The business management–Kent State University BBA pathway allows students to earn an associate degree at Stark State and transfer seamlessly to Kent State at Stark to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration with an additional 42 credit hours. The program prepares students to manage and analyze business operations, communicate professionally, make data-driven decisions, and lead teams effectively in a dynamic business environment.
Major code: 2067 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Management, Marketing, and Culinary Arts Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| ACC130 | Business Law and Ethics (KSU Equivalent: FIN 26074) | 3 |
| BUS121 | Business Administration (KSU Equivalent: BUS 10123) | 3 |
| BUS221 | Microeconomics (KSU Equivalent: ECON 22060 (KSS)) | 3 |
| BUS222 | Macroeconomics (KSU Equivalent: ECON 22061 (KSS)) | 3 |
| MGT121 | Principles of Management (KSU Equivalent: MGMT 24163) | 3 |
| MGT221 | Supervision (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 3 |
| MGT223 | Business Decision Making (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 4 |
| MGT224 | Human Resource Management (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 3 |
| MGT227 | Operations Management (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 4 |
| MKT121 | Principles of Marketing (KSU Equivalent: MKTG 25010) | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 1 |
| ACC132 | Financial Accounting (KSU Equivalent: ACCT 23020) 1 | 4 |
| ACC133 | Managerial Accounting (KSU Equivalent: ACCT 23021) | 4 |
| BUS124 | Business Analysis (KSU Equivalent: General Elective) | 3 |
| COM121 | Effective Speaking (KSU Equivalent: COMM 15000 (KADL)) | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition (KSU Equivalent: ENG 11011 (KCP1)) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| United States History I to 1877 (KSU Equivalent: HIST 12070 (KHUM, DIVD)) | ||
| United States History II from 1877 (KSU Equivalent: HIST 12071 (KHUM, DIVD)) | ||
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals (KSU Equivalent: CIS 24053) | 3 |
| MTH125 | College Algebra (KSU Equivalent: MATH 11010 (KMCR)) | 4 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology (KSU Equivalent: PSYC 11762 (KSS, DIVD)) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
- 1
Student may elect to take ACC121 Introduction to Accounting prior to taking this course.
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| BUS121 | Business Administration | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| BUS124 | Business Analysis | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACC132 | Financial Accounting 1 | 4 |
| COM121 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| MGT121 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS221 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MTH125 | College Algebra | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| MGT221 | Supervision | 3 |
| MKT121 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGT227 | Operations Management | 4 |
| ACC133 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC130 | Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MGT224 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS222 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT223 | Business Decision Making | 4 |
| HIS121 or HIS122 |
United States History I to 1877 or United States History II from 1877 |
3 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
- 1
Student may elect to take ACC121 Introduction to Accounting prior to taking this course.
Additional Courses for Kent BBA Degree Available at Stark State College and Accepted at Kent State University
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Bridge Courses | ||
| ENG231 | College Composition II (KSU Equivalent: ENG 21011 (KCPC2)) | 3 |
| MTH124 | Statistics (KSU Equivalent: MATH 10041 (KMCR) Substitute for BA 24056) | 3 |
| MTH223 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I (KSU Equivalent: MATH 12002 (KCMR)) | 4 |
| PHL122 | Ethics (KSU Equivalent: PHIL 21001 (KHUM,DIVG)) | 3 |
| Two Additional Bridge Science Courses | ||
| Any OTM Natural and Physical Science (KSU Equivalent: Kent Core Basic Science (KBS) | 3 | |
| Any OTM Natural and Physical Science with a Lab (KSU Equivalent: Kent Core Basic Science with laboratory (KBS,KLAB) | 3-4 | |
| Total Hours | 19-20 | |
If all Bridge courses are completed at Stark State College, these 49 credit hours must be taken at Kent State University to obtain the BBA degree:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 34165 OR MGMT 34175 | ||
| HRM 34180 | ||
| MGMT 34185 | ||
| BA 44152 | ||
| MGMT 44163 | ||
| MGMT 44392 | ||
| Major Electives | ||
| BUS 30062 | ||
| FIN 36053 | ||
| BA 34060 | ||
| BA 34156 | ||
| MGMT 44285 | ||
| UC 10162 | ||
| College Electives | ||
| Kent Core Fine Arts (KFA) | ||
| HRM 34180 | ||
| Total Hours | 0 | |
Kent State University has institutional honors based on the completion of at least 60 credit hours earned at Kent State. Anything less than 60 credit hours will not be recognized with honors. This means if students who transfer would like to be recognized for cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude, they need to have earned 60 credit hours at Kent State by the semester before they are graduating in order for them to be recognized in the commencement book as receiving honors and in order to receive honors cords.
Progression Requirements:
- Minimum 2.0 overall GPA
- Minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MGMT 24163 and all major requirements
Graduation Requirements:
- Minimum 2.0 Major GPA
- Minimum 2.0 Overall GPA
- Students must complete at least 50 percent of business credit hours (required for the business degree) in-residence on a Kent State University campus.
- Students must complete two measures of outcomes assessment as specified by the College of Business Administration for complete satisfaction of the B.B.A.
- Minimum 120 total credit hours to graduate. Number of general electives depends on number of credit hours needed to reach 120 total credit hours.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Describe and analyze patterns of organizational behavior within contemporary organizations and apply management skills, human relations skills and motivational methods to create and maintain a positive work environment.
- Apply appropriate mathematical, statistical and other quantitative and business methods to analyze business situations.
- Demonstrate and apply professionalism, teamwork, and written and oral communications skills.
- Utilize specialized business skills in the areas of marketing, entrepreneurship, business development, operations, economics, as applicable, to understand businesses and how they interact with stakeholders inside and outside the organization.
- Formulate goals and strategies to analyze the internal and external environment of business and demonstrate proficiency with developing strategies to identify and solve organizational problems for new and existing businesses.