Curriculum
California State University, Chico’s academic calendar offers two convenient start dates each year, so you can enroll when the time is right for you and complete the Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration curriculum in as few as 16 months. You’ll have access to all of your classes through our engaging online learning platform, which makes it easy for you to track your assignments, connect with faculty and peers, submit coursework, and view lectures. All you need is an internet-connected computer or a mobile device.
Our broad-based Bachelor of Science in Business Administration curriculum places balanced emphasis on all aspects of business. You’ll graduate as a versatile, multi-talented professional who’s ready to meet any challenge and embrace every opportunity. At Chico State, you’ll build the expertise that propels your success.
Lower Division Courses
Students must have completed each of the following seven lower-division core courses, or the transfer equivalent, with a C or higher. All the lower-division prerequisites must be completed prior to taking upper-division courses, except BCOM 300W and MINS 301. Students are advised to take MATH 107, but MATH 109 or MATH 120 will be accepted as substitutes. All lower division General Education and Business prerequisites can be taken at any California community college.
- ACCT 201: Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 202: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- BLAW 203: Introduction to Business Law
- ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomic Analysis
- ECON 103: Principles of Microeconomic Analysis
- MATH 107: Finite Mathematics for Business
- MATH 108: Statistics of Business and Economics
For review of your transcripts and to discuss options and next steps, please contact Stella Villett, Online BSBA Admissions Specialist, sjvillett@csuchico.edu.
Course Requirements for the Major: 57 Units Total
Major Core: 24 Units
- BCOM 300W: Communication in Business
- MINS 301: Corporate Technology Integration
- MGMT 303: Survey of Management
- MGMT 304: Survey of Human Resource Management
- MKTG 305: Survey of Marketing
- OSCM 306: Survey of Operations and Supply Chain Management
- FINA 307: Survey of Finance
- BSIS 308: Decision Analysis for Business
Capstone: 3 Units
- BADM 495: Applied Strategic Decision Making
Upper Division General Education: Arts & Humanities: 3 Units
Select one of the following:
- HIST 341: American Environment
- HIST/LAST 382W: Modern Mexico (W)
- PHIL 323W: Moral Issues in Parenting (W)
- PHIL 341W: Justice and Global Issues
- PSYC 391: Psychology of Prejudice, Hate, and Violence
Upper Division GE: Social & Behavioral Sciences: 3 Units
Select one of the following:
- GEOG 352: The United States
- PSYC 391: Psychology of Prejudice, Hate, and Violence
Major Option Course Requirements
Corporate Accounting Option: 24 units
- ACCT 320: Cost Management Accounting I
- ACCT 325: Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 326: Intermediate Accounting II
- ACCT 437: Federal Income Taxation I
- ACCT 551: Information Technology in Accounting
Select one of the following:
- ACCT 558: Accounting Ethics
- MGMT 440: Global Corporate Social Responsibility
Select six units from:
- Any courses in the general business option (below). MGMT 440 can only be used once.
General Business Option: 24 units
- MGMT 440: Global Corporate Social Responsibility
Select 21 units from the following content groups, minimum of three units from each group:
Finance and Information Systems
- BADM 356: Professional Development in Business
- BSIS 503: ERP/SAP Knowledge and Applications for Managers
- FINA 351: Investments
- FINA 355: Financial Management: Intermediate Theory
- FINA 453: Estate Planning
- MINS 311: Foundation of Database Design
- MINS 312: Foundations of Networking
Management and Operations
- MGMT 442: Managing Individual Differences
- MGMT 443: Organizational Design and Change
- MGMT 447: Leadership and Motivation
- MGMT 470: Business Dynamics
- OSCM 440: Supply Chain Management
Marketing
- MKTG 371: Consumer Behavior
- MKTG 465: Digital Marketing
- MKTG 470: Sales Management
- MKTG 472: Advertising and Marketing Communications
→ View University Catalog for course descriptions and full curriculum requirements.