Bachelor ofBusiness Administration

Accounting Fundamentals
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental coursework in intermediate, cost, and tax accounting. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Consumer Marketing
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental coursework in integrated marketing communications, consumer behavior, and marketing research. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Corporate Finance
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in financial statement, analysis, capital budgeting, and advanced financial management. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Digital Marketing
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in E-business, social media, and digital marketing. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Economic Analysis
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and managerial economics. It is designed to provide analytical and critical reasoning skills necessary to interpret the decision-making process of consumers, business and governments in a market economy. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Entrepreneurship
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in small business management, new venture creation, and launching a small business online. Designed to develop working knowledge of the key challenges and operating issues facing new startups and small enterprises. Open to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Human Resource Management
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in staffing and legal issues in human resources as well as strategic compensation. It is designed to demonstrate knowledge in relevant federal, state, and local employee laws and regulations as well as best practices in attracting, motivating and retaining employees. Open to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

International Business
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in cross cultural relations, international management, and international marketing. Designed to demonstrate mastery in building and managing diverse teams to maximize opportunities and overcome challenges specific to the global environment. Open to all UAFS students. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

International Financial Economics
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in international economics, money, banking, and financial markets and international finance. Designed for students planning to work in international financial markets it provides opportunity to develop knowledge of global policies and practice in developing risk management strategies. Available to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Investment Securities
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in investments, principles of portfolio management, and derivative securities and markets. Designed to provide skills necessary to analyze securities, construct portfolios, and generate security trading and order strategies. Available to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Leadership
Designed to provide a curriculum in which students can actively learn, practice, develop, expand, and improve leadership skills and competencies. Available to all UAFS students. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Public Accounting Standards & Practices
This 18-hour program is designed for students intending to sit for the CPA exam in the state of Arkansas. It does not guarantee that students possess the required number of non-accounting hours and a bachelor degree. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Supply Chain Management
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in global supply chain management, logistics management, and purchasing and supply management.

• Goal: Students will be adept at solving real-world and/or simulated business problems.
• Objective: Students will be able to apply functional business knowledge to solve real-world or simulated problems. 

• Goal: Students will be globally and culturally sensitive.
• Objective: Students will understand the impact and importance of an increasingly global marketplace on the conduct of business.

• Goal: Students will be effective communicators.
• Objective: Students will be able to compose documents that are appropriate to specific audiences.

• Goal: Students will possess leadership knowledge and skills.
• Objective: Students will be able to identify various relevant leadership styles and skills. They will know how and when to apply them in the context of business situations and problems. 

• Global Awareness: Students must be prepared for careers with businesses that operate within a global context. Therefore, students must understand that they will encounter cultural beliefs and practices that are different from their own.
• Leadership: Includes both formal and informal leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities. This concept requires that students understand team dynamics, theories of leadership, and methods of influence that are needed to effectively lead others toward some goal.