Bloomsburg University Academic Programs

Professional Sales and Marketing BSBA

Department of Marketing and Professional Sales, College of Business

Effective Fall 2019

As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.

In addition to 60 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 60 semester hours is required for a major in business administration with a concentration in professional selling and marketing degree program. General education electives - Select general education courses needed to meet the 120-semester hour graduation requirement. 40% of all courses taken must be 300-level or higher.

Required general education courses for Professional Sales and Marketing curriculum include:

BUSED.101 Introduction to Business

BUSED.333 Business Communications & Report Writing

COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking

ECONOMIC.121 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECONOMIC.122 Principles of Microeconomics

ECONOMIC.156 Business and Economics Mathematics or MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus

ECONOMIC.256 Business and Economic Statistics I or PSYCH 160 Applied Statistics for Behavioral Sciences

ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing

PSYCH.101 General Psychology

College of Business Core:

ACCT.220 Financial Accounting

ACCT.223 Managerial Accounting

FINANCE.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance

ITM.175 ITMA

LAW.331 Law and Legal Environment

MGMT.244 Principles of Management

MGMT.481 Business Policies

MKTG.310 Marketing Principles and Practice

Professional Sales and Marketing Requirements:

MKTG.330 Consumer Motivation Behavior

MKTG.340 Advertising Management

MKTG.370 Sales Management

MKTG.373 Integrated CRM

MKTG.380 International Marketing

MKTG.440 Marketing Research

MKTG.341 Principles of Selling

MKTG.445 Advanced Professional Selling

MKTG.460 Marketing Management

MKTG.480 Business to Business Marketing

LAW.475 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 semester hours of a business elective at the 300/400 level

Electives in Business

Select courses in business to complete a minimum 60 semester hours. In selecting an elective, the student is reminded to have the proper prerequisites. BUSED.333 may not be used as a Business Elective.

Courses designated with BUSED, ACCT, MGMT, ITM, FINANCE, MKTG, OR LAW are business courses.