Program: Accounting Concentration, Business Administration, B.S. - Fitchburg State University

Business Administration

Chairperson, Business Administration
Diane Caggiano
Professors	Associate Professors	Assistant Professors
Diane Caggiano James Noonan Louis Ziv	Beverly Hollingsworth Kwahng Kim Joseph McAloon Charles Wellens	Richard Desroches Francis Morrison	Audrey Pereira Reneé Scapparone Gary Vostok

Objectives for the Program in Business Administration

The Business Administration Department prepares each student to take a responsible position within the world of business equipped with a knowledge of business theories, policies, and procedures.

The curriculum is based in the liberal arts, coupled with professional courses and a variety of practical business experiences including the opportunity for experiential learning through internships, structured to give the participant an opportunity to apply the theory of the classroom to a specific work experience.

Accreditation Standards

Accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Requirements for the Major in Business Administration

Concentrations/Options

The Business Administration Program at Fitchburg State University includes concentrations in one of four areas of business: accounting, management, marketing and international business and economics.

Core Curriculum

BSAD 2010 - Introduction to Financial Reporting 3 cr.
BSAD 2020 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 cr.
BSAD 3200 - Principles of Management 3 cr.
BSAD 3300 - Fundamentals of Marketing 3 cr.
BSAD 3400 - Basic Finance 3 cr.
BSAD 3500 - Business Law I 3 cr.
BSAD 4890 - Business Policy and Strategy 3 cr. *

Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

SPCH 1000 - Introduction to Speech Communication 3 cr. **
ECON 1100 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ECON 1200 - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 cr.
BSAD 1700 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems for Business 3 cr. ***
MATH 1800 - Business Statistics 3 cr.
MATH 2200 - Calculus for Business 3 cr.

Note:

The courses beyond the core curriculum are open only to Business Administration majors. These upper-level courses are not transferable from another college if they are required within a student’s concentration.

* Junior/Senior Writing Requirement
** Speaking/Listening Requirement
*** Computer Literacy Requirement

Concentration for the Major in Business Administration

Accounting Curriculum

BSAD 3010 - Financial Reporting Theory and Practice I 3 cr.
BSAD 3020 - Financial Reporting Theory and Practice II 3 cr.
BSAD 3120 - Cost Accounting 3 cr.
BSAD 4010 - Financial Reporting Theory and Practice III
BSAD 4110 - International Accounting and Taxation 3 cr.
BSAD 4120 - Individual Taxation 3 cr.
BSAD 4140 - Auditing 3 cr.
BSAD 4500 - Business Law II 3 cr.
15 semester hour electives

One Directed Advanced Elective from the following:

BSAD 4100 - Consolidations and Mergers 3 cr.
BSAD 4130 - Corporate, Estate, and Gift Taxation 3 cr.
BSAD 4160 - Not-For-Profit Accounting 3 cr.

Accounting Concentration, Business Administration, B.S.