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2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, B.B.A.


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The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program builds on the general curriculum. Students complete a comprehensive business curriculum with the functional emphasis on management.

Degree Requirements


Students receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete a minimum total of 185 Quarter Credit hours of instruction.

Core Curriculum Offerings


Area I: Humanities, Health and Wellness 25 Quarter Credit Hours
Area II: Social Sciences 15 Quarter Credit Hours
Area III:
Sciences, Mathematics and Computers
20 Quarter Credit Hours

Total: 60 Quarter Credit Hours


Business Administration Degree Offerings


Area IV: Business Administration Requirements 65 Quarter Credit Hours
Area V: Management Requirements 20 Quarter Credit Hours
Area VI: Management Electives 30 Quarter Credit Hours
Area VII: General Electives 10 Quarter Credit Hours

Total: 125 Quarter Credit Hours


Total Bachelor’s Degree Requirements: 185 Quarter Credit Hours


Areas I, II, III


Core Curriculum Offerings   

Area VII: General Electives


10 Quarter Credit Hours

Choose any undergraduate course not chosen to this point.

Sports Business Minor


The minor in Sports Business is available for students in the Bachelor of Business Administration program, as well as for students majoring in other programs who have an interest in the business of sports. The minor consists of 20 credit hours to include the following courses:

Note(s):


*Principles of Sports Management cannot substitute for MGT 301  (Principles of Management for B.B.A. majors).

**Principles of Sports Marketing cannot substitute for MKT 301  (Principles of Marketing for B.B.A. majors).

Additional Completion Requirements:


  1. Completion of at least four years of prescribed study, with at least 25% of coursework being earned at Life University.
  2. Satisfactory completion of all in Areas IV – VI courses with a minimum grade of “C” or better.
  3. Satisfactory completion of all courses with a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  4. A recommendation for graduation based on completion of the Exit Exam by the Dept. of Business faculty. Once declared a degree candidate by the Registrar’s Office, students will be invited to sit for the Exit Exam session most proximate to his/her eligible graduation ceremony. Failure to apply for graduation and/or failure to sit for the Exit Exam will preclude the student from graduation until the exam is taken at the next biannual Exit Exam session. Under absolutely no circumstances will the Exit Exam be given on an individual basis, remotely, or outside the normally scheduled biannual Exit Exam sessions in Fall and Spring terms.
  5. File a petition to graduate.
  6. Administrative and student reviews of records
    1. Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
    2. Complete Exit Counseling, if applicable, online at www.StudentLoans.gov
    3. Student Accounting – rectify any account balance

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