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2016-2017 University Catalog 
    
2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, B.S. - Management and Human Resources Subplan/Option: 180 units


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Elective Subplan/Option Core Courses: 30-34 units


Select four (4) units of Internship or four (4) units of Senior Project:

One career-emphasis program selected with approval of advisor. Students who take the Personal Computer Proficiency Test must complete 30 units. See Groups A & B.


Management Emphasis - Group A: 22 units

MHR 313 - First-line Management (4) 
MHR 401 - Career Design (2) 
MHR 450 - Leadership (4) 
MHR 451 - International Comparative Management (4) 
*Choose two courses:
MHR 319 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations (4) 
MHR 405 - Training and Development (4)   
MHR 406 - Managing Diversity in Organizations (4) 
MHR 421 - Management Union Relations (4)  

Management Emphasis - Group B: 8 units

May include lower and/or upper division business, economics and/or public administration transfer/Cal Poly Pomona courses related to the unique career goals of the student with approval of department advisor.

Human Resources Emphasis - Group A: 22 units

MHR 401 - Career Design (2) 
MHR 405 - Training and Development (4) 
MHR 411 - Human Resources Staffing, Planning, Recruiting and Selection (4) 
MHR 413 - Employee Compensation Plans (4) 
MHR 416 - Employee Benefits and Services (4) 
*Choose one course:
MHR 415 - Human Resource Information Management (4) 
MHR 421 - Management Union Relations (4) 
MHR 480 - Employment Law (4)  

Human Resources Emphasis - Group B: 8 units

May include lower and/or upper division business, economics and/or public administration transfer/Cal Poly Pomona courses related to the unique career goals of the student with approval of department advisor.

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Emphasis - Group A: 22 units

MHR 321 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship (4) 
MHR 401 - MHR 401 (2) 
MHR 423 - Creating A Business Plan (4) 
MHR 425 - Emergent Ventures (4) 
*Choose two courses:
MHR 319 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations (4) 
MHR 426 - Social Entrepreneurship (4) 
MHR 427 - Family Business (4) 
BUS 492 - International Communications Consultancy Instruction (4)  

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Emphasis - Group B: 8 units

May include lower and/or upper division business, economics and/or public administration transfer/Cal Poly Pomona courses related to the unique career goals of the student with approval of department advisor.

Not-for-Profit Management Emphasis - Group A: 22 units

MHR 319 - Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations (4) 
MHR 401 - Career Design (2) 
MHR 423 - Creating A Business Plan (4) 
MHR 450 - Leadership (4) 
*Choose two courses:
ACC 426 - Government Accounting (4) 
BUS 492 - International Communications Consultancy Instruction (4) 
EC 410 - Public Finance (4) 
MHR 313 - First-line Management (4) 
MHR 321 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship (4) 
MHR 426 - Social Entrepreneurship (4) 
PLS 315 - Politics of Public Policy (4)  

Not-for-Profit Management Emphasis - Group B: 8 units

May include lower and/or upper division business, economics and/or public administration transfer/Cal Poly Pomona courses related to the unique career goals of the student with approval of department advisor.

Unrestricted Electives: 0-8 units


Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Elective Subplan/Option”, “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 114 units.

Personal Computer Proficiency Requirement


1(see policy statement  in College of Business Administration introductory section).

General Education Requirements: 68 units


Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

  Course Term Taken Grade
Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)
1. Oral Communication      
2. Written Communication      
3. Critical Thinking      
Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)
1. Physical Science      
2. Biological Science      
3. Laboratory Activity      
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning      
5. Science and Technology Synthesis      
Area C. Humanities (16 units)
1. Visual and Performing Arts      
2. Philosophy and Civilization      
3. Literature and Foreign Languages      
4. Humanities Synthesis      
Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)
1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
    a. United States History
    b. Introduction to American Government
     
2. History, Economics, and Political Science      
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies      
4. Social Science Synthesis      
Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)      

For an alternative and interdisciplinary way to complete some of their GE requirements, students may choose the Interdisciplinary General Education program, see below. 

Interdisciplinary General Education: 32 units


An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, D, and E available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program.  Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major.  Students must be exempt from or score at least 147 on the EPT to qualify for IGE.  Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

Year Completion of IGE Courses Satisfies GE Requirements
Freshman IGE 120 , IGE 121 , IGE 122   A2 as well as any 2 courses from C1-C3
Sophomore IGE 220 , IGE 221 , IGE 222   D1 (8 units) and D3
Junior IGE 223 , IGE 224   D2 and Area E

American Institutions: 8 units


Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Area D1.

American Cultural Perspectives Requirement: 4 units


Refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for a list of courses that satisfy this requirement.  Course may also satisfy major, minor, GE, or unrestricted elective requirements.

Graduation Writing Test


All persons who receive undergraduate degrees from Cal Poly Pomona must pass the Graduation Writing Test (GWT).  The test must be taken by the quarter following completion of 120 units for undergraduates.

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