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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Professional Strategic Selling (BSBA)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


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The major in Professional Strategic Selling will build upon the existing sales coursework in Marketing.  The establishment of a major in professional strategic selling would:

  • Provide a full range of coursework aimed at developing students selling skills;
  • Provide an avenue for students who are seeking a sales career to more fully prepare for the realities of the sales role.
  • Allow KSU to compete for the growing number of students who desire the opportunity to study the professional strategic selling within the context of business.
  • Continue to develop strong connections with businesses locally as well as nationally; a sales major will influence the desire of businesses to recruit for entry level sales positions at K-State;
  • Meet the business community’s ever-growing demand for well-prepared sales talent.

The Major in Professional Strategic Selling will focus on the business skills needed to be successful in a sales career.  Moreover, this major will open numerous opportunities for our students; recent reports note that demand for well-qualified sales talent is high, and yet the availability of such talent is limited, largely because few universities offer programs in sales education.

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours


KBOR Statewide Transfer (SWT) Courses: https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/transfer-articulation.

English (Written Communication Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


Communication (Oral Communication Outcomes): 3 Credit Hours


Natural & Physical Sciences (Natural & Physical Sciences Outcomes): 4-5 Credit Hours


Choose 1 subject area which must include a lab.

Social & Behavioral Sciences (Social & Behavioral Sciences Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Arts & Humanities (Arts & Humanities Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Free Electives (Institutionally Designated Area): 6 Credit Hours


Includes ALL 100 and 200 level courses at K-State or in Transfer. 
Note: One course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. However, students must complete a total of 34-36 credit hours of general education courses.

For a Full Listing of K-State 100/200 level courses you may search those courses individually via the University Course Catalog.

TOTAL CREDITS: 34-36


Major Field Requirements: (42 credit hours)


Major Electives: (9 credit hours)


Select three courses from list below:

Economic Elective: (3 credit hours)


Choose either ECON 510 or ECON 520

Unrestricted Electives: (6 credit hours)


Any course numbered 100-level or above offered for credit by a university department. Students are strongly encouraged to use their unrestricted electives to complete for-credit experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, community service/engagement, and study abroad.

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120


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