2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jul 07, 2025  
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Business Administration Major


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Majors in business administration are built upon a strong liberal arts basis and are recommended for those students who are interested in careers in a wide variety of occupations or for students who plan to attend graduate school in business. As a department, we recommend experience in the field through credited internships.

Program Learning Goals.  Upon completion of the program:

1: Students will be able to distinguish the principal concepts, theories, and practices in business.

2: Students will be able to identify and distinguish the relevant theories and principles associated with the economic environment of business.

3: Students will be able to evaluate legal and ethical principles in business and apply them to organizational decision making.

4: Students will be able to apply business-related quantitative or qualitative methods and tools to the formulation of management decisions.

5: Students will be able to construct coherent oral and written forms of communication and present them in a professional context.

6: Students will be able to work effectively with colleagues in team situations.

7: Students will be able to articulate their personal commitments and calling(s) through engagement with a Christian understanding of one or more facets of our responsibility to God, others, and the world in their area of business.

Note:


*BUS300 is waived for students who have taken ACC315 and 316

Business administration options:


Choose and complete the requirements of one or two of the following options, with no more than 8 credits of the same course work between options:

Business administration/general option


Choose a minimum of 17 credits:


  • ACC, AGR, BUS or ECO (must be numbered 300-level or above)
  • No more than 4 credits combined of ACC417, AGR417, BUS417, BUS418 or ECO417 may count toward this option.

Total credits required: 54-56


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