Business Administration Program
Business Administration Program
Business Administration Program
ACCREDITATION
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) until 2025.
PROSPECTUS
Current Trends in Business Education
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Pathways Program responds to current trends in business education that match the demands of business and society. Economists predict that half of the jobs in the developed world will be lost to technology in a generation. Employers are increasingly seeking college graduates with an integrated set of skills –– the technical analytics and applied strategies to collaborate, communicate, think, lead, and solve problems. Current trends among business schools are to move toward more individualized learning to match the interests and talents of students with the world of work.
Real-World Immersion
In addition to the classroom learning, each pathway incorporates ways for students to be heavily immersed in the real business world. Students will be given appropriate levels of interaction in the business community from the beginning of their program to the end. This could mean service learning, internship, and research experiences for students in the program. Opportunities for international or stateside travel, such as for research internships, have also been built into the pathways as part of a course, student activity, or program option.
Choosing UOG for Business
Learning at UOG is better for business where you can experience first-hand the partnership of faculty and community working together to understanding how business works and how to make it work on Guam, in the region, and wherever business opportunities take you around the world. The diversity of business approaches in our learning community and the challenges of small-island economies far from supply chains on the front lines of growth prepares our students for working in challenging places.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Students will be able to identify the principal concepts, theories, and practices in the functional areas of business.
- Students will be able to recognize legal, social, and economic environments that affect business decision making.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze ethical problems that occur in a business setting.
- Students will be able to demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills in the context of business decision making.
- Students will demonstrate the ability for effective communication.
- Students will be able to integrate theory and practice across the business functional areas in the analysis of organizational problems and challenges.
- Students will be able to demonstrate competency in information technology and ability to gather and synthesize information.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to interact with the business community in the Western Pacific region.
- Students will demonstrate effective collaboration, teamwork, and leadership.
- Students will be able to demonstrate competency in the application of business principles and concepts for local, regional, and global environments.
In conjunction with business leaders from the region, SBPA has developed a BBA curriculum with program learning outcomes for personal and professional success. The curriculum is integrated with the University’s General Education requirements. The curriculum and activities do not stop at the University walls. The school, its students, and its alumni set the stage for lifelong learning and growth through business service learning, membership in student and business organizations, community and University service, and applied research and consulting.
BBA Pathways
Students pursue their degree through one of three pathways below, each of which leads to the same BBA degree. Each pathway offers 24 credit hours of upper division business preparation. Working with an SBPA advisor, students choose a pathway for which they meet the merit-based standards (i.e., minimum GPA requirements). To receive the BBA degree, students complete 124 semester credit hours.
General Business Pathway
The General Business Pathway is designed for the majority of BBA students. The pathway is business interdisciplinary, preparing well-rounded graduates for Guam’s and the region’s business workforce.
Business Professional Pathway
The Business Professional Pathway is for select BBA students who have demonstrated the interest and capacity for intensive, upper-division coursework in one of the professional fields of economics/finance, management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/ hospitality), or marketing.
Business Honors Pathway
The Business Honors Pathway is for the highest performing BBA students. This pathway can be either business interdisciplinary or focused on one of the professional fields of economics/finance, or management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/hospitality), or marketing.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (124 credit hours)
| Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| General Education | 47 |
| BBA Foundation | 50 |
| BBA Pathway | 24 |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 |
Note:
- It is SBPA’s policy and a business accreditation standard that at least 50% of the BBA Foundation and BBA Pathway components must be earned at the University of Guam.
- There are three alternative BBA Pathways.
General Education (47 credit hours)
The BBA Program requires students to complete 47 semester credit hours of General Education. While there are many choices among the General Education courses offered, it is strongly recommended that BBA students include the following courses as part of their General Education Requirements. (See General Education Student Advisement Sheet.)
RECOMMENDED COURSES
Tier I: Core Foundation
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| CT101 | CRITICAL THINKING + This is an interdisciplinary foundation course in critical thinking. Students learn
how to analyze, critically evaluate and construct arguments, detect common fallacies
in reasoning, and propose logical and creative solutions to complex problems. Critical
thinking skills are valuable in all disciplines and will benefit students in academic
contexts and in life. Corequisites: EN109 or the equivalent.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| MA110 | BASIC MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS + This course explores the world of mathematical application for the management, life,
and social sciences. It covers linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic
function and their applications to finance and economics. This course also provides
an introduction to solving systems of linear equations, matrix operations, and a graphical
treatment of linear programming. This course satisfies the GE requirement, but does
not satisfy any prerequisite for higher level mathematics courses. It is intended
for those students who have no further needs in mathematics. Prerequisite: Grade of
C or better in MA-085b or MA-089, completed within the previous 3 semesters, or placement.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| EN110 | FRESHMAN COMPOSITION + This is a basic college composition course. Emphasis is on constructing grammatical
sentences in standard written English, on developing unified paragraphs employing
appropriate principles of organization, on developing papers employing appropriate
principles of organization, and upon improving skills in critical reading of non-fiction
prose. EN110 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better before taking EN111.
Grades are A, B, C, D, F, I or NC. Prerequisites: Completion of EN109 or test out.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| CO210 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION + This course introduces students to public speaking and person-to-person communication,
as well as to group and intercultural communication. Students learn about basic speech
preparation and delivery, as well as effective communication skills suited to the
people with whom they interact in a variety of everyday contexts. Oral presentations
may include demonstrative, informative, and/or persuasive speeches of 6-8 minutes
in length. Prerequisites: EN110 placement.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| EN111 | WRITING FOR RESEARCH + In this course, students are introduced to the conversation model of scholarship and
to the work of composing academic research from topic development to final edit. This
course emphasizes the development and advancement of information literacy skills for
the purpose of acquiring knowledge of and cultivating a practice for conducting academic
research and composing research-related documents such as annotated bibliographies
and research manuscripts. Throughout the course, students learn to skillfully navigate
information systems to access both print and electronic sources of information related
to their research endeavor, with special attention on ethical and legal use of information
in their academic research processes and research products. Prerequisite: EN110 with
a grade ''C'' or better. REVISED AS APPROVED 042116
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3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Tier II: Diversity Foundation
SCIENCE & MATH
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Science & Math | Any | 4 |
HUMAN SCIENCES
Select one of the following:
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| PY101 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY + This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of psychology, to methods
for research in psychology, and to key finding from its subfields. Topics include
the biological bases of behavior sensation and perception, consciousness and altered
states, learning, human memory, problem-solving, motivation and emotion, development
across the life span, personality, stress and coping, psychological disorders, psychotherapy,
and social behavior.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| SO101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY + This course is a study of human society, its diversity, its nature, structure, and
processes including foundations of culture, social interaction, social controls, social
change and cross-cultural relations. Special emphasis is given to social processes
in Micronesia and the Western Pacific.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
CREATIVE & EXPRESSIVE ARTS
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Creative & Expressive Arts | Any | 3 |
HUMAN SYSTEMS & ORGANIZATIONS
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| PA233 | IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION ON BUSINESS + This course offers an overview and rationale of public policies and administrative
regulations as applied to the private sector, analysis and implementation of public
policies/regulations; substantive, methodological and practical problems and issues
of public policies and regulatory administration toward business by Federal, State
and Local government, and governments in the Asian-Pacific region.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural Perspectives | Any | 3 |
Tier II: Uniquely UOG
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Any | 4 |
| Regional | Any | 3 |
Tier II: Direction Building
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA110 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS + This course introduces the principles, terminology and fundamental concepts of microeconomics
and macroeconomics. It is a foundation for understanding the scope and methods of
the economic perspective applied to issues faced by modern capitalist societies. Topics
include the role of economics in society, the structure of economic activity, the
behavior of firms and households in a market economy, the role of government and institutions
of public policy in the United States. Relevant examples from Guam, Micronesia and
the Pacific Rim will be explored. Prerequisites: MA110.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA180 | BUSINESS ESSENTIALS + This course is designed to increase student awareness of business programs and the
business professions. It is required for all entering students intending to pursue
a BBAA or BBA degree. This course is designed to help students get the most out of
their academic experience by offering ongoing orientation to business studies, business
professionals, professional requirements and expectations, success skills, and career
planning. This course will cover the practical applications of a business degree including
how to prepare a portfolio, and a professional resume. Co-requisite: EN-110 and CO-210.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| PA205 | DATA AND STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT + This course is an introduction to the modern theory and methodology of statistics,
which are then reinforced by using a scientific approach combined with a statistical
software to solve problems relevant to business, economics and public administration.
The course is ideal as a prerequisite for taking BA310 (Applied Statistics for Business
and Economics) or PA305 (Data Analysis in Public Administration). Prerequisites: BA110
and MA110 or higher with a grade of C or better in both courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Tier III: Capstone Experience
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA480 | BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY + This course is the capstone of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree
program, integration concepts and skills learned in the BBA Foundation and BBA pathways.
Strategic business problems are examined from executive management and firm perspectives.
Prerequisite: BA483, Graduating Senior and Instructor's consent.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
BBA Foundation Courses (50 credit hours)
Students are required to complete 50 semester credit hours in the BBA Foundation. These courses are fundamental to understanding the commercial world and developing sound business skills. All BBA majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in the BBA Foundation requirements.
BBA Foundation courses are to be taken in each of a student’s four years at the University. Courses beginning with the number 1 are suggested for freshmen (e.g. BA-131); 2 for sophomores (e.g. BA-260); 3 for juniors (e.g. BA-310); and 4 for seniors (e.g. BA-440). During the senior year, after having completed most of the General Education and BBA Foundation coursework, students take BA-483 Business Professional and Career Development. The course is also a prerequisite for the BA-480 Business Policy and Strategy capstone. As graduating seniors, students take BA-480 Business Strategy and Policy capstone course that integrates the fundamental concepts learned and challenges the students to apply their skills.
Required Courses
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA200 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING + The first semester covers basic accounting principles of financial accounting and
techniques within a framework of sound modern theory. Prerequisite: BA130 or BA230
or BA131 and MA110 or MA115 or MA161a/b or MA165 with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA201 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING + This course covers fundamental accounting principles for partnerships and corporations;
introduction to management accounting and cost accounting practice work is included
to meet current trends in technology. Prerequisite: BA200 with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA220 | BASIC BUSINESS FINANCE + This course covers the finance function in business; procurement and utilization of
funds; costs and problems associated with acquiring funds; forecasting profits gained
through their use; and the organization necessary to carry out the finance function
in business. Prerequisites: BA201 and BA210 or MA151 or PA205 with a C grade or better
in both courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA240 | MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS + This course is the study of the nature of business organizations and the functions
of the manager within the organization. It also introduces theories and concepts underlying
domestic and global management. Students are introduced to case analysis as a method
for analyzing business and management issues. Prerequisite: BA180 for students following
catalog years 2018-19 and thereafter.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA241 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT + This course covers the principles and techniques employed in the management of international
human resources. Key areas such as employee selection, training, development and performance
appraisal are introduced. Approaches to gender, cultural, and ethnic diversity are
stressed throughout the course. Students will develop a basic understanding of differences
between HR functions in public and private sector systems. Prerequisite: Placement
in EN111 and MA110 or higher.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA260 | FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKETING + This course covers the principles, practices, and concepts involved in the performance
of business activities, which direct the transfer of goods and the acquisition of
services from producer to consumer or user. Included are the study of marketing functions
and institutions; activities having to do with effecting change in ownership and possession
of goods and services; and the study of applied economics relating to the creation
of time, place and possession utility.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA310 | APPLIED STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS DECISION + This course provides advanced concepts in the modern theory and methodology of statistics
as applied to business and economics. It builds upon fundamental statistics and the
use of spreadsheet software, emphasizing their application to business decisions-making
and problem solving. The course is the second in a series of two required BBA Foundation
courses, the first being one of the following PA205 Basic Statistics for Business
and Economics, MA151 Introductory Statistics, or PA205 Data and Basic Statistics for
Government Business. Prerequisites: BA240 and PA205 or MA151 with a C grade or better
in both courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA335 | CYBERSECURITY AND CLOUD SERVICE + This course surveys the importance of cybersecurity and cloud service in the business
world. The first part of the course covers the introductory concepts of cybersecurity.
It helps learners to gain the understanding of the principles that frame and define
cybersecurity, and how to implement cybersecurity practices in the corporate environment.
The second part of the course surveys the current trend of the cloud service. A student
may receive credit for either BA330 or BA335, but not a combination of the two. Prerequisite:
BA130 or BA131 or BA230.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA347 | LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION IN ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY + The course integrates personal leadership with collaboration and networking for organizational
performance and societal gain. The course strengthens practical leadership and collaborative
skills. Prerequisite: BA240 for BBA majors or PA210 for PA majors.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA386 | LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT + This course examines the flow of products and information through a business with
the objective of achieving sustainable competitive advantage and optimizing firm value.
Students learn how to control, manage and improve the systems, processes and flow
of materials and information from suppliers to customers. Prerequisite: BA240 and
BA260.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA440 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR + This course examines psychological aspects of management; analysis of behavior patterns
in organizational relationships; integration of individuals and groups into effective,
efficient- organizational structures. Prerequisites: BA240 and SO101 or PY101.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| LW442 | LAW AND ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT + This course examines the rules of law governing business transactions. Topics covered
include the American legal system: definitions, classifications, and sources of law;
court systems and procedures; tort laws; laws of contract: essentials of enforceable
agreements, operation, and discharge; law of sales; and the Uniform Commercial Code.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA483 | BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT + This hybrid, two-credit course provides additional professional development in business
fundamentals as well as tools for career development. The course offers online course
evaluation and academic leveling modules that refresh, bolster and evaluate student
learning in the fundamental business skills of accounting, business statistics, finance,
human resources, marketing and operations management. The course provides a variety
of practical and challenging career exercises that explore career choice and prepare
students for managing their careers. Prerequisites: BA220, BA260, BA-310 and BA241
or BA440; Senior
|
2 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA480 | BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY + This course is the capstone of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree
program, integration concepts and skills learned in the BBA Foundation and BBA pathways.
Strategic business problems are examined from executive management and firm perspectives.
Prerequisite: BA483, Graduating Senior and Instructor's consent.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Choice of (3 credits):
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA131 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT + This course surveys the broad array of information management topics in business including
information technology and computational tools, information sourcing, information
management and data organization, information networks, ethics, legal and social implications
of information systems, technical personnel and professional groups, and the changing
impacts of information technology in a global environment. The course will also provide
vigorous training on business productivity application software, with emphasis on
applied skills on spreadsheet. Prerequisite: MA110 or MA115 or MA161 a/b with a C
grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA230 | DATA PROCESSING AND DATA ADMINISTRATION WITH MAC APPLICATION + This course develops skills in the areas of spreadsheets, database management and
cloud computing. Prerequisites: MA110 or MA115 or MA161a/b or MA165 with a C grade
or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ODD YEARS |
Choice of (3 credits):
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA333 | MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS + This is a survey of information system topics from the managerial viewpoint. Major
topics are an overview of MIS, systems analysis and design, database management, data
communication, decision support systems and expert systems. Prerequisites: BA-131,
BA-240 and BA-335 with a C grade or better in all courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA334 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS + This course covers the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging
role of business analytics in organizations. It discusses the application of basic
business analytics tools in a spreadsheet environment, and how to effectively use
and interpret analytic models and results for making better business decisions. Prerequisites:
BA-131 or BA-230, and any one of the following: PA-205 BA-210 or MA-151. For BBA Major,
prerequisites: BA-131 and any one of the following PA-205, BA-210 or MA-151.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| BA380 | E-BUSINESS + This course examines the use of the internet and electronic technology in business
operations. The focus is on the emerging paradigm shift in business that has been
affected by e-business models and their implications for conducting business, including
the marketing of products and services via the Internet. Prerequisites: BA260.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Choice of (3 credits):
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA252 | INTERNATIONAL TOURISM + This course examines the dynamics of international tourism from various management
perspectives. Special emphasis is placed on the market characteristics and distribution
channels of inbound-outbound tourism affecting the Pacific Rim. Prerequisite: BA240.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA341 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT + This course consists of readings and analysis of social, economic, political, legal,
and technological forces with which business organizations must contend. The course
focuses on East Asia.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| BA420 | INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE + This course examines the problems, techniques, and policies of financial decision-making
in an enterprise operating in the international business environment. Class discussion
includes the nature and purpose of international business, balance of payments, foreign
exchange risk, currency markets, and managing three types of international monetary
risk, direct investment decisions and the international debt crisis. Prerequisite:
BA220 with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| BA460 | INTERNATIONAL MARKETING + The course covers the principles, practices, and concepts of marketing involved in
exporting and importing. Included are studies of tariffs, embargoes, cartels, exchange
rates, foreign markets, foreign investments, the role of foreign aid, and related
legislation. Prerequisite: BA260 with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
BBA Pathways Courses (24 credit hours)
A BBA pathway identifies the upper division BA coursework required beyond the BBA Foundation. There are three alternative BBA pathways. Each has its own merit-based qualification standards, which students must meet before taking upper division BA courses in their pathway.*
- BBA General Business Pathway OR
- BBA Business Professional Pathway OR
- BBA Business Honors Pathway.
* Note:
- Each pathway leads to the same BBA degree. Diplomas and transcripts will state that the student was awarded the BBA degree but will not state the pathway.
- BBA pathways are not concentrations.
GENERAL BUSINESS PATHWAY REQUIREMENTS
Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper division BA courses in the General Business Pathway. Students need a minimum 2.7 GPA in all prior lower division coursework and must maintain at least a 2.7 GPA overall.
All students in this pathway take eight upper division, business-interdisciplinary BA courses (24 credit hours), as follows:
With SBPA advisor guidance and approval, students choose five upper division, business-interdisciplinary BA courses that suit their personal and career interests. As the pathway is business interdisciplinary, students may not choose more than three upper division courses in a single business discipline (e.g., no more than nine credit hours in accounting, economics, finance, management {includes entrepreneurship, human resources, information technology, international tourism/ hospitality}, or marketing).
Required Courses
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Five upper division, business-interdisciplinary BA courses (see above) | 15 |
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA410 | MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS + This course covers phases of business economics most useful to managers of organizations:
defining goals, measuring and forecasting demand, costs, and competition. Prerequisite:
BA310 with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA441 | OPERATIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT + This is a survey course. The objective of the course is to provide the student with
an understanding of those managerial concepts and quantitative tools required in the
design, operations, and control of an operation system in any type of an organization.
Special emphasis is placed on process management and continuous improvement. Prerequisite:
PA205 or MA151 or with a C grade or better.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| BA482A | BUSINESS SERVICE LEARNING: SENIOR TEAM FIELD PROJECT + This is an experiential learning course in which the student works individually or
as part of a team in a technical or professional area under the direct supervision
of an individual with experience in a major area of business. Depending on their BBA
pathway, students select one of the following: (i) BA482a Business Service Learning:
Senior Team Field Project, which is available to students in the General Business
pathway; (ii) BA482b Business Service Learning: Business/ Research Internship, which
is available to students in the Business Professional pathway and the Business Honors
pathway; and (iii) BA482c Business Service Learning: Business Formation/ Innovation/
Transformation, which is available to students in the Business Honors pathway. Prerequisites:
To register and participate, students must have completed all BBA Foundation requirements.
Students are expected to have completed the preponderance of their business coursework
with the exception of BA480 Business Policy and Strategy. Prerequisites: Senior Standing
and Instructor's consent are required.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL PATHWAY REQUIREMENTS
Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper-division BA courses in the Business Professional Pathway. Students need a minimum 3.3 GPA in all prior lower division coursework and must maintain at least a 3.3 GPA overall.
All students in this pathway take eight upper division courses (24 credit hours), as follows:
Students must take six courses from economics/finance, or management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/ hospitality), or marketing. Advisor must approve. Coursework must be related to the selected field and may be from upper division BA courses and/or independent study. If approved, one of the upper division courses may be from any upper division course offered at the University that the advisor judges relevant to the chosen field and course of study.
Required Courses
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Six courses from economics/finance, management, or marketing | 18 |
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA431 | TOPICS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION + This course provides concepts, tools and processes for enabling managers and firms
to use technology and innovation for strategic competitive advantage. Students learn
about current topics in technology and innovation. The course is only available to
seniors in the BBA Business Professional and Business Honors pathways. Prerequisite:
BA131, BA335, BA386, and BA333 or BA334 or BA380; Senior standing and Instructor's
consent.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| BA482B | BUSINESS SERVICE LEARNING: BUSINESS/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP + This is an experiential learning course in which the student works individually or
as part of a team in a technical or professional area under the direct supervision
of an individual with experience in a major area of business. Depending on their BBA
pathway, students select one of the following: (i) BA482a Business Service Learning:
Senior Team Field Project, which is available to students in the General Business
pathway; (ii) BA482b Business Service Learning: Business/ Research Internship, which
is available to students in the Business Professional pathway and the Business Honors
pathway; and (iii) BA482c Business Service Learning: Business Formation/ Innovation/
Transformation, which is available to students in the Business Honors pathway. Prerequisites:
To register and participate, students must have completed all BBA Foundation requirements.
Students are expected to have completed the preponderance of their business coursework
with the exception of BA480 Business Policy and Strategy. Prerequisites: Senior Standing
and Instructor's consent are required.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
BUSINESS HONORS PATHWAY
Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper division BA courses in the Business Honors Pathway. Students need a minimum 3.7 GPA in all prior lower division coursework and must maintain at least a 3.7 GPA overall.
All students in this pathway take eight upper division courses (24 credit hours), as follows:
Students must take five courses from economics/finance, management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, information technology, international tourism/hospitality), or marketing. Advisor must approve. Coursework must be related to the selected field and may be from upper division BA courses and/or independent study. If approved, one of the upper division courses may be from any upper division course offered at the University that the advisor judges relevant to the selected field and course of study.
Required Courses
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Five courses from economics/finance, management, or marketing | 15 |
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA431 | TOPICS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION + This course provides concepts, tools and processes for enabling managers and firms
to use technology and innovation for strategic competitive advantage. Students learn
about current topics in technology and innovation. The course is only available to
seniors in the BBA Business Professional and Business Honors pathways. Prerequisite:
BA131, BA335, BA386, and BA333 or BA334 or BA380; Senior standing and Instructor's
consent.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Two Business Service Learning courses*:
*Depending on their interests, students may select one course in BA-482b and one in BA-482c or two courses in either BA-482b or BA-482c
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| BA482B | BUSINESS SERVICE LEARNING: BUSINESS/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP + This is an experiential learning course in which the student works individually or
as part of a team in a technical or professional area under the direct supervision
of an individual with experience in a major area of business. Depending on their BBA
pathway, students select one of the following: (i) BA482a Business Service Learning:
Senior Team Field Project, which is available to students in the General Business
pathway; (ii) BA482b Business Service Learning: Business/ Research Internship, which
is available to students in the Business Professional pathway and the Business Honors
pathway; and (iii) BA482c Business Service Learning: Business Formation/ Innovation/
Transformation, which is available to students in the Business Honors pathway. Prerequisites:
To register and participate, students must have completed all BBA Foundation requirements.
Students are expected to have completed the preponderance of their business coursework
with the exception of BA480 Business Policy and Strategy. Prerequisites: Senior Standing
and Instructor's consent are required.
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3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| BA482C | BUSINESS SERVICE LEARNING: BUSINESS FORMATION/ INNOVATION/ TRANSFORMATION + This is an experiential learning course in which the student works individually or
as part of a team in a technical or professional area under the direct supervision
of an individual with experience in a major area of business. Depending on their BBA
pathway, students select one of the following: (i) BA482a Business Service Learning:
Senior Team Field Project, which is available to students in the General Business
pathway; (ii) BA482b Business Service Learning: Business/ Research Internship, which
is available to students in the Business Professional pathway and the Business Honors
pathway; and (iii) BA482c Business Service Learning: Business Formation/ Innovation/
Transformation, which is available to students in the Business Honors pathway. Prerequisites:
To register and participate, students must have completed all BBA Foundation requirements.
Students are expected to have completed the preponderance of their business coursework
with the exception of BA480 Business Policy and Strategy. Prerequisites: Senior Standing
and Instructor's consent are required.
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3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
Upper Division Free Elective (3 credit hours)
Students must complete three semester credit hours in an upper division, non-BA elective course (i.e., the course cannot begin with BA; nor can the course be a non-BA course, such as LW-442 as this course is required in the BBA Foundation). For BBA majors, upper division Legal Studies (LW) and Public Administration (PA) courses may be used to fulfill the upper-division elective requirement.
Program Chair
Additional Faculty
Crisostomo-Muña T. Doreen
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Ruane Claret M. Maria
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Suez-Sales G. Martha
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