Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Interdisciplinary Studies in Business and Commerce degree is a flexible program of study that allows students to select upper-level business courses that align with their career goals and interests.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
Course | Credits |
General Education Courses | 40 or 41 |
Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar |
1 |
Composition ENG 101 English Composition I |
3 |
Public Speaking CDC 101 Public Speaking OR COM 250 Oral Communication: Management |
3 |
Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy MAT 181 College Algebra |
3 |
Health and Wellness Any Health and Wellness Course |
3 |
Technological Literacy MIS 201 Management Info Systems |
3 |
Humanities Any Humanities Course |
3 |
Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course |
3 |
Natural Sciences Any Natural Science Course |
3 |
Social Sciences PSY 100 General Psychology |
3 |
General Education Options
|
12 |
Business Core Courses | 30 |
ACC 200 Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACC 321 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BUS 242 Business Law I | 3 |
BUS 381 Management Science II | 3 |
BUS 499 Integrated Strategic Capstone | 3 |
ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
FIN 301 Financial Management | 3 |
MGT 300 Principles of Management | 3 |
MKT 300 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Required Major Courses | 18 |
With approval of their adviser, students choose ACC, BUS, ECO, FIN, HRM, MGT, MIS or MKT courses, 300-level or above not already included in the "Required Major Courses" above or ACC 491, BUS 492, ECO 492, FIN 491, HRM 492, MGT 492, MIS 492 or MKT 492 | 18 |
Required Minor/Certificate* | 12 |
Free Electives | 19 to 20 |
Total | 120 |
Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:
- Special Experience Course (1 course required): Any Special Experience Course
- Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): BUS 499 Integrated Strategic Capstone AND Any ECO, MGT or MKT Upper-Division Writing-Intensive Course
- Laboratory Course (1 course required): BUS 381 Management Science II
* Required Minor/Certificate: Students select one of the following minors or certificates: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Forensic Accounting, Human Resource Management, Management, Management Information Systems, or Marketing or the Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship or Certificate in Spanish for Business. Students may select a different minor or certificate, with the approval of their adviser.
These minors are 21 credits; however, 9 of these credits are required in the “Business Core Courses” above. The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate requires 15 credits; however, 3 credits are included in the major courses above.
Program Note: Students who complete dual degrees or dual majors do not have to complete a minor or certificate.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/business-administration/index.aspx