Middle Tennessee State University
BS in Commerce
Murfreesboro, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
The Commerce major is designed to provide a broad-based course of study in business while maintaining the flexibility necessary for the modern college student. It is a good fit for small-business owners, administrative employees, managers, entrepreneurs, and sales representatives.
The Commerce program is ideal for students who have a career and need a degree for advancement. Commerce coursework is offered through on-ground, online, or hybrid classes to meet any student’s scheduling needs.
Jones College’s high-quality Commerce program is well respected in the business community, and many employers visit campus each year to recruit our business majors.
Highlights:
- Well-rounded business education integrates coursework from all business majors.
- Commerce B.S. graduates have an average starting salary of $57,000.
- Prior professional experience or military service may be applied toward degree completion.
- Jones College is one of the top 1.5% of business schools in the world.
Available fully online
This program is available fully online, allowing for maximum flexibility for students who are not able to participate in person.
Curriculum: Commerce
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Mathematics (Math) 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Fall
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours or
- ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Spring
- BIA 2610 - Statistical Methods 3 credit hours or
- MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours or
- Equivalent statistics course 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Fall
- ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
- FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
- INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
- BIA 3620 - Introduction to Business Analytics 3 credit hours and
- BCED 3510 - Business Communication 3 credit hours or
- BUS 3000 - The Dale Carnegie Course 3 credit hours or
- MGMT 3620 - Supply Chain Operations 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Spring
- BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
- MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
- MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
- Business electives 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Fall
- PRST 3010 - Prior Learning Assessment 3 credit hours or
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Upper-division business electives 9 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Spring
- BUS 4000 - Senior Seminar in Commerce 1 credit hour
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Upper-division business electives 9 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
MTSU offers a high-quality commerce program that is well respected in the business community. Many different employers visit the MTSU campus each year to recruit commerce, economics, and business majors, and our graduates are employed in a variety of settings.
Examples include:
- Appraiser
- Banker
- Benefits administrator
- Compliance specialist
- Construction manager
- Entrepreneur
- Hospitality administrator
- Marketer
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