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Academic Program Guide


Business Administration


ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)

*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is ONLY available at the Panama City, FL campus. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*

This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.

The Business Administration program is a Specialized Admissions program and is only available at the Panama City Campus. To be admitted to the business administration major, a student must meet the admission requirements for the business administration program at the Panama City Campus. Students must have earned the required 2.300 grade point average on all prior college level work that is established each year for admission and must have completed the lower level prerequisite courses (or equivalents) required for admission with a final grade of “C minus” or better in each course. All prerequisite courses must be completed prior to admission.

Students should compete the diversity requirements through their General Education coursework.

Mapping Coordinator: Jennifer Janasiewicz
Email: admissions@business.fsu.edu

Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term

Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3
MAC1105 College Algebra or higher mathematics3
CGS2100 Computer Apps. for Business, ECO2013 Macroeconomics or ECO2023 Microeconomics3
GE History3
Writing Course3
Required Milestones: Term 1
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete (or waive) MAC1105 ( ≥ C minus )
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3
MAC2233 Calculus for Business 3
CGS2100 Computer Apps. for Business, ECO2013 Macroeconomics or ECO2023 Microeconomics3
GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice/Ethics3
Writing course3
Required Milestones: Term 2
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete MAC2233 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete 1 other Admission Prerequisite, in addition to MAC2233, ( ≥ C minus )
Overall GPA 2.20 or higher
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs
CGS2100 Computer Apps. for Business, ECO2013 Macroeconomics or ECO2023 Microeconomics3
STA2023 Business Statistics3
ACG2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting3
GE Natural Science3
RMI2302 Risk in Business and Society3
GEB1030 Intro. to Professional Development (required only for those students who first enroll at FSU Fall 2019 or later)1
Required Milestones: Term 3
Complete ACG2021 ( ≥ C minus )
Complete 3 other Admission Prerequisites; MAC2233 plus 2 more ( ≥ C minus ) in each
Overall GPA 2.20 or higher
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs
ACG2071 Introduction to Managerial Accounting3
GE Humanities/Cultural Practice/Ethics3
GE Core Natural Science with Lab4
SIP course3
Elective (non-business)3
Required Milestones: Term 4
Complete all 7 Admission Prerequisites ( ≥ C minus ) in each
Overall GPA 2.30 or higher
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs
MAN3240 Organizational Behavior3
FIN3244 Financial Markets3
Business Core course3
Business Core course3
Elective 3
Required Milestones: Term 5
Complete RMI2302
Civic Literacy requirement
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs
BA Major Course3
BA Major Course3
Business Core course3
Business Core course3
Elective 3
Required Milestones: Term 6
(No milestones)
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs
BA Major course3
BA Major course3
General Business Breadth Elective3
Business Core course3
Elective3
Required Milestones: Term 7
Complete all 6 Business Core Courses, each with a C minus or better
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs
MAN4720 Strategic Management and Business Policy3
BA Major Course3
BA Major Course3
Electives4
Required Milestones: Term 8
Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks

Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this major: Management Trainee, Supervisor, Budget Officer, Department Manager, General Manager, Forms & Management Analyst, Planning Analyst, Sales Manager, Operators Director.

Representative Employers: Manufacturers, Insurance Companies, Retailers, Investment Firms, Government Agencies, Banks.

International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.


This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.



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