The Business Administration major is designed to develop an individual’s leadership capabilities for a career either in business or
in ministry. For some students, the program will provide the preparation for a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) or other
graduate program. Other students will use this degree to directly enter either business or ministry fields.
A graduate should demonstrate the knowledge of and the ability to use the following:
| 1. | Apply basic management principles considering legal implications. |
| 2. | Use introductory accounting principles, analyze financial reports and evaluate financial proposals. |
| 3. | Apply basic marketing concepts. |
| 4. | Analyze data using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. |
| 5. | Demonstrate the knowledge of and the ability to use computers, databases, and networking. |
| 6. | Analyze the best way to produce goods or provide services at a high level of quality and low cost using operations management tools and techniques. |
| 7. | Explain and use strategic management concepts |
| 8. | Apply the biblical perspective on ethical questions across business functions. |
The Bachelor of Science program is designed to prepare its graduates for careers in management in any organization: business
and non-business, public or private, foreign or domestic, ministry or non-ministry. Students will learn the fundamental principles
underlying organizations, improve their critical thinking, develop knowledge of analytical tools of management, and develop skills
in analyzing and evaluating managerial problems.
Foundational Studies
| General Education | 48 units |
| Bible and Theology | 20 units (9 Units for Transfer Students) |
| Free Electives | 10 units (22 Units for Transfer Students) |
The following courses are part of the requirements for this major and are recommended to fulfill General Education requirements or must be taken as part of a student’s Business elective choices.
| Organizational Communication (Communication) | 3 |
| Microeconomics (Social Science Elective) | 3 |
| Business Statistics (Mathematics) | 3 |
Business Administration Major
Required Core Courses
| Management & Organizational Behavior (BUS140) | 3 |
| Business Statistics (BUS190) | 3 |
| Management Information Systems (BUS 210) | 3 |
| Financial Accounting (BUS245) | 3 |
| Managerial Accounting (BUS246) | 3 |
| Financial Management (BUS342) | 3 |
| Legal Implications (BUS260) | 3 |
| Organizational Communication (BUS302) | 3 |
| Marketing (BUS320) ....... | 3 |
| Operations Management (BUS381) | 3 |
| International Business (BUS372) | 3 |
| Strategic Management (BUS498) | 3 |
| Microeconomics (BUS241) | 3 |
| Macroeconomics (BUS240) | 3 |
| Business Internship (BUS475) | 2 |
Business Electives (choose 6 units from the following)
| Project Management (BUS385) | 3 |
| Quality Management (BUS383) | 3 |
| Human Resource Management (BUS382) | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship (BUS388) | 3 |
| Non-Profit Management (BUS373) | 3 |
| Investment Analysis (BUS495) | 3 |
| Marketing Research (BUS492) | 3 |
| Cost Accounting (BUS345) | 3 |
| Total units for Business Administration Major | 50 |
| Total units for Program | 128 |
Business Administration Concentrations
Students who choose to select a concentration will only select one elective in addition to the courses in their concentration.
Management Concentration
| Project Management (BUS383) | 3 |
| Human Resource Management (BUS382) | 3 |
| Quality Management (BUS383) | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship (BUS388) | 3 |
Marketing Concentration
| Marketing Research (BUS492) | 3 |
| International Marketing | 3 |
| Marketing the NonProfit | 3 |
| Marketing Communications | 3 |
NonProfit Management Concentration
| NonProfit Management (BUS373) | 3 |
| Marketing the NonProfit | 3 |
| Business as Mission (from ICS program) (ICS332) | 3 |
| Community Psychology (from Psychology program) (PSYC430) | 3 |
| Total units for Program | 128 |
