Business and Communication BA/BS
Students who want a career at the managerial level in business, with a heavy reliance on effective communication, should consider the Business and Communication major. This joint bachelor’s degree program, offered by the Business and Humanities Divisions, provides graduates with the skills needed for success in a business environment. Program requirements and electives provide a strong foundation in both disciplines, culminating in capstone courses selected from either Business or Communication. This degree is for students pursuing careers in corporate communications, marketing, public relations, sales, or media relations. It may be completed online, face-to-face, or a combination of the two.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA, TRIG AND STAT WITH APPLICATION | ||
| ALGEBRAIC REASONING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| BRIEF CALCULUS | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different categories (Literature, Arts, Language). | 6.00-7.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select two courses from two different disciplines; one lab | 7.00-8.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| SEMICONDUCTORS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| WATER AND ENERGY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES 1 | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| ECON-201 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3.00 |
| or ECON-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | |
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Total Credits | 37.00-42.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Requirements | ||
| AC-231 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| AC-232 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3.00 |
| BUS-101 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3.00 |
| BUS-220 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 3.00 |
| BUS-311 | FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT THEORY | 3.00 |
| BUS-321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3.00 |
| BUS-365 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| BUS-380 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | 3.00 |
| or BUS-482 | INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | |
| ECON/PSYC/SS-300 | STATISTICAL METHODS | 3.00 |
| Communication Requirements | ||
| COMM-310 | ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| COMM-320 | PERSUASION | 3.00 |
| COMM-325 | CRISIS COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| or COMM-380 | ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION | |
| COMM-330 | PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| COMM-345 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| COMM-375 | CREATING DIGITAL MEDIA | 3.00 |
| COMM-384 | COMMUNICATION THEORY | 3.00 |
| COMM-400 | ADVERTISING | 3.00 |
| COMM-440 | SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | 3.00 |
| Capstone Area | ||
| Select one Capstone Area: | 6.00 | |
Communication Capstone: | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATIONS | ||
or COMM-494 | INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATIONS | |
| RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIONS | ||
Business Capstone: | ||
| SENIOR STRATEGIC SEMINAR | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS | ||
or BUS-494 | INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS | |
| ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| MARKETING RESEARCH | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 23 elective credits | 23.00 | |
| Total Credits | 83.00 | |
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Students must earn at least a "C-" in all Business major courses, and at least a "C" in all Communication major courses.
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL-102 | WRITING AND RHETORIC II | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| ECON-201 or ECON-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS or PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Global Perspectives | 3.00 |
| AC-231 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| BUS-101 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3.00 |
| BUS-220 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| AC-232 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3.00 |
| COMM-310 | ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| CORE | Scientific Ways of Knowing | 4.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 6.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUS-311 | FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT THEORY | 3.00 |
| BUS-365 | BUSINESS LAW I | 3.00 |
| COMM-320 | PERSUASION | 3.00 |
| COMM-330 | PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| CORE | Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| COMM-345 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| COMM-375 | CREATING DIGITAL MEDIA | 3.00 |
| BUS-321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3.00 |
| ECON-300 | STATISTICAL METHODS or STATISTICAL METHODS or STATISTICAL METHODS | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUS-380 or BUS-482 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS or INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | 3.00 |
| COMM-384 | COMMUNICATION THEORY | 3.00 |
| COMM-400 | ADVERTISING | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| COMM-325 or COMM-380 | CRISIS COMMUNICATION or ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| COMM-440 | SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING | 3.00 |
| COMM-499 or BUS-498 | RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATIONS or SENIOR STRATEGIC SEMINAR | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 2.00 |
| Experiential Component | Experiential Component | 3.00 |
| Credits | 14.00 | |
| Total Credits | 120.00 | |
Note: If a student wants to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, they will need to complete 4 semesters (16 credits) of the same Foreign Language instead of taking elective credits.