Business Administration, B.S.

Business Administration prepares you for careers in business and social enterprise and government sector where management, ethics, technology, critical thinking, and communication skills are essential. Our graduates’ entrepreneurial and leadership traits, combined with their business skills and knowledge, have enabled them to launch their own businesses or move into high-potential jobs.

Our goal is for you to graduate with not just a solid foundation in business knowledge and skills, but also with the behavioral attributes that give you a competitive advantage in either your chosen career path or graduate school. We promote our students’ success in their chosen careers with business knowledge and skills developed through engaged teaching and learning. We provide integrated, hands-on education and responsible engagement with real-world challenges.

Required Courses

Complete one of the following courses:
MATH 115 - Finite Mathematics Units: 3
MATH 130 - Precalculus Units: 5
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
Complete one of the following courses:
BUS 204 - Business Statistics Units: 3
STAT 100 - Introduction to Statistics Units: 3
Complete all of the following courses:
BUS 200 - Personal and Professional Responsibility in Business Units: 2
BUS 201 - Macro Economics Units: 3
BUS 202 - Micro Economics Units: 3
BUS 203 - Financial Accounting Units: 3
BUS 205 - Managerial Accounting Units: 3
BUS 206 - Business Law Units: 3
BUS 299 - Business Analytics Fundamentals Units: 3
BUS 300S - Business Ethics in Action Units: 3
BUS 302 - Bus Milestone Experience Units: 1
BUS 304 - Business Communication, Pro-seminar & Critical Thinking Units: 4
BUS 305 - Principles of Management Units: 4
BUS 306 - Fundamentals of Marketing Units: 4
BUS 307 - Finance Units: 4
BUS 499 - Strategic Management-Senior Capstone Units: 1-6
Complete two of the following courses:
Students are encouraged to consult pathways or speak to an advisor to satisfy course prerequisites
BUS 308 - Information Systems for Decision Making Units: 4
BUS 309 - Principles of Operations Management Units: 4
BUS 310 - Entrepreneurship Units: 4

Concentrations

To complete the requirements of the Business Degree, select and complete a concentration from the list below (16 units):

Please note: Twelve (12) of the units taken to complete a concentration (all of which are upper division) may not be used in fulfillment of other minors or concentrations.

Accounting Concentration

Agribusiness Concentration

Entrepreneurship Concentration

Information Systems Concentration

Management & International Business Concentration

Marketing Concentration

Learning Outcomes

MLO 1

Understand the terminology, concepts, theories, tools and applications of responsible business management.

MLO 2

Produce business writing that meets professional standards.

MLO 3

Deliver professional presentations

MLO 4

Produce a critical and integrative analysis of a business scenario.

MLO 5

Analyze data using quantitative tools to support business analysis.