Degree Requirements

Students receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration degree must complete a minimum total of 180 Quarter Credit hours of instruction.

Core Curriculum Offerings

Business Administration Degree Offerings

Total Bachelor’s Degree Requirements: 180 Quarter Credit Hours

Areas I, II, III

Area I: Humanities, Health, and Wellness              25 Quarter Credit Hours 

A. Learning Theory & Critical Thinking                                         15 credit hours

• ENG 101 English Composition I   
• ENG 102 English Composition II  
• ENG 109 Critical Reading and Thinking  

B. Emotional Intelligence & Wellness                                            10 credit hours

• NTR 101 Introduction to Human Nutrition  
• PSY 101 General Psychology  
• SHS 102 Personal Health and Fitness  
• Any ATW Course

Area II: Social Sciences                                              15 Quarter Credit Hours             

A. Global Awareness – Diversity & Human Existence                  10 credit hours

ECO, FLM, HIS, HUM, ENG, PSY (+101), POL, SOC, Any Foreign Language

B. Social Inequality & Integrative Change                                       5 credit hours

Suggest for BBA relevancy – MGT 325  

Area III: Science, Mathematics, & Computers          20 Quarter Credit Hours 

A & B Contemporary Scientific Paradigms                                      20 credit hours

Area A. MAT 101 College Algebra  

Area A. CIM 101 Introduction to Computers   

 Area B. Choose 5 Credit Hours from any of the following: BIO, CHM, ENV, PHS, MSC, NTR, SHS

MAT 102   is required for prerequisites and recommended to be taken in Area III

Bachelor’s Core Curriculum (60 Quarter Credit Hours)  

Area IV: Foundation to Major

30 Quarter Credit Hours (Grade of “C” or better required)

• ACT 201 - Principles of Accounting I
• ACT 202 - Principles of Accounting II
• BSN 101 - Introduction to Business
• BSN 201 - Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
• ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Area V: Major Courses

60 Quarter Credit Hours (Grade of “C” or better required)

• BSN 301 - Business Law
• CIM 205 - Business Computer Applications
• CIM 305 - Management Information Systems
• FIN 303 - Principles of Finance
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management
• MGT 302 - Leadership and Development
• MKT 301 - Principles of Marketing
• MGT 401 - Critical Thinking for Organizational Behavior
• MGT 402 - Human Resource Management
• MGT 415 - Entrepreneurship & Small Business Strategies
• MGT 450 - Systems Theory Applied to Business Policy
• Choose a Course:  Select an additional 5 CHs of any 300/400 level BSN, CIM, MGT, MKT, or PMT not previously used above.

Area VI: Minors/Electives

30 Quarter Credit Hours (Allow “C” or better required in a Minor; “D” or better in an Elective)

• Choose a Minor of 25 credit hours and 5 elective credit hours OR choose 30 credit hours of elective courses not previously taken, with at least 15 credit hours at 300 level or above. 

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 – V 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.
5. Completion of SLP requirements documented on co-curricular transcript.
6. File a petition to graduate.
7. Administrative and student reviews of records
   1. Registrar Office – Complete a formal academic records review
   2. Complete Exit Counseling, if applicable, online at www.StudentAid.gov
   3. Student Accounting – rectify any account balance