B.A. Degree with a Major in Business Economics

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Iowa Western Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Iowa Western Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at IWCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU.

Common Business Core

ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting.......................................................................ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I            
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting...................................................................ACC 122 - Principles of Accounting II              
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics......................................................ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics...............................................ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance                                                                                                
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics........................................................MAT 157 - Statistics
MGMT 206 - Management Science
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management.............................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 - Business Law I................................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing...................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing

Major Courses (24 credit hours)
ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory
ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 405 International Economics

Nine credit hours from:
ECON 340 Econometrics
ECON 420 Money and Credit Institutions
ECON 485 Topics in Economics (may be repeated once)
MATH 330 Applied Regression Analysis

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the Graduate & Professional Studies Council Bluffs site at 800.798.0788 or 2700 College Road, Box 4-C, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502.