Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2022 through summer 2023. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
BUSI 520	Strategic Marketing Management	3
BUSI 530	Managerial Finance	3
BUSI 561	Legal Issues in Business 1,2	3
BUSI 600	Business Research Methods	3
BUSI 601	Accounting for Decision Making	3
BUSI 604	International Business	3
BUSI 610	Organizational Design and Structure	3
BUSI 620	Global Economic Environment	3
BUSI 642	Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management	3
BUSI 650	Operations Management	3
BUSI 690	Policy and Strategy in Global Competition	3
Choose three credit hours of the following: 3		3
ACCT 531	Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 612	Tax Research and Jurisprudence
ACCT 622	Advanced Auditing
ACCT 632	Advanced Financial Accounting Theory
ACCT 642	Accounting Ethics
BMAL 500	Organizational Behavior
BUSI 502	Servant Leadership
BUSI 503	Leadership Theory
BUSI 504	Leading Organizational Change
BUSI 605	Environment of International Business
BUSI 606	Global Financial Markets
BUSI 607	Developing Global Markets
BUSI 612	Marketing Promotions
BUSI 613	Supply Chain Management
BUSI 614	Marketing Research
BUSI 643	Workforce Planning and Employment
BUSI 644	Human Resources Development
BUSI 645	Compensation Management
BUSI 680	Advanced Project Management I
BUSI 681	Advanced Project Management II
BUSI 682	Global Project Management
CJUS 500	Criminal Justice Integration
CJUS 520	Administration of Justice Organizations
CJUS 550	Topics and Trends in Criminal Justice
COMS 560	Communication and Conflict
HLTH 551	Issues in Public and Community Health
HLTH 553	Grant Acquisition and Management
HLTH 556	Politics and Health Policy
PADM 501	Fundamentals of Public Administration
PADM 530	Politics, Strategies, and Initiatives of Community Economic Development
PADM 550	Public Policy Analysis
STCO 532	Media Technologies & Communication Strategies
STCO 658	Strategic Communication Campaigns for the Digital Age
Total Hours		36

¹

Students who have obtained or are pursuing a J.D. through Liberty University may substitute BUSI 561 Legal Issues in Business (3 c.h.) with LAW 561 Business Associations (4 c.h.)

²

J.D. students who substitute BUSI 561 Legal Issues in Business (3 c.h.) with LAW 561 Business Associations (4 c.h.) cannot also use LAW 561 Business Associations (4 c.h.) as a substitute for the required elective

³

Students who have obtained or are pursuing a J.D. through Liberty University may substitute the elective with three credit hours from the following courses: LAW 561 Business Associations (4 c.h.) (if not being used to substitute for BUSI 561 Legal Issues in Business (3 c.h.) – see note #2), LAW 615 Taxation of Estates & Gifts (3 c.h.), LAW 621 Estate Planning (3 c.h.), LAW 637 Basic Uniform Commercial Code (3 c.h.), LAW 641 Taxation of Businesses (3 c.h.), LAW 643 Mergers and Acquisitions (2 c.h.), LAW 644 Securities Regulation (3 c.h.), LAW 645 Business Planning (3 c.h.), LAW 648 Law of Nonprofits (2 c.h.), LAW 651 Real Estate Transactions & Dev (3 c.h.), LAW 655 Bankruptcy (3 c.h.), LAW 661 Intellectual Property (3 c.h.), LAW 745 International Business Transactions (2 c.h.) or LAW 781 Employment Law (3 c.h.)

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 36 hours
• A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
• 3.0 GPA
• No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ &C-)
• No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
• Liberty University course work that is more than 10 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
• Degree must be completed within 5 years
• Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Resident & Online Format