Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The BS in Business Administration prepares students for management, operations, and leadership roles across industries. The curriculum combines foundational business disciplines — accounting, finance, marketing, and management — with applied coursework in strategy, ethics, and analytics, delivered entirely online to accommodate working adults.
- Degree awarded
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Delivery
- 100% online
- Credit hours
- 120 semester credits
- Typical length
- 4 years full-time, or self-paced for working students
What you will be able to do
- Apply core principles of accounting, finance, marketing, and management to real-world business decisions.
- Analyze financial statements and quantitative data to support sound business judgment.
- Evaluate organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource practices within diverse workplaces.
- Develop and assess business strategies in a competitive, global marketplace.
- Apply ethical reasoning and corporate responsibility principles to business decision-making.
- Communicate business analysis clearly in written and oral formats to professional audiences.
Where it leads
Graduates pursue entry- and mid-level roles including:
- Business Operations Manager
- Marketing Coordinator / Manager
- Human Resources Generalist
- Financial Analyst
- Management Trainee
- Entrepreneur / Small Business Owner
- Project Coordinator
- Sales Manager
The curriculum
General Education
45 creditsAll Bachelor of Science candidates complete a common General Education core that builds college-level competency in written and oral communication, quantitative reasoning, the social and natural sciences, and the humanities.
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| COM101 | Public Speaking & Communication | 3 |
| MAT101 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MAT201 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| PHI101 | Critical Thinking & Logic | 3 |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| HIS101 | World Civilizations | 3 |
| HUM101 | Introduction to the Humanities | 3 |
| SCI101 | Introduction to Natural Science | 3 |
| ECO101 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| CIS101 | Digital Literacy & Computer Applications | 3 |
| ENV101 | Environmental Science & Sustainability | 3 |
| ETH101 | Ethics and Society | 3 |
Major core · Business
60 credits| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| ACC201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS202 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS301 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS302 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| FIN301 | Business Finance | 3 |
| FIN302 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKT301 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MGT301 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT302 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT401 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ECO301 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| QBA301 | Quantitative Methods for Business | 3 |
| BUS401 | Business Ethics & Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
| BUS402 | International Business | 3 |
| MIS301 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| ENT301 | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | 3 |
| BUS403 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS499 | Business Capstone | 3 |
Free electives
15 credits5 courses. Free electives are chosen from the Eladder University undergraduate catalogue. They may be used to build an informal concentration.
Anyone heading for a management role, in any industry.