Business Administration, B.A.
This program, offered in face-to-face, blended (a combination of face-to-face and online) and online-only formats, is designed for students new to the business field. Students have the opportunity to develop a broad range of business skills built upon a solid liberal arts foundation. Students gain experience in accounting, finance, computer information systems, marketing, and management, equipping students for a wide variety of career options and preparing students for graduate study.
Program Details:
- Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education, for completion
- Credit by examination and portfolio are accepted for general education and elective credit
- Students may complete a minor or concentration, listed below
Minor:
Concentrations:
Required Courses
Research Methods
RES 200 | Research, Writing, and Analysis | 1 |
Note: RES 200 is required for students completing a fully-online program.
Communications - 15QH
ENG 101 | Beginning English Composition | 5 |
ENG 201 | Intermediate English Composition | 5 |
ENG 203 | Effective Speaking for the Undergraduate | 5 |
Humanities and Fine Arts - 15QH
ART 101 | Basic Art Appreciation | 5 |
HIS 103 | History Across the Globe | 5 |
PHI 107 | Ethics, Logic and Critical Inquiry | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in humanities or fine arts.
Quantitative Reasoning - 5QH
MTH 101 | Introduction to Mathematical Concepts | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any college-level mathematics.
Physical and Life Sciences - 10QH
One course must have a lab:
SCI 101 | Physical Science | 5 |
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SCI 102 | Survey of Biological Science with Lab | 5 |
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SCI 225 | Human Impact on Environment | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use one course in any physical science and one course in any life science.
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 15QH
ECO 200 | Macroeconomics for Today’s Professional | 5 |
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HIS 102 | Introduction to Political Science | 5 |
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SOC 101 | Foundational Sociology | 5 |
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SOC 222 | Culture and Identity | 5 |
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PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use one economics course substantially equivalent to the NLUs course, one course in any social sciences, and one course in any behavioral sciences.
Additional General Education Requirements
Students must complete GEN 103 and MTH 102 as well as one of the following course options:
Pathways Students
GEN 210 | Think Global-Perspectives from the Field | 3 TO 5 |
BRV 200 | Braven Leadership and Career Accelerator | 5 |
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CAR 215 | Career Planning | 3 |
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CAR 216 | Career Practice | 2 |
BRV 201 | Braven Leadership and Career Accelerator: Capstone Challenge | 2 |
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CAR 217 | Career Application | 2 |
Transfer Students
Note: GEN 103 may be waived for on-campus students who (1) enter NLU with an associate’s degree or 90 or more quarter credit hours of transfer credit; and (2) have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or above in their previous undergraduate studies. GEN 210 is required for Pathways students only.
Business Administration Core - 79 QH
BUS 101 | Principles of Business | 5 |
BUS 430 | Management and Leadership | 5 |
BUS 431 | Professional Communication for Managers | 5 |
BUS 452 | Legal and Corporate Governance Issues in Management | 2 |
INT 315 | Global Perspectives | 5 |
MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
BUS 450 | Data Analysis for Managers | 5 |
BUS 453 | Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility in Management | 2 |
BUS 400 | Operations and Strategic Management | 5 |
ACC 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 5 |
ACC 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 5 |
MIS 103 | Introduction to Software Applications | 5 |
MIS 436 | Technology Applications in Management | 5 |
FIN 444 | Finance and Accounting Concepts for Managers | 5 |
HRM 400 | Human Resource Management | 5 |
PJM 454 | Project Management | 5 |
BUS 490 | Internship in Business | 2 TO 5 |
Note: BUS 490 must be taken for 5 quarter hours.
Electives
Choose elective courses to meet the minimum degree requirement of 180 QH. These hours may be satisfied by completing a minor and concentrations listed above.
For more information about this program, visit http://www.nl.edu/academics/businessbachelors/babusinessadministration/