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Description and Outcomes

The objective of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program is to prepare you with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits to pursue positions in a variety of business fields. The curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation in management and helps you develop teamwork and leadership skills as well as the ability to motivate people and communicate effectively. Decision-making and problem-solving skills are also emphasized.

This program is available in ExcelTrack. Speak with your University representative for any limitations. For more information on ExcelTrack, see Learning Paths in the Approach to Learning section of the Catalog.

Concentrations

You can personalize your degree in business administration by focusing electives on a particular concentration. Concentrations consist of a minimum of four 300- or 400-level courses and allow you to concentrate on your career interests.

Accelerated MBA Option

If you are interested in earning both a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration, consider the accelerated MBA option. Refer to the Progression Requirements section for details.

Society for Human Resources Management Acknowledgement

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in human resources fully aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The guidelines—created in 2006 and revalidated in 2010 and 2013—are part of SHRM’s academic initiative to define HR education standards taught in university business schools and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.

Program Length

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program consists of a minimum of 180 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a bachelor of science degree.

Program Outcomes

Discipline-Specific Outcomes

1. Evaluate information management, planning, and control in business environments.
2. Analyze organizational processes and procedures in a variety of business settings.
3. Synthesize appropriate principles, concepts, and frameworks for making ethical decisions.
4. Assess the roles that structure, management, and leadership play in organizational performance.
5. Evaluate how economics, government, and law affect value creation in the global context.
6. Evaluate career skills in the field of business and management.

General Education Literacies and Professional Competencies

In addition to the discipline-specific outcomes, general education literacies and professional competencies are integrated throughout your academic program. You can review the general education literacies and professional competencies associated with your academic program in the undergraduate School of General Education section of this Catalog.

Program Availability

For program availability, please refer to the U.S. State and Other Approvals section and Program Availability Information.

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Progression Requirements

Accelerated MBA Option

If you are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program and are interested in continuing on to pursue a Purdue Global Master of Business Administration (MBA), you may matriculate into a shortened version of the graduate program.

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program, and if you meet the below criteria, you may apply for entry to the University's MBA program. If accepted, you will have the following MBA courses waived:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
GB518	🌐 Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis	4
GB520	🌐 Strategic Human Resource Management	4
GB530	🌐 Marketing Management	4
GB540	🌐 Economics for Global Decision Makers	4
GB550	🌐 Financial Management	4

In order to qualify for the accelerated MBA option, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Complete your undergraduate coursework in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.
2. Present a resume indicating at least 2 years of applicable work experience.
3. Complete the following courses and obtain a grade of “B” or better in each course:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AC116	🌐 Accounting II	5
AC301	Intermediate Accounting II	6
BU204	🌐 Macroeconomics	5
HR485	🌐 Strategic Human Resource Management	6
MT217	🌐 Finance	5
MT445	🌐 Managerial Economics	6
MT450	🌐 Marketing Management	6
MT480	🌐 Corporate Finance	6
or MT482	🌐 Financial Statement Analysis

If you have not completed AC116 🌐 Accounting II, BU204 🌐 Macroeconomics, or MT217 🌐 Finance as part of your undergraduate program, but meet all other criteria, your acceptance to the accelerated option is at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Business and Information Technology.

Certification, State Board, and National Board Exams

Certain state certification and licensure boards have specific educational requirements for programs to lead to a license or nongovernmental certification that is a precondition for employment in a recognized occupation.

Unless otherwise specified, Purdue Global's programs are not designed to meet any specific state’s licensure or certification requirements. If certain licensed occupations, vocations, or professions are not explicitly listed, Purdue Global has not reviewed the licensure or certification requirements of those occupations, vocations, or professions, nor intended the program to meet such requirements. Licensure-track programs may limit enrollment to students in certain states; please see Purdue Global’s Program Availability Information to determine enrollment eligibility.

You are responsible for understanding the requirements of optional certification exams. Such requirements may change during the course of your program. You are not automatically certified in any way upon program completion. Although certain programs are designed to prepare you to take various optional certification exams, Purdue Global cannot guarantee you will be eligible to take these exams or become certified. Your eligibility may depend on your work experience, completion of education and/or degree requirements, not having a criminal record, meeting other certification requirements, or the program or the University itself having appropriate accreditation or licensure.

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Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Requirements
CM107	🌐 College Composition I	5
CM220	🌐 College Composition II	5
CS204	🌐 Professionalism - Theory and Practice in the Global Workplace	3
Mathematics (select one of the following):		5
MM150	🌐 Survey of Mathematics
MM212	🌐 College Algebra
Arts and Humanities (select one of the following):		5
HU200	🌐 Arts and Humanities - Modern Creative Expressions
HU245	🌐 Ethics
HU250	🌐 Humanities and Culture
Science (select one of the following):		5
SC200	🌐 Discovering Science - Current Issues in a Changing World
SC235	🌐 General Biology I - Human Perspectives
SC246	🌐 Fundamentals of Microbiology
SC250	Fundamentals of Science
Social Science (select one of the following):		5
SS211	🌐 The 1960s - Reshaping the American Dream
SS236	🌐 American Government
SS250	🌐 The Technological Revolution - A Social Scientific Approach
Total Core Requirements		33
Major Requirements
AC113	Accounting for Nonaccounting Majors	5
or AC114	🌐 Accounting I
BU204	🌐 Macroeconomics	5
or MT220	Global Business
BU224	🌐 Microeconomics	5
MM255	🌐 Business Math and Statistical Measures	5
MT140	🌐 Introduction to Management	5
MT203	🌐 Human Resource Management	5
or MT209	Small Business Management
MT217	🌐 Finance	5
MT219	🌐 Marketing	5
LS311	🌐 Business Law	6
or LS312	Ethics and the Legal Environment
MM305	🌐 Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis	6
MT302	🌐 Organizational Behavior	6
MT400	🌐 Business Process Management	6
or MT435	🌐 Operations Management
MT445	🌐 Managerial Economics	6
or MT480	🌐 Corporate Finance
MT460	🌐 Management Policy and Strategy	6
300/400 Level	Marketing Course	6
MT490	Bachelor's Internship in Management	6
or MT499	Bachelor's Capstone in Management
Total Major Requirements		88
Open Elective Requirements
Open Electives (see below)		59
Total Open Elective Requirements		59
TOTAL CREDITS		180

Concentration Requirements

Concentration courses are completed within the open electives requirement of the degree plan.

Students in this program are not required to select a concentration area.

Accelerated MBA Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AC301	Intermediate Accounting II	6
HR485	🌐 Strategic Human Resource Management	6
MT445	🌐 Managerial Economics	6
MT450	🌐 Marketing Management	6
MT480	🌐 Corporate Finance	6
or MT482	🌐 Financial Statement Analysis
TOTAL CREDITS		30

Students who do not possess prior learning credit comparable to AC300 Intermediate Accounting I will need to complete the course beyond the minimum degree requirements.

Financial Analysis

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT445	🌐 Managerial Economics	6
MT480	🌐 Corporate Finance	6
MT481	Financial Markets	6
MT482	🌐 Financial Statement Analysis	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Human Resources

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HR400	🌐 Employment and Staffing	6
HR410	🌐 Employee Training and Development	6
HR420	Employment Law	6
HR435	Compensation	6
or HR485	🌐 Strategic Human Resource Management
TOTAL CREDITS		24

This program is fully aligned with the HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Information System Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
IT301	🌐 Project Management I	6
IT402	🌐 IT Consulting Skills	6
MT300	🌐 Management of Information Systems	6
MT451	Managing Technological Innovation	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Investment

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT422	Portfolio Management	6
MT423	Asset Allocation and Risk Management	6
MT424	Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management	6
MT483	Investments	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
HR400	🌐 Employment and Staffing	6
MT340	🌐 Conflict Management and Team Dynamics	6
MT355	🌐 Marketing Research	6
or MT450	🌐 Marketing Management
MT400	🌐 Business Process Management	6
or MT435	🌐 Operations Management
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Marketing

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT330	International Marketing	6
MT359	Advertising, Promotion, PR - Integrated Marketing Communication Strategies	6
MT459	Consumer Behavior	6
MT355	🌐 Marketing Research	6
or MT450	🌐 Marketing Management
TOTAL CREDITS		24

New Media/Internet Marketing

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT357	Digital Marketing	6
MT358	Social Media Marketing	6
MT359	Advertising, Promotion, PR - Integrated Marketing Communication Strategies	6
MT450	🌐 Marketing Management	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Procurement

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT300	🌐 Management of Information Systems	6
MT435	🌐 Operations Management	6
MT475	Quality Management	6
MT482	🌐 Financial Statement Analysis	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Project Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
IT301	🌐 Project Management I	6
IT401	Project Management II	6
MT400	🌐 Business Process Management	6
MT475	Quality Management	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Real Estate

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT361	Foundations of Real Estate Practice	6
MT431	Real Estate Finance and Ethics	6
MT432	Real Estate Law	6
MT453	Professional Selling	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Sales Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT355	🌐 Marketing Research	6
MT453	Professional Selling	6
MT455	Sales Force Management	6
MT459	Consumer Behavior	6
TOTAL CREDITS		24

Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT433	Global Supply Chain Management	6
MT434	Logistics and Distribution Management	6
MT435	🌐 Operations Management	6
MT436	Purchasing and Vendor Management	6
MT437	Strategic Warehouse Management	6
MT475	Quality Management	6
TOTAL CREDITS		36

Wealth Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MT421	Financial Planning	6
MT426	Principles of Risk Management and Insurance	6
MT453	Professional Selling	6
MT480	🌐 Corporate Finance	6
MT483	Investments	6
TOTAL CREDITS		30