Energy and Utility Leadership, B.S.
The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/management/programs.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)
All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (68 Credits)
Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.
Major GPA 2.0 required
ACC 200 – Principles of Financial Accounting
ACC 210 – Managerial Accounting
BIS 306 – Operations and Project Management for the Energy and Utility Sector
BIS 308 – Data Analytics in Energy & Utility
BIS 370 – Business Information Systems
BUS 390 – Experiential Solar Study
ECO 100 – Principles of Macroeconomics (T2CC)
ECO 101 – Principles of Microeconomics (T2GA)
ECO 270 – Applied Business Statistics
ECO 317 – Public Sector Economics, Finance, and Budgeting
FIN 300 – Corporate Finance
FIN 325 – Financial Management & Reporting for Public Utilities
MGT 110 – Public Utility Management
MGT 200 – Managerial Communication
MGT 240 – Business Law and Ethics
MGT 250 – Rates and Revenues in the Utility Industry
MGT 260 – Asset and Infrastructure Management in the Utility Industry
MGT 285 – Management and Organization
MGT 305 – Organizational Behavior or MGT 385 – Human Resources Management
MGT 400 – Business and Society
MGT 420 – Contracts and Negotiations for the Energy and Utility Sector
MGT 445 – Current Issues in Energy and Utility Leadership
MGT 452 – Strategic Management in Energy and Utility
MGT 463 – Workforce Development & Sustainability
MGT 470 – Energy and Public Utilities Law, Regulation, and Public Policy
MKT 200 – Principles of Marketing
MKT 338 – Services Marketing
MKT 351 – Communication Strategies in Utility Leadership
MKT 352 – Customer Services in Utility Leadership
COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (9 Credits)
Up to 3 credits will be waived based on Math Placement*
CSC 200 – Information Management and Productivity Software (T1TF)
MAT 111 or MAT 112 – Algebra for Business and Science*
MAT 125 or MAT 150 – Applied Business Mathematics or Calculus I (T1QR)
ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (9 Credits)
Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.
Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.
Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.