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The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Completion Program is a professional academic program for adult students. It is a 60-semester-hour curriculum with a liberal arts core. This program stresses the development of analytical skills in the area of business administration including management, leadership, ethics, accounting, economics, marketing, and business law.
Business Administration Program Requirements
- Designed for students with a significant amount of previous college experience including college course work, corporate training programs, professional or military school, and credit-by-examination programs (CLEP or DANTES).
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
- A maximum of six course waivers are allowed. Transfer credits from regionally accredited colleges require a minimum grade of C- and an evaluation by the admissions office.
- There is a seven-year limit on credits that can be transferred for duplicate core courses.
- Business courses taken more than seven years prior to matriculation will be considered for general elective credit only.
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Liberal Arts Courses
LA300 Professional Communication:
This course is an introduction to the communications techniques and documents - written, oral, and electronic used in modem business. Assignments and presentations allow students to prepare and present the basic forms and styles of communications, such as memos, letters, proposals, speeches, meeting organization, and short and long business reports. Course topics will involve students in such communication technologies as word processing, graphics, videos, and electronic presentation systems. Finally, students will have the opportunity to learn techniques to develop effective listening skills, to learn to interpret and use body language, to use collaborative writing methods, to enhance speaking and presentation skills, and to develop effective editing and feedback procedures.
LA310 Christian Tradition:
This course examines the history of the Christian church and nature of the Christian faith. Also emphasized are the notion of an individual spiritual pilgrimage and its relation to culture, community, family, business/vocation, and ethical decision-making.
LA320 Epoch-Making Events in Science:
This course is based on the premise that an understanding of the role and importance of science is essential in today's society. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the historical development of science; survey those ideas from contemporary science that are relevant to an understanding of current events; and examine the impact of science on various aspects of modern culture and the resulting conflict that may emerge.
LA400 Living Issues:
This course focuses on moral philosophy and is designed to assist the adult learner with integrating personal and social ethics. Various approaches to pressing individual, social, and political issues are considered.
Core Courses
BS119 Introduction to Information Management:
This course provides an overview of Information Systems planning, organizing, and leading, and the application of information technology advancements. It provides a managerial perspective that describes how IS supports business goals and functions, what information resources are available to the manager, and how the manager is involved in the information development process,The course also discusses the human, ethical, security, and control issues involved in Information Systems, as well as the strategic uses of the World Wide Web as a business tool.
BS210 Accounting I: This course is an overview of the accounting process, presenting the nature of accounting information and how it is used in managerial decision-making. It focuses on basic accounting knowledge and the relationships among balance sheets, income statements, statements of cost flow, and statements of retained earnings.
BS211 Accounting II: This course is a study of the analysis, interpretation, and use of accounting information as it pertains to internal reporting, and the planning and control functions of managerial decision-making within the business environment. Primary emphasis is placed on the impact of accounting information on personnel in manufacturing and service operations.
BS220 Economics I/Macroeconomics: This course gives students insights into the workings of entire economies, with a focus on aggregate outcomes. Economic theories are examined and used to explain real-world relationships, including the process of decision-making with limited resources, business cycles, the role of government, unemployment and inflation, and money and banking. Students will also gain an understanding of the influence of economic decisions on sociopolitical policies.
BS225 Economics II/Microeconomics:This course is the continuation of macroeconomics, with the emphasis now on microeconomics. Students will focus on issues such as profit motive, competitive markets, market structures, and international trade, and they will examine how these issues affect the decision-making process for a manager. This course discusses many of the day-to-day issues that will impact how a company adapts to the changes in the world today.
BS323 Marketing Management:
This course focuses on the major decisions that marketing managers and top management face in their efforts to harmonize the organization's objectives, capabilities, and resources with marketplace needs and opportunities. Students inspect the major economic, social, and global forces that confront the marketing manager today.
BS420 Self and Team Management Skills II: This course helps the student focus on skills needed for group interaction and the management of individual and professional priorities. Included in this course: behavioral style analysis, communication processes within groups, and versatility in dealing with supervisors and subordinates, conflict management, and time management.
BS429 Financial Management:
This course is intended to develop, within the student, an awareness of the interrelationships of accounting, economics, and finance. Using a combination of case studies and problem-solving, the student will undertake a detailed study of financial analysis, the use of leverage, short and long term financing alternatives, and the capital budget process.
BS470 Principles of Management and Leadership: This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of management and Adult Leadership processes within an organization. By applying the principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, team development, and building to a comprehensive team project, the student will develop an understanding of the role of the manager in today's organization.
BS475 Ethics for Business: This course provides an understanding of ethical issues involving equity, fairness, respect for individual rights, and corporate social responsibility. Students are challenged to develop and defend personal viewpoints relating to economic justice, capitalism, and socialism, as well as the responsibility of the corporation to society, the environment, and questionable business practices. Through readings and case problems that view ethical problems from various viewpoints, students develop an appreciation for the ramifications of business decisions and a stronger ability to deal with similar issues in their own professional careers.
BS480 Business Law: This course is designed to provide a twofold examination of the law and its influence on business activities and business philosophy. First, the course will consider business law in a broad context, emphasizing the process by which the principles and rules of law are formulated. This part of the course will examine the aspects of the legal system common to all disciplines of law: the source of law, the primary law-making bodies, and the court system. Second, the course will consider the substantive bodies of business law, including the law of contracts, the law of torts, the law of business organizations, the law relating to government regulation of business, and the law relating to credit and bankruptcy.
BS 485 Business Statistics: This course emphasizes the use of statistical information and the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data in applied research. Data collection techniques are explored.
BS433 Business Policy and Strategy: This course examines the concepts of business policy and strategic management within the context of today's rapidly changing business environment. Analytical and decision-making skills, developed through the course of the program, are applied to resolving complex policy and strategic issues.
BS404 Business Research Methods: Research is a critical component of the Bachelor degree program.This course introduces research methods, applications and the background to research in business. Qualitative and quantitative research methods will be introduced to identify, locate and analyze primary and secondary data sources. Methods of proper interpretation and presentation of finding will also be among the topics covered. This course will prepare students in the research and writing of business papers and in conducting scholarly research for the business capstone project. APA protocol will be studied in-depth.
BS446 Capstone Project: (6 credits, 10 weeks)This course is a ten-week intensive course, culminating in a comprehensive research paper and oral presentation. The topic will be a business related issue, integrating and synthesizing the skills and information learned and applied throughout the bachelor curriculum. Evaluation will be focused on the quality and depth of the research, and the student's critical thinking, writing and oral presentation abilities.
Capstone Courses
BS446 Capstone Project
An Accelerated College Degree
With a commitment of just one night a week, you can earn your bachelor's degree in two years or less. This program features a practical approach to business that gives you the tools you need to immediately begin applying your education to the workplace. Committed to the integration of faith in the classroom, our faculty and staff give you the support and attention you need to succeed.