BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

OBJECTIVES - Business administration is the study of basic knowledge and specialized skill to understand business processes and prepare to make valid business decisions.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS - Applicants with an associate degree or the equivalent in the same or in a related area, plus some working experience in the field, may be admitted to the program when it is determined that their objectives can be realized by the program completion.  All students seeking admission must demonstrate their ability of reflective and evaluative thinking necessary for successful completion of the related curriculum.
Prerequisite course work for applicants with an associate degree or the equivalent, includes the following courses or their equivalents:

        BA 101 Basic Speech Communication
        BA 103 Interpersonal Communication
        BA 115 Mathematics for Business and Economics

However, applicants with a high school diploma or equivalency, plus some working experience, or certificate may be admitted to the program when it is determined that their objectives can be realized by the program completion through their independent study at their own place.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS - All candidates for bachelor's degree are required to complete 120 semester units, in which at least 30 units are in general education, and 60 units from core curriculum.  At least 30 units of 120 units must be completed at this University.  Upon completion of the required units and the comprehensive proctored examination or special project (BA 495), students are awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

PROGRAM OF STUDY -  Sample for Lower Division
 

Freshman Year, First Term	Units
EN 101 Basic English Communication	3
BA 101 Basic Speech Communication	3
HU 101 American Culture	3
SM 101 Human Biology	3
PS  101 Psychology	3
	15
Freshman Year, Second Term
LI 101 World Literature	3
AT 102 Art History	3
BA 102 Introduction to Management	3
SS 102 American Government	3
BA 103 Interpersonal Communication	3
	15
Sophomore Year, First Term
EN 201 Writing for Public Relation	3
BA 115 Mathematics for Business and Economics	3
HU 203 Comparative Social Problems	3
SM 104 Computer Science I	3
PS 202 Critical Thinking	3
	15
Sophomore Year, Second Term
HU 204 Ethics	3
SM 201 Computer Science II	3
BA 201 Business and Professional Communication	3
BA 202 Organization Behavior	3
SS 201 Political Science	3
	15

Upon the approval by the appropriate program director, SM 103, 103, 201, SS 101, 103, PS 201, HU 201 may also be taken as substitutes for the above general education requirements.

PROGRAM OF STUDY -  Sample for Upper division
 

Junior Year, First Term	Units
BA 300 Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
BA 310 Introduction to managerial Accounting	3
BA 320 Business Law	3
BA 330 Statistics for Business and Economics	3
BA 340 Principles of Computer and Information Systems	3
	15
Junior Year, Second Term
BA 350 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BA 360 Principles of Microeconomics	3
BA 370 Business Finance	3
BA 380 Junior Internship	3
BA 390 Independent Study	3
	15
Senior Year, First Term
BA 400 Business Ethics & Society	3
BA 410 Principles of Management	3
BA 420 Principles of Marketing	3
BA 430 Consumer Behavior	3
BA 440 Small Business Operation	3
	15
Senior Year, Second Term
BA 450 Financial Analysis & Forecasting	3
BA 460 Cost Accounting	3
BA 470 Strategic management & Policy	3
BA 480 Supervised Internship	3
BA 490 Research and Problem	3
	15

Upon the approval by the appropriate program director, students may pursue the program with emphasis in certain area of concentration in business administration, and other courses may be taken as substitutes for some of the above courses.