Business Administration and Law, BSBA

Total number of hours for program: 120.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Business Core: 36 hours

Business Core Requirements (36 hours)

Major Requirements

Students must take 21 hours in the major, including nine required hours and 12 elective hours.

Required courses (9 hours):

LAW 275 - Business Organization Credits: 3
LAW 331 - Contracts and Sales Credits: 3
LAW 412 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Credits: 3

Law Elective Courses (12 hours)

Select four courses (12 hours) from the following:

LAW 285 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits: 3
LAW 302 - Legal Aspects of Managing Technology Credits: 3
LAW 303 - Unfair Business Practices Credits: 3
LAW 320 - International Business Law Credits: 3
LAW 348 - Bankruptcy Credits: 3
LAW 393 - Topics in Business Law Credits: 1-3, R6
LAW 402 - Hospitality Law Credits: 3
LAW 403 - Business Assets Credits: 3
LAW 406 - Media Law Credits: 3
LAW 410 - Litigation in Business Credits: 3
LAW 420 - Risk Management and Liability in Sport Credits: 3
LAW 440 - Labor and Employment Law Credits: 3
LAW 475 - Legal and Professional Skills Credits: 3
LAW 480 - Independent Research in Business Law Credits: 3
LAW 483 - Internship in Business Law Credits: 3
LAW 496 - Estate and Trust Planning Credits: 3

General Electives

To complete 120 hours, students should take 21-27 hours (number depends on how many Liberal Studies courses also count toward the major). To satisfy general university degree requirements, students must take at least 30 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU.

Visit the department’s website at http://blaw.wcu.edu to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.