Nov 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Administration, Accounting Concentration (B.B.A.)


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Wenbin Tang, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance
Halpin-Harrison Hall, Room 241, (540) 545-7221, wtang@su.edu

The undergraduate degree program in Business Administration is called the BBA. The BBA is a general management program. In addition to satisfying the
general requirements of the BBA, students must organize their electives to satisfy one of the concentrations described after the description of the BBA.

The following elements compose the 120 credit hour degree program*:

ShenEd General Education Courses 30 credits
Math and Sociology or Psychology 6 credits
Non-Business Elective Courses 15 credits
Business Core Courses 42 credits
BBA Supporting Elective Courses 21 credits
Free Elective Courses 6 credits
Total 120 credits

*A grade of “C-” or better is required of each School of Business (BA, EC, IST, SM) course counted toward a major, minor or certificate.

The Accounting concentration provides a framework for careers as public or management accountants. This concentration meets all of the educational requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia to take the CPA exam. Educational requirements differ in other jurisdictions. Students desiring certification should consult with their academic advisor.

General Business Administration Major


ShenEd General Education Requirement


Students must conform to the general education requirements of the university that specify coursework over seven domains of knowledge. The following general education courses will be taken by all business students and will fulfill 15 of the required 30 hours of coursework. Students should work closely with the School of Business Student Success Center to ensure they complete the general education requirements in a timely fashion.

Total: 30 credits


Other Required Courses


Total: 6 credits


Total: 42 credits


BBA Supporting Electives


The BBA Supporting Elective Courses consist of Business Administration (BA), Economics (EC), Esports (ESPT), Information Systems & Technologies (IST) and/or Sport Management (SM) courses at the 300 or 400 level.  A minimum of 15 of these credits hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.  No more than 6 of these credit hours are at the 100 or 200 level in total.

Total: 21 credits


Non-Business Elective Courses


  • Other courses (not BA, EC, ESPT, IST, or SM) Credit(s): 15

Total: 15 credits


Free Elective Courses


Free Elective Courses may include BBA Supporting Elective Courses and Non-Business Elective Courses, but may not include any BBA Supporting Elective Courses at the 100 or 200 level.

Total: 6 credits


Supporting Electives for Accounting Concentration


In addition to the BBA supporting electives, students who choose a concentration in Accounting, also have to take one non-business elective or General Education course that satisfies the BSB Experiential Learning requirement. 

Total: 120 credits


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