Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. 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	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
Total Hours		33

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Finance Cognate
Choose twelve credit hours of the following:		12
BUSI 532	Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
BUSI 534	Business Valuation
BUSI 535	Biblical Financial Planning
BUSI 536	Mergers & Acquisitions
BUSI 538	Investments & Derivatives
Total Hours		12

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

• Complete 45 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

Plan of Study Grid

First Semester		Hours
BUSI 520	Strategic Marketing Management	3
BUSI 600	Business Research Methods	3
BUSI 604	International Business	3
	Hours	9
Second Semester
BUSI 530	Managerial Finance	3
BUSI 620	Global Economic Environment	3
BUSI 642	Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management	3
	Hours	9
Third Semester
BUSI 601	Accounting for Decision Making	3
BUSI 650	Operations Management	3
Finance Elective 1		3
	Hours	9
Fourth Semester
BUSI 610	Organizational Design and Structure	3
Finance Elective 1		3
Finance Elective 1		3
	Hours	9
Fifth Semester
BUSI 561	Legal Issues in Business	3
BUSI 690	Policy and Strategy in Global Competition	3
Finance Elective 1		3
	Hours	9
	Total Hours	45

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Choose one of the following: BUSI 532, BUSI 534, BUSI 535, BUSI 536, or BUSI 538.