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

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Graduates will apply Business Administration concepts to enhance an organizational environment.
Graduates will demonstrate Management principles that benefit their organizations or communities.
Graduates will apply Leadership principles in Tribal nation building practices.
Graduates will build business organizational capability and capacity that can lead to strengthening Tribal nation building processes and the greater community.

B.A. ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Successful completion or in the last semester of Associate of Arts or Science.
Students must have a CGPA of 2.0 upon entry into the BA program.

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B.A. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Completion of all course work in the approved curriculum.
A minimum of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
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 Form

The B.A. Business Administration & Tribal Nation Building degree planning form template is available via. Excel for students to review with their advisors.

Degree planning forms are designed to help students, with the guidance of their advisors, plan their educational journey. Keep in mind that this is a form to assist with planning, not an official audit of courses. All official degree audits must be run through the registrar's office.

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

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Employment Wage Statistics (2023)

11-0000 Management Occupations
13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations
23-0000 Legal Occupations
25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations
43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations
45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Internships and Job Shadowing Opportunities

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Key Contacts for BA Program

Last Name	First Name	Role
Whipple	Janelle	FT Business Faculty (Faculty advisor for BA program)
Long	Dr. TommyShawn	FT IT Faculty (Faculty advisor for BA program)
Helper	Paris	Student Service Advisor & Retention Specialist (Retention advisor for BA program)
Edwards	Carlton	Native American Studies Division Head
Morris	Wynema	FT Native American Studies Faculty
Wolfe	Taria	Business Division Head
Brafford	Kari	FT Business Faculty
Grajales Geliga	Dr. Susana	Adjunct Faculty

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Carlton Edwards, M.A. (Omaha) - Native American Studies Division Head

Janelle Whipple, M.A. (Isanti Dakota) - Business Faculty

Paris Helper, B.A. (Oglala Lakota) - Student Service Advisor & Retention Specialist- B.A. Program

Taria Wolfe, M.P.A. (Omaha) - Business Division Head