Business, B.A.

(35 - 37 credit hours)

Required:

At Sweet Briar, our business professors run their own businesses so what you learn in our classes isn’t just theory or second-hand knowledge. Business majors learn accounting, marketing, management, entrepreneurial thinking, and negotiation skills to create and run a successful business and thrive in the face of competition and challenges. Students will work in teams, create marketing and business plans, and develop and apply business skills in a supportive environment to succeed in the real world.

What Can You Do With a Degree in Business?

~ Financial analysis

~ Business and nonprofit management

~ Marketing

~ Accounting

~ Human Resources

~ Public administration

BUSN 127 - Accounting I: Financial Accounting CR: 3
BUSN 150 - Marketing CR: 3
BUSN 205 - Immersion in Management CR: 3
BUSN 227 - Accounting II: Managerial Accounting CR: 3
BUSN 242 - Negotiation CR: 3
BUSN 347 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation CR: 4

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

If you are interested in pursuing graduate or professional programs for business, the following courses are recommended as part of or in addition to the requirements listed above:

Note(s):

For the major in business, the P/CR/NC grading option may not be exercised for any course which could count toward the major, with the exception of BUSN 261 , BUSN 361 , and BUSN 461 . Additional information about the P/CR/NC grading option is available under the Academic Policies and Procedures heading of the catalog.

Business, B.A.

Required:

Choose 1 of the following courses:

Choose 4 of the following courses:

Senior Exercise:

Interested in Graduate/Professional Programs?

Note(s):