Business Administration Degree

At Merrimack’s Girard School, you’ll find our innovative curriculum prepares you for leadership roles in society and enables you to be effective in the world’s rapidly changing business environment. Committed to the highest standards of teaching and research, our unique approach to business education includes a strong foundation in the liberal arts and Augustinian values, as well as a solid background in business in the areas of accounting, finance, and management.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Required Courses:
BUS 1100 Essentials of Business and Decision Making (4 cr.)
BUS 0091 MS Word (0 cr.)
BUS 0092 MS Excel (0 cr.)
BUS 0093 MS Access (0 cr.)
BUS 2203 Accounting for Business (4 cr.)
BUS 2205 Principles of Marketing (4 cr.)
BUS 2210 Management Information Systems (4 cr.)
MTH 1003 Math for Business (4 cr.) (Cognate Req)
BUS 2213 Business Statistics (4 cr.)
BUS 2215 Finance (4 cr.)
BUS 2220 Operations (4 cr.)
BUS 3302 Advance. Business Analysis
and Decision Making. (4 cr.)
BUS4402 Strategic Analysis & Decision Making (4 cr.)

Management Concentration Requirements:
MGT 3310 Organizational Behavior (4 cr.)
MGT 3330 Legal Environment of Business (4 cr.)
Three Management Electives (4 cr.)

Accounting Concentration Major Requirements:
AC 3303 Intermediate Accounting I (4 cr.)
AC 3304 Intermediate Accounting II (4 cr.)
AC 3308 Cost Accounting (4 cr.)
AC 4406 Advanced Accounting (4 cr.)
AC 4407 Taxes (4 cr.)
AC 4408 Auditing (4 cr.)

Institution and Distribution Requirements:
ENG 1050 Introduction to College Writing (4 cr.)
Writing Intensive Course (4 cr.)
PHL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy (4 cr.)
Philosophy elective (4 cr.)*
RTS 1001 Introduction to Religious
and Theological Studies (4 cr.)
Religious & Theological Studies elective (4 cr.)
Humanities Electives - 2 or 3 (4 cr.)
Math/Science Electives - 2 or 3 (4 cr.)
Social Science Electives 2 or 3 (4 cr.)
Introduction to Psychology (PSY1000) or
Introduction to Sociology (SOC1001)
are strongly recommended
ECO 1201 An Introduction to Economics (4 cr.)
Open Electives - 7

* Philosophy Requirement
A. Students admitted before August 25, 2008: 2 Philosophy
courses are required.
B. Students admitted after August 25, 2008: 1 Philosophy
course is required; a second may be required to meet the
Institutional requirement if the student earns fewer than
18 credits in Institutional courses without that second
course. Students may or may not need the 2nd philosophy
requirement