Business and Administration Requirements | 2026-2027 Academic Catalog | SIU

The B.S. in Business & Administration (BNAD) at SIU is a fully online degree designed for students who want the flexibility of remote learning without sacrificing the quality of an SIU education. Accredited by the AACSB, the highest standard of business school excellence, this program prepares you for today’s dynamic global economy while giving you the freedom to balance school with work, family, and other commitments.

Students personalize their education by choosing a track aligned with their career goals:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• General Business (for a broader focus across multiple disciplines)

The BNAD program prepares graduates for careers in accounting, finance, management, marketing, hospitality tourism, and related business fields. With a solid foundation in analytical, organizational, and leadership skills, alumni are prepared to succeed in today’s competitive market or continue into graduate studies, including the MBA.

Admission Requirements

To be accepted into the BNAD program, students must have:

• Completed at least 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions, provided they have earned a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
• Completion of College Algebra (grade C or higher) is recommended to ensure success in quantitative business courses.

Progression Pathway

Students are encouraged to complete both the University Core Curriculum (UCC) and the Professional Business Core before enrolling in upper-level Business & Administration major courses.

Degree Requirements

• A grade of C or better is required in all specialization courses (C- is not acceptable
• Additional grade requirements vary by specialization (see table below)
• Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 business GPA and at least a C average overall in all SIUC coursework. 

Double Majors

Students in online degree completion programs within the College of Business and Analytics cannot pursue a double major with another business program.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business and Administration Degree Requirements

Professional Business Core and Grade Requirements for Specific Tracks

                                                  University Core Curriculum – 38 Hours

CMST 101 – Communication Studies

ENGL 101 & 102 – English Composition I & II

UCC Quantitative Reasoning

UCC Fine Arts

UCC Human Health

UCC Humanities (2x)

UCC Science Group I

UCC Science Group II

UCC Social Science (PSYC 102/SOC 108 and ECON 241)

UCC Multicultural

                                                  Professional Business Core – 47 Hours

¹See University Core Curriculum courses required for business majors.

²Finance 280 may be substituted for 270 and is highly recommended for Accounting majors. Finance 380 is suggested to satisfy the 300-400-level College of Business and Analytics elective for Accounting majors. 3   

³Mathematics 150 may be substituted for 140.

⁴Also listed as Accounting 208, Economics 208, Finance 208, or Management 208.

⁵May substitute ENGL 291 or ENGL 290.

⁶Lower level courses articulated as upper level courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.

                                                         Tracks – 15 credit hours

** all courses listed below are established and offered for the online programs.

Tracks

Accounting

ACCT 320 – Intermediate Accounting Foundations

ACCT 321 – Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 331 – Cost Accounting 

ACCT 341 – Intro to Taxation

ACCT XXX – Elective

Finance

FIN 200 – Personal Finance

FIN 331 - Investments

ACCT 320 – Intermediate Accounting Foundations

FIN XXX - Elective

FIN XXX – Elective

Management

MGMT 380 – Managing Information Systems

MGMT 385 – Human Resources

MGMT 341 – Organizational Behavior

MGMT 350 – Small Business Management

MGMT 446 – Leadership and Managerial Behavior

Marketing

MKTG 305  - Consumer Behavior

MKTG 364 – Digital Marketing

MKTG 336 – International Business

MKTG 363 – Integrated Marketing Communications

MKTG 435 – International Marketing

General

ACCT Elective

FIN Elective

HTEM Elective

MGMT Elective

MKTG Elective

Business and Administration Minor

A minor in Business and Administration consists of a minimum of 15 semester hours, including ACCT 250, BSAN 301, FIN 330, MGMT 304 and MKTG 304. All prerequisites for these classes must also be satisfied, including ACCT 208/ECON 208/FIN 208/MGMT 208, and MATH 140. At least nine of the fifteen semester hours must be taken at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. An academic advisor within the College of Business and Analytics must be consulted before selecting this field as a minor.

A minor from the College of Business and Analytics requires students to earn a minimum grade of C (a grade of C- is not sufficient) in each of the courses taken to satisfy the requirements for their minor, and students must earn a minimum 2.0 grade point average for those minor courses. A minor in Business and Administration is restricted to majors outside the College of Business and Analytics.

Capstone Option for Transfer Students

The Capstone Option is available to students who have earned an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) or equivalent certification in approved business area degree and who have a cumulative 2.0/4.0 GPA on all accredited coursework prior to the completion of the A.A.S., as calculated by the transfer institution's grading policies. The Capstone Option reduces the University Core Curriculum requirements from 39 to 30 hours, therefore reducing the time to degree completion. Students who apply for Capstone will work with the Articulation and Evaluation Office for approval of the Capstone Option, and will complete a personal contract for a degree completion plan with the Director of Undergraduate Online Student Services.

Differential Tuition

The College of Business and Analytics assesses differential tuition for College of Business and Analytics majors. The College of Business and Analytics has a “minor program fee” for majors outside of the College of Business and Analytics that want to declare a minor through the College of Business and Analytics. The minor program fee is equal to 15% of 15 credit hours of applicable tuition for declared College of Business and Analytics minors.