Business Administration
View the Business Administration major contract (PDF)
Preparation:
High school students should follow preparation requirements for the CSU system and take most of their courses in academic disciplines such as English, mathematics, sciences, social sciences, and a language other than English.
Community college students may be able to transfer credit for lower division courses, but not for upper division courses in the major.
5-year Undergraduate Course Plan:
Download Five Year Undergraduate Course Plan
4-year Pathway:
To assist our students in achieving a successful college experience, a suggested 4-year pathway (map) has been developed to use as a planning guide. We have specifically designed our curriculum so that it can realistically be completed in four years. With a little planning and keeping in touch with your advisor, you should be able to accomplish this.
Requirements for the Major:
Lower division core (20 units) + upper division core (20 units) + electives (24 units) = 64 units for the major.
Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in all courses required for the major in business administration.
Current Requirements for Business Majors:
| Lower Division Core (20 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 210 | Legal Environment of Business (4 units) |
| STAT 108 | Elementary Statistics (4 units) |
| BA 250 | Financial Accounting (4 units) |
| BA 252 | Management Accounting (4 units) |
| ECON 210 | Principles of Economics (4 units) |
| Upper Division Core (20 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 340 | Principles of Marketing (4 units) |
| BA 360 | Principles of Finance (4 units) |
| BA 370 | Principles of Management (4 units) |
| BA 412 | Social Environment of Business (4 units) |
| BA 414 | Strategic Management (4 units) |
All Business majors must complete the requirements in one option (24 units):
| #1 - Accounting Option (24 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 450 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I (4 units) |
| BA 451 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II (4 units) |
| BA 452 | Cost Accounting, Planning/Control (4 units) |
| BA 453 | Tax Accounting (4 units) |
| BA 454 | Financial Statement Auditing (4 units) |
| Econ 310 | Intermediate Microtheory/Strategy (4 units) |
| #2 - Finance Option (24 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 332 | Intermediate Business Statistics (4 units) |
| BA 460 | Investment Management (4 units) |
| BA 462 | Problems in Financial Management (4 units) |
| BA 464 | Multinational Corporate Finance (4 units) |
| BA 468 | Capital Budgeting (4 units) |
| ECON 435 | Money and Banking (4 units) |
| #3 - International Business Option (24 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 410 | Intermediate Business |
| BA 444 | International Marketing (4 units) |
| BA 464 | Multinational Corporate Finance (4 units) |
| BA 475 | International Management (4 units) |
| ECON 305 | International Economics (4 units) |
| Elective | Determined with advisor (4 units) |
| #4 - Management Option (24 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 310 | Business Law (4 units) |
| BA 401 | Advanced Sustainable Mgmt. Application (4 units) |
| BA 470 | Management Theory (4 units) |
| BA 472 | Change Management (4 units) |
| BA 475 | International Management (4 units) |
| ECON 309 | Economics of a Sustainable Society (4 units) |
| #5 -Marketing Option (24 units): | |
|---|---|
| BA 332 | Intermediate Business Statistics |
| BA 444 | International Marketing (4 units) |
| BA 445 | Marketing Communications (4 units) |
| BA 446 | Marketing Research (4 units) |
| BA 448 | Consumer Behavior (4 units) |
| Econ 310 | Intermediate Microtheory & Strategy (4 units) |
