Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
www.kent.edu/business/marketing

Contact Information

• Program Coordinator: Chris Groening, Ph.D. | cgroenin@kent.edu | 330-672-3927
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Examples of Possible Careers*

Additional Careers

• Marketing coordinator
• Marketing associate
• Digital (social media) marketing manager
• Brand ambassador
• Product marketing manager

_*Note

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Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing provides a general approach that can be applied in a wide range of areas of business (e.g., for profit, nonprofit, service and manufacturing).  The program addresses the breadth within the marketing field through courses (e.g., consumer behavior, marketing research, international marketing, personal selling, advertising and promotion management) that provide the student with an appreciation of all central topic areas in the field.

The program gives students a generalist’s perspective and working knowledge of the theory and practice of marketing. Students learn the tasks involved in the analysis, planning, implementation and control of marketing programs that result in strategies and tactics used by businesses to sell products to consumers and other businesses. Typically, a traditional lecture format is used by instructors in this program.

Marketing students may apply early to the M.B.A. degree and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program policy in the University Catalog for more information.

Accreditation

AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campus to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. Check with a regional campus admissions office to determine application requirements, as they may differ among campuses.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 48 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score; or by completing the ESL level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Transfer Student: A minimum 2.000 overall GPA is required for admission into this major. Students who have previously attended Kent State and have completed (or the equivalent of) COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MKTG 25010 must have earned a minimum C grade in the courses.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of segmentation, target marketing and positioning.
2. Demonstrate an ability to collect and analyze market research data.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of effective personal selling tactics.
4. Demonstrate an ability to conduct financial analyses for the purposes of making strategic marketing decisions.

Graduates of all Bachelor of Business Administration programs will be able to:

1. Recall strategic frameworks that are used to make business decisions.
2. Use analytical methodologies and critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve business problems.​
3. Demonstrate the technological skills necessary to analyze business problems and develop solutions.
4. Write effective business communications.
5. Make effective business presentations, using appropriate technologies.
6. Collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose.
7. Recognize ethical business dilemmas and use ethical decision making to resolve the dilemma.
8. Analyze the key global factors when making a business decision.

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.

Kent Core Requirements

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

¹

Students must take MKTG 35030 as the first course in the major and earn a minimum C grade to continue in the major. MKTG 35030 may be taken concurrently with MKTG 35035 or MKTG 35050. Should students earn below a minimum C grade in MKTG 35030, they are required to repeat the course, with a maximum of three repeats.

²

Students who change their major from managerial marketing to marketing, may use MMTG 35011 in place of MKTG 35030, MMTG 35021 in place of MKTG 35050 and MMTG 45023 in place of MKTG 35035.

³

Students may take either MKTG 45192 or MKTG 45292 to serve as a major elective but not both.

⁴

A student changing to a program in the college, transferring, or incoming students with college credits may be waived out of BUS 10123 if:

1. 30 or more credit hours have been earned and any two classes (from ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MGMT 24163, MKTG 25010 or CIS 24053) have successfully been completed.
2. 60 or more credit hours have been earned and the student has successfully completed one course from (ACCT 23020, ACCT 23021, FIN 26074, MGMT 24163, MKTG 25010 or CIS 24053)
3. At the discretion of the dean's office, the student has sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge in a business field (as demonstrated by a CLEP exam or Credit by Exam) but does not meet the requirements listed above.

⁵

Students can take MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 in place of MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Taking MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 will not replace a low grade in either MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Students are required to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002 if they change their major to, or want to double major in, Economics or Finance and/or intend to declare a minor in Data Analytics. Students who intend to enroll in certain graduate programs and/or are working toward Phi Beta Kappa status are highly encouraged to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002.

⁶

Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for MGMT 24056.

⁷

Minimum C grade is required in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.

⁸

Students may take or use any course at any level as long as the minimum 39-credit-hours requirement for upper-division courses is satisfied for graduation with a B.B.A. Exceptions: Maximum 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses may be counted toward the 120 total credit hours or 39-upper-division-credit-hour graduation requirement. General elective courses may be selected from any area and at any level provided students do not go over the PWS restriction and they satisfy the 39 credit hour upper-division requirements. A minor (business or non-business) is encouraged. Any other exceptions must be approved by the assistant dean.

Progression Requirements

• Minimum 2.000 overall GPA
• Minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010, MKTG 25010 and MKTG 35030

Graduation Requirements

• Only three of marketing major (3/45000) courses may be repeated and counted toward the marketing major. All attempts count in the computation of the major and overall GPA.
• To progress into the major student must maintain a minimum 2.000 GPA
• Entrepreneurship majors who are also majoring in either Marketing or Managerial Marketing, and who have taken ENTR 37045, are not required to take MKTG 45046 for the Marketing major or MMTG 35030 for the Managerial Marketing major or minor. However, a double major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing or Managerial Marketing cannot waive ENTR 37045 by taking either MKTG 45046 or MMTG 35030.

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.