Business Administration B.S. ~ Degree Requirements

Credits Required

Total Credits: 144

Credits at CSUMB: 30

Credits in the major: 77

First Year Seminar........................................................................................................3
Students entering CSUMB as Freshman or Lower Division Transfer students with fewer than 30 units are required to complete First Year Seminar.

University Learning Requirements (ULRs).......................................................44
The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program which includes a minimum of 9 upper division GE semester units taken no sooner than the term in which the student achieves upper division status (60+ units). At CSUMB, these GE courses are identified as ULRs. Courses that meet ULR and Major requirements are indicated by *. Where major courses also satisfy ULR or GLO requirements, course units are allocated only in the major section.                                  

Graduation Learning Outcomes (GLOs)...........................................................20
Many GLOs also meet major requirements and are indicated by *. Units for these courses are allocated in the major section only.

Major Learning Outcome (MLOs)....................................................................77

Lower Division Core
MATH 115*, STAT 100*, BUS 200*, BUS 201, BUS 202, BUS 203, BUS 205, BUS 206
For Agribusiness Concentration: Plant Science and Soil Science

Upper Division Core
BUS 300, BUS 304*, BUS 305, BUS 306, BUS 307, BUS 308, BUS 309, BUS 310, BUS 499

Concentration
Accounting: BUS 383, BUS 384, BUS 385, BUS 482, BUS 484
Agribusiness: BUS 434, BUS 435, BUS 454, BUS 498
Entrepreneurship: BUS 322, BUS 451, BUS 469, BUS 421
Hospitality Management: BUS 312, BUS 313, BUS 323, BUS 330, BUS 471, BUS 498
Hotel/Resort Management: BUS 312, BUS 313, BUS 330, BUS 373, BUS 471, BUS 498
Info-tech/E-commerce: BUS 460, BUS 469, BUS 425, BUS 451
Management & Int'l Business: BUS 330, BUS 331, BUS 493, BUS 425
Marketing: BUS 421, BUS 322, BUS 323, BUS 469

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)....................................(4)
Many courses on campus satisfy the GWAR requirement. Students should consult with their major advisor advisor, as some GWAR-approved courses also meet major requirement.
*Recommended GWAR course for Business Major: BUS 304*

Free Electives...............................................................................................0

Total Units.................................................................................................144

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You officially begin the major by enrolling in the BUS 300 Major ProSeminar where you develop your Individual Learning Plan. That ILP maps out how you will achieve each of the Major Learning Outcomes designated below. You conclude the major by completing your Capstone, a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at CSUMB.EDU/capstone].

MLO 1 Leadership and management skills including ability to ~ contribute to organizational effectiveness ~ manage innovation and change ~ exercise leadership effectively and ethically ~ inspire, motivate, and empower others ~ use time and other personal assets productively

MLO 2 Marketing skills including ability to ~ analyze markets, environments and their associated trends, and competition ~ develop and use marketing information systems (customer/consumer research via traditional and Internet methods) ~ produce a marketing plan from a holistic perspective, i.e., a socially responsible view of all the organization's stakeholders

MLO 3 Finance skills including ability to ~ prepare and analyze financial statements and projections ~ analyze a proposed project or investment ~ identify and evaluate sources of financing ~ understand accounting and financial reporting from an ethical and strategic perspective

MLO 4 Information technology skills including ability to ~ identify and analyze an organization's information needs ~ design and implement database systems to meet needs ~ use information technology to support effective and ethical decision making ~ recognize and use technology trends to start or expand entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial ventures ~ use the Internet to disseminate information

MLO 5 Operations management skills including ability to ~ improve operational productivity of an enterprise ~ improve strategic decisions ~ consistently deliver quality products and services which satisfy customer needs

MLO 6 Entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship skills and attitudes including ability to ~ recognize and evaluate opportunities ~ envision and launch new initiatives ~ assess and continuously improve performance ~ understand strategic and stakeholder management