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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
High school diploma or GED equivalent is required for admission to the Bachelor of Science degree program. A degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of 120 units of academic work with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the following areas:

Business Administration

General Education
Lower-Division Core
Upper-Division Core
Electives
(Must include 1 Practicum)
Capstone

30 units
15 units
36 units
36 units

3 units

Courses will be offered in a systematic manner, i.e., where applicable, prerequisites must be completed before the student can enroll in subsequent high-level offerings. Click here for the course listings for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree program. General Education and Elective Requirements are described in the following paragraphs.

General Education (30 units)
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must complete a breadth requirement of 30 General Education units. The Business Administration area requires that students select at least one course from among the disciplines listed below. Students may elect to take the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams to meet this requirement instead or in combination with courses. Credit given for General Education courses taken through CLEP exams is based on passing scores as determined according to the range of acceptable scores established by the American Council on Education (ACE).

  1. Communications (written/oral)
  2. Computation (quantitative reasoning/concepts)
  3. Social Science (history, sociology, economics, and politics)
  4. Computer Technology & Practice
  5. Humanities (literature, philosophy, language, culture, the arts)
  6. Life/Physical Sciences

ELECTIVES
In addition to completing General Education Requirements and a lower and upper division Core, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students are expected to complete an elective program by selecting 36 units from among the disciplines listed below. Students may choose electives in either a breadth format or a specific area or areas of concentration. Courses should be selected with the approval of the Business Administration Faculty and/or Dean.

Elective Areas: