Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275

Business Administration, B.S. major
Indigenous Business

A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the Business Administration, Indigenous Business emphasis B.S. degree and include the following:

• Completion of a minimum of 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
• Completion of all required major credits 
• Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10 with a minimum of 40 credits) required for all baccalaureate degrees
• Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements

This program offers study in Indigenous Business with coursework in finance, management, marketing, entrepreneurship, human resource management, and general business. It furthers the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and demonstrates the significant impact that Native Americans have had on business, as well as, cultural contributions to management, leadership, marketing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. Course work includes logical thinking, communications skills, theoretical, technical and professional skills, and creative problem solving/decision-making.

Students majoring in Business Administration are
advised to complete at least one course in
Psychology, Sociology, or Anthropology as part of
their core curriculum requirements.

Required Credits: 61
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
• ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting II (3 credits)
• BUSN 2220 Legal Environment (3 credits)
• BUSN 2280 Computer Business Applications (3 credits)
• BUSN 3223 Operations Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 3351 Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 3361 Marketing (3 credits)
• BUSN 3381 Management Information Systems (3 credits)
• BUSN 3771 Financial Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 4559 Strategic Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 4600 Senior Seminar: Business Administration (1 credit)
• ECON 2000 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 2100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)

Select 1 course:
A MATH course from Core Curriculum Goal Area 4 at a
higher level than College Algebra may be substituted
for this requirement

• MATH 1170 College Algebra (3 credits)

Select 1 course:
A STAT course at a higher level than Business
Statistics may be substituted for this requirement

• BUSN 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following courses:

• BUSN 3450 Indigenous Business (3 credits)
• BUSN 4550 Indigenous Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• BUSN 4458 Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

REQUIRED ELECTIVES

Complete 12 credits (one 3 credit course from each
section); no course may be counted toward more
than one of the fields:

Finance: Select one

• BUSN 3770 Foundations of Financial Planning (3 credits)
• BUSN 3772 Advanced Financial Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 3872 Behavioral Investing and Portfolio Management (3 credits)

Management: Select one

• BUSN 3520 Business Ethics (3 credits)
• BUSN 4354 Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• BUSN 4456 Human Resources Management (3 credits)

Marketing: Select one

• BUSN 3567 Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
• BUSN 3568 Professional Selling (3 credits)
• BUSN 4467 Marketing Research (3 credits)

Human Resources Management: Select one

• BUSN 3420 Labor and Employment Relations (3 credits)
• BUSN 4456 Human Resources Management (3 credits)
• BUSN 4509 Diversity and Inclusion (3 credits)

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES | BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S.

1. Graduates will demonstrate a foundational knowledge in the field of business.

2. Graduates will utilize practical business tools.

3. Graduates will demonstrate professional communication skills

4. Graduates will collaborate effectively

5. Graduates will demonstrate ability to ethically address complex problems in a realistic business environment.