Program Requirements

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From Seattle University's 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog.

This program offers a six-year bachelor’s and law degree program. The BABA, major in Business and Law is conferred upon successful completion of the first year of study at the Seattle University Law School.

I. University Core Curriculum Requirements

55 credits, including:

Module I
Course Number Course Title Credits
UCOR 1100 Academic Writing Seminar 5
UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning (satisfied in major)  
UCOR 1300 Creative Expression and Interpretation 5
UCOR 1400 Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities 5
UCOR 1600 Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences 5
UCOR 1800 Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences 5
Module II
Course Number Course Title Credits
UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations 5
UCOR 2500 Philosophy of the Human Person 5
UCOR 2910 Ethical Reasoning Business 5
Module III
Course Number Course Title Credits
UCOR 3100 Religion in a Global Context 5
UCOR 3400 Humanities and Global Challenges 5
UCOR 3800 Natural Sciences and Global Challenges 5

II. Albers Business Foundation Requirements

82 credits, including:

Course Number Course Title Credits
BUAD 1000 Albers Essentials of Business Integration
(must be taken first quarter)
2
ACCT 2300 Principles of Accounting I 5
ACCT 2310   Principles of Accounting II
BCOM 2800 Business Communication 5
ECON 2100 Business Statistics 5
ECON 2110 Principles of Economics—Micro 5
ECON 2130 Principles of Economics—Macro 5
ECON 3100 Quantitative Methods and Applications 5
IS 3150 Introduction to Information Systems 5
FINC 3400 Business Finance 5
MKTG 3500 Introduction to Marketing 5
OPER 3600 Manufacturing and Service Operations 5
BLAW 3700 Business and International Law 5
MGMT 3000 Principles of Management 5
MGMT 4890 Strategic Management 5
Choose one of the following two courses: 5
GBUS 3200 Global Environment of Business  
ECON 3130 Global and Domestic Macroeconomics  
Calculus, choose one of the following two courses: 5
MATH 1130 Elements of Calculus for Business  
MATH 1334 Calculus I  

EXCEL Requirement

All business students entering SU summer 2012 or later are required to pass the EXCEL Level I Certification Exam as a requirement for graduation.

For details, see the Excel Certification page.

III. Major Requirements

The following courses are taken through the Seattle University School of Law (credits are per semester):

Course Number Course Title Credits
CONT 100 Contracts 2
TORT 100 Torts 2
CIVL 100 Civil Procedure 5
CRIM 100 Criminal Law 4
WRIT 100 Legal Writing I 2.5
CONT 105 Contracts 3
TORT 105 Torts 3
PROP 100 Property 5
WRIT 105 Legal Writing I 3.5

Note: *Major requirements in the Albers School of Business and Economics must earn a C- grade or better.