Curricular Structure

The outline below is a suggested method for satisfying the general education requirements (GERs) while also completing undergraduate BBA prerequisite courses. You should plan to enter the BBA Program after completing most of your GERs.

In addition, some BBA core classes count towards fulfilling the GERs for BBA students. There is sufficient flexibility in the BBA curriculum to complete your remaining requirements, if necessary.

Area I. First Year Seminar (FSM) (Emory College students only.)

Area II. Freshman English/Writing Requirement (FWR) (One course) Please note: ENG 101, ENG 181, LIT 110, ENG 185 (Oxford) and AP English all fulfill this area.

Area III. Continuing Writing Requirements (CWR) (Three courses, grade of C or better)

• 1 CWR-designated course in Emory College (must be completed prior to enrollment in the BBA Program)
• BUS 365 Business Communications (BBA required core course)
• In recognition of other forms of communication skills empahasized in the program, the third CWR is not required for BBA Students

Area IV. Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning (MQR) (One course)
Please note: AP Calculus Credit or MATH 111 fulfills this area.

Area V. Science, Nature and Technology (SNT) (Two courses, one of which must have a lab)
Please note: ISOM 351 Process and Systems Management (required BBA core class) fulfills one non-lab course in this area. Completion of a lab science is highly encouraged prior to enrollment in the BBA Program.

Area VI. History, Society, Cultures (HSC) (Two courses)
Please note: ECON 101, ECON 112, and FIN 201 (BBA pre-requisites) and OAM 330 Organization and Management (required BBA core course) all fulfill one course in this area.

Area VII. Humanities, Arts, Performance (HAP) (Four courses; must include 2 courses in a single foreign language with possible exemption of one course by AP credit)

Area VIII. Personal Health (One course, one credit hour, Emory College students only. Oxford College students must complete an additional PE course in lieu of Personal Health.)

Area IX. Physical Education and Dance (Two one-hour courses may be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Oxford students must complete 3 PE courses.) 

You are required to complete all pre-requisite courses prior to matriculating in the BBA Program, but it is acceptable to be enrolled in one or more of the pre-requisite courses in the semester that you submit your application.

ALL PRE-BUSINESS STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

1. FIN 201 Business Economics (for Emory College students) OR ECON 101 Microeconomics OR AP Micro credit AND ECON 112 Macroeconomics OR AP Macro credit OR IB credit for Economics (Higher Level)
2. Statistics Competency:  AP Statistics credit OR QTM 100 OR QTM 110 OR ECON 220 OR Math_OX 117 OR BBA Statistics Bootcamp
3. BUS 350 Data and Decision Analytics (Must achieve statistics competency first)

ACT 200 Is recommended in your first 3 semesters but not required for matriculation.

* Progress towards completion of Lab Science, HAP courses, HAL courses, and/or one continued writing course prior to enrollment in the BBA Program is encouraged, but not required.

** Students entering the BBA Program in the graduating class of 2025 may fall under previous pre-requisites, you can review them here.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDITS

If Emory University College Credit for Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, or AB or BC Calculus is posted on your transcript, these classes do not need to be repeated at Emory University.

program catalog

FUNCTIONAL CORE

• ACT 211 - Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• ACT 410 - Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)
• FIN 320 - Corporate Finance (3 credits)
• ISOM 351 - Process and Systems Management (3 credits)
• MKT 340 - Marketing (3 credits)
• OAM 330 - Organization & Management (3 credits)
• OAM 331 - Strategic Management (3 credits)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORE

• BUS 365 - Business Communications (3 credits)
• BUS 380 Professional Development (2 credits)
• BUS 382 Junior Seminar (1 credit)
• BUS 480 Senior Seminar (2 credits)
• BUS 490 Senior Capstone (2 credits)

Note: One elective course must have an international focus.

The possibility of completing the needed college course work in conjunction with the BBA degree depends on the requirements of the major you are pursuing. You can use your flexible and non-business classes you need by planning carefully and working with advisors in both the business school.

View a list of Emory College majors. Approximately 20% of the graduating BBA class successfully earns a college major.