Supply Chain Degrees & Policies

Degrees Offered

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Admission

Admission is restricted to those students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science in a related field (Logistics/Supply Chain/ Materials Management) from a regionally accredited institution. At the time of publication, Lincoln College-Normal has an articulation agreement with Illinois Central College to accept their A.A.S in Logistics and Materials Management graduates as completing MOST general education requirements.

Degree Requirements

• Cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Final 30 credit hours completed with Lincoln College-Normal
• Minimum of 30 hours of upper division credit (300/400 level)
• Complete 120 credit hours

General Education

Complete all general education requirements.

Business Foundation Courses (18 hours)

Six courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.

• BUS 101: Financial Accounting
• BUS 102: Managerial Accounting (Prereq. BUS 101)
• BUS 166: Management Information Systems
• BUS 203: Principles of Marketing
• BUS 205: Principles of Management**
• ECO 107: Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECO 108: Principles of Microeconomics (Prereq. ECO 107)

** BUS 205, Principles of Management is a co-requisite (prior to or concurrently enrolled in BUS 310, BUS 314, and BUS 318).

Business Administration Core Courses (15 hours)

Five courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.

• BUS 301: Principles of Finance (Prereq. BUS 101)
• BUS 306: Business Law I
• BUS 310: Operations Management* (Prereq. MAT 135)
• BUS 315: International Finance (Prereq. BUS 101 and BUS 301)
• BUS 410: Business Ethics

Mathematics (7 hours)

Two courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.

• MAT 110: Elementary Statistics (Prereq. MAT 101)
• MAT 135: Finite Mathematics (Prereq. MAT 104)

Supply Chain and Logistics Core Courses (25 hours)

Eight courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.

• SCL 205: Foundation of Supply Chain Management
• SCL 305: Business Logistics and Materials Management
• SCL 310: Supply Chain Management and Systems (Prereq. SCL205)
• SCL 315: Logistics and Transportation Management
• SCL 350: Global and International Logistics
• SCL 410: Seminar in Contemporary Logistics Management
• SCL 490:  Strategic Supply Chain Management and Logistics (Prereq. SCL 305, 310, 350, Senior Standing

* See General Education Requirements