55 hours, minor required
This program is a general one, preparing the student for entry into industrial or governmental organizations, but with specialization in a specific discipline.
An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Administration will:
- Gain competency in the foundational areas of business.
- Understand the importance of ethics, values, morals, and social responsibility and relate them to the Christian worldview.
- Possess critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Be able to work effectively in a global context.
- Develop professional and persuasive communication skills.
Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.
1 HOUR INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS CHOSEN FROM
21 HOURS LOWER DIVISION
- ACCT-2113 Principles of Financial Accounting
- ACCT-2213 Principles of Managerial Accounting
- BUSA-1011 Foundations for Growth and Success
- BUSA-2011 Skills for Career and Calling
- BUSA-3011 Strategies for Purpose-Driven Success or BUSA-3601 Men’s Professional Mentorship / BUSA-3501 Women’s Professional Mentorship
- ECON-2113 Macroeconomic Principles
- ECON-2213 Microeconomic Principles
- INFO-1013 Business Software Tools
- INFO-2013 Business Analytics
3 HOURS MATHEMATICS
21 HOURS UPPER DIVISION
- BUSA-3213 Business Law
- BUSA-3713 Business Ethics
- COMM-3113 Business and Professional Communication
- FINC-3313 Principles of Finance
- INFO-3613 Management Information Systems
- MGMT-3113 Principles of Management
- MKTG-3313 Principles of Marketing
3 HOURS CAPSTONE
6 HOURS CHOSEN FROM
- Any upper-division AACT, BUSA, FINC, MGMT, MKTG or SPMG course
A MINOR OF AT LEAST 18 HOURS
- The purpose of a minor is to broaden the student’s educational experience. Minors offered through the College of Business may not be chosen. Courses cannot count in both the major and the minor.
University Core Curriculum
Category | Hours |
Bible | 15 |
English Comp I | 3 |
English Comp II | 3 |
Oral Communication | 3 |
Math | 3 |
Political Science | 3 |
American History | 3 |
Science (no lab required) | 3 |
Humanities | 3 |
Behavioral/Social Science | 3 |
9 HOURS REQUIRED BIBLE
- BIBL-1013 Israel and God’s Kingdom (OT Survey)
- BIBL-1033 Jesus, the Church, and God’s Kingdom (NT Survey)
- BIBL-2103 The Christian Life in God’s Kingdom (NT Ethics)
6 HOURS BIBLE ELECTIVES
9 HOURS COMMUNICATION
- COMM-1213 Oral Communication
- ENGL-1113 English Composition I
- ENGL-1213 English Composition II*
*may sub with CENG-4732, ELEC-4732, MECH-4732
3 HOURS MATHEMATICS
3 HOURS POLITICAL SCIENCE
3 HOURS AMERICAN HISTORY
3 HOURS HUMANITIES CHOSEN FROM
- ABRD-2103 Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- ABRD-2903 Aesthetics
- ABRD-2913 Studies in European Civilization
- ARTS-2013 Survey of Visual Culture
- ARTS-2423 History of Photography and Motion Pictures
- ENGL-2213 Perspectives in Literature
- GMIN-3513 World Religions
- HIST-2823 World Civilization to 1500
- HIST-2833 World Civilization since 1500
- MATH-2123 History of Mathematics
- MUSC-2013 Music Appreciation
- MUSC-2023 Jazz Appreciation
- MUSC-3213 Perspectives in World Music
- PHIL-3003 Introduction to Philosophy by Other Means
3 HOURS SCIENCE
3 HOURS BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE CHOSEN FROM
- ECON-2113 Macroeconomics
- GEOG-2213 World Regional Geography
- POLS-2213 Introduction to Global Politics
- POLS-2413 Comparative Politics
- PSYC-1113 General Psychology I
- SOCI-1113 Introduction to Sociology
Students Taking Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees through the College of Outreach and Innovation
For degrees where the degree specifies that the Core Curriculum is taken online through the College of Outreach and Innovation, the Bible requirement for the Core Curriculum is replaced with:
6 HOURS REQUIRED BIBLE
9 HOURS BIBLE ELECTIVES