table with a minimum grade of C.
Summer course offerings are not guaranteed.
Course SUBJ
Course Title
& No.
ACCOUNTING
ACCT 2101
Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 2102
Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACCT 3111
Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 3112
Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 3113
Federal Income Taxation of Individuals
ACCT 3115
Cost/Managerial Accounting
ACCT 3117
Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 4111
Intermediate Fin Acct III
ACCT 4116
Accounting for Not-for-Profit Inst.
ACCT 4118
Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACCT 4119
Internal Auditing
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSA 1101
Leadership & Professional Development I
BUSA 1103
COBA Freshmen Year Experience
BUSA 3000
Personal Finance
BUSA 2105
Communicating in the Business Environment
BUSA 2106
The Environment of Business
BUSA 2182
Introduction to Business Statistics
BUSA 2185
Business Research
BUSA 3145
Global Business Issues (formerly ECON 3145)
BUSA 4126
Business Policy
BUSA 4229
Administrative Practice and Internship
BUSA 4999
Study Abroad
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CISM 1130
Introduction to Computer Applications
CISM 2130
Business Information Systems
CISM 2137
System Analysis and Design
CISM 3140
Introduction to Programming: Visual Basic
CISM 3232
Web Application Development
CISM 3325
Data Communication and Computer Networks
CISM 3326
Data Communications and Computer Networks II
CISM 4137
Database Design and Implementation
CISM 4138
Contemporary Topics in CIS
CISM 4150
Network Administration
CISM 4200
Project Management
CISM 4900
Occupational Internship
ECONOMICS
ECON 2105
Principles of Macro-Economics
ECON 2106
Principles of Micro-Economics
Effective Fall 2015
Prerequisite
Availability
MATH 1111 or equivalent
ACCT 2101
ACCT 2102
ACCT 3111
ACCT 2102
ACCT 2102
ACCT 3111
ACCT 3112
ACCT 2102
ACCT 3115
ACCT 3112
Fall
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
None
None
ENGL 1102; MATH 1111; CISM/CSCI 1130
ENGL 1102; CISM/CSCI 1130
None
MATH 1113 (prev. Math 2181)
BUSA 2182
42 hour rule or 60 earned hours
All of Area F – Business Core (18 hours)
ACCT 2101 & 2102
BUSA 2105 & 2106
ECON 2105 & 2106
Area G Courses:
MATH 1113 & BUSA 2182;
FINC 3155; MGNT 3165;
MKTG 3175
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
Spr
Fall
Spr
Same course as CSCI 1130
CISM/CSCI 1130
CISM/CSCI 1130
CISM 2130; or Instructor Approval
CISM 2130; or Instructor Approval
CISM 2130; or Instructor Approval
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
CISM 2130; or Instructor Approval
CISM/CSCI 1130 and permission of instructor
CISM 3325
CISM 2140 and CISM 3137
CISM 2130; or Instructor Approval
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
MATH 1111 or equivalent
MATH 1111 or equivalent
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
Spr
Fall
Spr
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
Course should be taken in final or graduating semester. If
not final semester, non-prerequisite Area G courses should
also be complete prior to enrollment.
MGNT 3165; 2.75 Inst GPA and 3.0 GPA in major;
completion of 75 semester hours and approval of the office
of the Dean of COBA
Dean’s Approval
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
Fall
Fall
Revised May 2015
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PREREQUISITES
Course SUBJ
Course Title
& No.
FINANCE
FINC 3155
Business Finance
FINC 3156
Intermediate Financial Management I
FINC 3157
Investments
FINC 3158
Risk Management
FINC 3159
Principles of Real Estate
FINC 3160
International Finance
FINC 4155
Intermediate Financial Management II
FINC 4156
Capital Markets and Institutions
FINC 4157
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FINC 4159
Financial Statement Analysis
FINC 4158
Futures and Options Markets
GLOBAL LOGISTICS & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
GLIB 2109
Business Strategies for Emerging Markets
GLIB 3190
Global Supply Chain Management
GLIB 3195
Global Operations Management
GLIB 3197
Global Business Logistics
GLIB 4190
International Transportation and Carrier Management
GLIB 4192
International Strategic Management
GLIB 4194
International Trade: Theory and Policy
MANAGEMENT
MGNT 3165
Management of Organizations
MGNT 3185
Operations Management
MGNT 3196
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
MGNT 3300
Organizational Behavior and Theory
MGNT 4110
Leadership in Organizations
MGNT 4165
Human Resource Management
MGNT 4166
Human and Labor Relations
MGNT 4168
International Business Management
MGNT 4169
Quality Management
MGNT 4170
Staffing, Training & Development
MGNT 4204
Creativity and Entrepreneurship
MGNT 4221
Social Entrepreneurship
MGNT 4231
Family Business Management
MGNT 4240
International Entrepreneurship
MGNT 4250
Franchise Management
MGNT 4800
Contemporary Topics in Management
MARKETING
MKTG 3175
Principles of Marketing
MKTG 3176
Professional Selling
MKTG 3178
Consumer Behavior
MKTG 3179
Global Electronic Business
MKTG 3186
Sales Management
MKTG 4116
Marketing Research
MKTG 4175
Advertising and Promotion
MKTG 4176
Contemporary Topics in Marketing
MKTG 4179
International Marketing and Export Management
MKTG 4185
Marketing Management
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 1101
English Composition I
ENGL 1102
English Composition II
MATH 1111
College Algebra
MATH 1113
Pre-Calculus
STAB 4101
Study Abroad
Effective Fall 2015
Prerequisite
Availability
ACCT 2101, 2102; BUSA 2182; ECON 2105, 2106
FINC 3155
FINC 3155
FINC 3155
FINC 3155
FINC 3155
FINC 3156
FINC 3155
FINC 3157
FINC 4155
FINC 3157
Fall
None
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165, MKTG 3175
MGNT 3165, MKTG 3175
Fall
42 hour rule or 60 earned hours
BUSA 2182, MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3165
MGNT 3300
Fall
Fall
Fall
42 hour rule or 60 earned hours
MKTG 3175
MKTG 3175
MKTG 3175 and CISM 2130
MKTG 3175
BUSA 2182, MKTG 3175
MKTG 3175
MKTG 3175
MGNT 3165; MKTG 3175
MKTG 3175 & nine (9) additional hours in Marketing
Fall
Fall
None
ENGL 1101
None
MATH 1111
Dean’s Approval
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
Fall
Fall
Spr
Fall
Spr
Spr
Spr
Spr
Fall
Fall
Fall
Spr
Spr
Revised May 2015
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Spr