Business Administration - Culinary Management, BAS

Your Next Step

Combining the applied skill-set learned in a career/technical program and the accrued real world experience with additional skills learned at The W, the BAS program allows individuals holding an Associate of Applied Science degree to apply their career & technical credits toward a bachelor's degree.

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Business Administration, BAS with concentration in Culinary Management Curriculum

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General Education Curriculum

In keeping with The W's Mission, the General Education Program provides students with the skills, knowledge, and values they need to become independent, productive members of society in our continually changing world.

The W's General Education Program provides a foundation in the liberal arts that includes knowledge in the historical, literary, aesthetic, scientific, and cultural traditions that shape the world, and fosters skills that allow students to become civically responsible life-long learners ready to adapt to new challenges.

All students who complete the Mississippi University for Women general education program will demonstrate:

  • Critical Thinking
  • Effective Communication
  • Cultural Literacy
  • Quantitative & Technology Skills
  • Understanding of Self, Global Societies, & the Natural World
  • Life-Long Learning

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Career and Technical Transfer

A student who holds a completed Associate of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts, Hotel/Restaurant Management, and Hospitality and Tourism Management may transfer 40 hours of approved career and technical credit. Community college transfer students must earn at least 25 percent of their academic credits from The W.

Concentration Requirements: (45 hours)

  • BU 105 - Fundamentals of Success in Business
  • BQA 170 - Statistical Analysis for Business
  • EC 201 - Principles of Economics I
    or
    EC 202 - Principles of Economics II
  • ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I
  • ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II
  • PLG 241 - The Legal Environment of Business
  • MIS 300 - Introduction to Information Systems
  • FIN 355 - Business Finance
  • MKT 361 - Principles of Marketing
  • MGT 381 - Principles of Management
  • BU 460 - Senior Seminar in Business

CA/FN Elective Courses: 15 Semester Hours (must be at the 300 level or above)

Total Hours Required for a BAS in Business Administration with Culinary Management concentration: 121 Semester Hours