B.A. Business Administration and Tribal Nation Building

The B.A. in Business Administration and Tribal Nation Building is a stackable credential, building on coursework in the A.A. Native American Studies- Contemporary Tribal Leadership track and the A.A. Business- Business Administration track.

Stackable credentials

B.A. ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  1. Successful completion or in the last semester of Associate degree in Business (with emphasis in Business Administration) or Associate degree in Native American Studies (with emphasis in Contemporary Tribal Leadership).
  2. Transfer students must meet all program pre-requisites before being accepted into the B.A. Business Administration and Tribal Nation Building degree program.
  3. Students must have a CGPA of 2.0 upon entry into the BA program.

B.A. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

  1. Completion of all course work in the approved curriculum.
  2. A minimum of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
  3. A minimum of 35 credit hours of 3000 and 4000 level course work.

Course Requirements

Minimum of 39 Credits 

BSAD 1050 Introduction to Business

3 credits

BSAD 2050 Business Communication

3 credits

BSAD 2310 Ethics

3 credits

BSAD 2520 Principles of Marketing

3 credits

BSAD 2540 Principles of Management

3 credits

BSAD 2700 Business Law I

3 credits

BSAD 2710 Business Law II

3 credits

MATH 2170 Applied Statistics

3 credits

NASP 1010 Introduction to Native American Studies

3 credits

NASP 2010 Introduction to Tribal Nation Building

3 credits

NASP 2810 Contemporary Native Issues

3 credits

NASP 2340 Grant Writing in Tribal Development

3 credits

NASP 2300 Tribal Government and Politics

3 credits

ACCT 1200 Principles of Accounting I

3 credits

ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting II

3 credits

ECON 2110 Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

BSAD 3000 Native Nations and International Business

3 credits

NASP 3200 Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act

3 credits

NASP 3310 Federal Indian Law and Policy

3 credits

BSAD 3425 Management Information Systems (MIS)

3 credits

BSAD 3440 Principles of Finance

3 credits

BSAD 3670 Human Resource Management

3 credits

BSAD 4690 Organizational Behavior

3 credits

NASP 4310 Tribal Constitutions and Law

3 credits

NASP 4320 Tribal Corporations, Economic Development and Taxation

3 credits

NASP 4330 Tribal Management and Leadership

3 credits

BSAD/NASP 4990 Internship

3 credits

BSAD 4800 Strategic Management

3 credits

120 Credits Minimum

Degree Planning Guide

B.A. Business Administration & Tribal Nation Building- Degree Planning Guide

Sample Program of Study

Year 1- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 1010 Student Success Strategies 2 ILO 5
● ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3 ILO 2
● MATH 1110 Intermediate Algebra 4 ILO 3
● BSAD 1050 Intro to Business 3 Foundational Core
● HLTH 1047 AIHEC 1 ILO 5
● INFO 1010 Intro to Computers 3 ILO 4
Total Credits by Term 16  
Year 1- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● ENGL 1020 English Composition II 3 ILO 2
● Native History 3 ILO 1
● BSAD 2050 Business Communication 3 Foundational Core
●  NASP 1410 or 1510 Native Language Level I 4 ILO 1
● Global Awareness 3 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 16  
Year 1- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● SPCH 1110 Public Speaking 3 ILO 2
● Arts & Humanities 3 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 6  
Year 2- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● BSAD 2310 Ethics 3 Foundational Core
● BSAD 2050 Business Communication 3 Foundational Core
● Lab Science 4 ILO 4
● BSAD 2540 Principles of Management 3 Foundational Core
● BSAD 2700 Business Law I 3 Foundational Core
Total Credits by Term 16  
Year 2- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● HLTH 2310 Health Education and Wellness 3 ILO 5
●MATH 2170 Applied Statistics 3 Foundational Core
● BSAD 2520 Principles of Marketing 3 Foundational Core
● BSAD 2710 Business Law II  3 Foundational Core
●NASP 2010 Intro to Tribal Nation Building 3 Foundational Core
Total Credits by Term 15  
Year 2- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● ECON 2110 Macroeconomics 3 Foundational Core
● EDUC 1020 Career Survival 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 4  
Year 3- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
●NASP 1010 Intro to Native American Studies 3 Foundational Core
●ACCT 1200 Principles of Accounting I 3 Foundational Core
● NASP 2810 Contemporary Native Issues 3 Foundational Core
● NASP 2340 Grant Writing in Tribal Development 3 Foundational Core
● NASP 2300 Tribal Government and Politics 3 Foundational Core
Total Credits by Term 15  
Year 3- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
●ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting II 3 Foundational Core
● NASP 3200 Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act 3 Professional Core
● NASP 4310 Tribal Constitutions and Law 3 Professional Core
● BSAD 3440 Principles of Finance 3 Professional Core
Total Credits by Term 12  
Year 3- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
  0  
Total Credits by Term    
Year 4- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● NASP 3310 Federal Indian Law & Policy 3 Professional Core
● NASP 4320 Tribal Corporations, Economic Development & Taxation 3 Professional Core
● BSAD 3425 Management Information Systems 3 Professional Core
●BSAD 4690 Organizational Behavior 3 Professional Core
●BSAD 3670 Human Resource Management 3 Professional Core
Total Credits by Term 15  
Year 4- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● NASP  4330 Tribal Management & Leadership 3 Professional Core
● BSAD 3620 Native Nations and International Business 3 Professional Core
●BSAD 4800 Strategic Management 3 Professional Core
●BSAD/NASP 4990 Internship 3 Professional Core
Total Credits by Term 12  

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Faculty 

Last Name 

First Name 

Role 

Palmer

 

Steve

Business  Division Head (lead faculty advisor for BA program)

Edwards

Carlton

Native American Studies Division Head

Morris Wynema FT Native American Studies Faculty
Wolfe Taria FT Business Faculty
Brafford Kari FT Business Faculty
Long TommyShawn FT IT Faculty
Grajales Geliga Susana Adjunct Faculty