Business Administration and Applied Science

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Applied Science provides a solid foundation in business fundamentals along with an excellent technology foundation which includes a minimum of 51 hours of math, science and engineering courses. Business fundamentals include accounting, economics, statistics, finance, business law, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The technology curricula includes core mathematics and sciences and a concentration in a technology discipline that will help prepare students to work in a technology based industry. Concentrations include life sciences, chemicals and energy, information technology, construction management and environmental management.

Courses By Semester
To view a typical 8-semester plan in Business Administration and Applied Science download the plan. (pdf)

Degree Requirements
Business Courses
Requires Courses: BUS 100, 211, 212, 221, 301, 305, 311, 321, 341, 351, 361, 371, 402, 423, 480
Credit Hours: 42

Economics Courses
Required Courses: ECON 151, 152
Credit Hours: 6

Business Electives
Credit Hours: 6

Mathematics
Required Courses: MATH 151, 152
Credit Hours: 10

Basic Science
Credit Hours: 15

Social Science and Humanities
Refer to the IIT general education requirements
Credit Hours: 21

Computer Science
Required Course: CS 115
Credit Hours: 2

Interprofessional Projects
Required: Two projects, one of which must be an EnPro (Entrepreneurial Interprofessional Project)
Credit Hours: 6

Technical Concentrations
Technical courses are chosen individually with the student's advisor to provide a concentration in a specific technology or technologies related to a specific industry. See the Technical Centrations detail below.
Credit Hours: 23

Total Credit Hours:  131

TECHNICAL CONCENTRATIONS
Chemistry
MATH 251
CHEM 125
CHEM 237
CHEM 239
CHEM 247
CHEM 334
CHEM 335
CHEM 343

Information Technology
CS 116
CS 330
CS 331
CS 425
CS 430
CS 487

Plus two of CS 350, 351, 411, 422, 429, 445, 447, 480, 485, 525, 537, 586, 587

Life Sciences
CHEM 125
CHEM 237
BIOL 115
BIOL 214
BIOL 403
Plus two of BIOL 109, 117, 210 ,305 , 430, 445, 515

Mechanical Engineering
MATH 252
EG 105
MS 201
MMAE 201
MMAE 202
MMAE 305
MMAE 320
MMAE 371

Environmental Management
CHE 302
CHE 443
EM 400
EM 406
EM 408
EM 497
ENVE 485

Construction Management
CAE 105
CAE 419
CAE 439
CAE 470
CAE 471
CAE 472
CAE 473
EG 105

Material Science
MS 201
MMAE 201
MMAE 202
MMAE 271
MMAE 370
Plus three of MMAE 361, 362, 363, 464, 467, 468, 482

Applied Mathematics
MATH 230
MATH 251
MATH 252
MATH 332
Plus three 400 MATH courses including either [MATH 474] or [MATH 475 and MATH 476]