Business Administration (B.S.)
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program is an accelerated adult degree completion program within the School of Business. Business and industry leaders in all management areas will benefit from the strong combination of applied knowledge and practical experience found in the curriculum. The goal of the B.S. in Business Administration is to prepare adult students to meet the challenges and demands they may face as a manager. Students will be able to apply concepts from the classroom immediately to a job to help them manage everyday work situations and problems.
The B.S. in Business Administration meets needs of adult students who are working in all areas of management such as organizational/operational management, supply chain management, health care management, non-profit management, service management and human resource management. The B.S. in Business Administration also provides a solid foundation for the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, the Master of Science in Management degree, or any other graduate business degree and offers students the opportunity to begin taking graduate courses as part of their undergraduate curriculum. B.S. in Business Administration graduates are able to employ a variety of effective management strategies with respect to communication, organizational change, organizational behavior, human resource management, supervisory management, facilities management, service management and strategic business management.
Program Mission
The mission of the Business Administration program is to provide adult learners with the highest quality of applied management skills to fulfill their intellectual and professional career needs.
Program Features
The courses within the B.S. in Business Administration program are taught completely online in an 8-week accelerated format to meet the educational and lifestyle needs of adult learners. The online course format offers flexibility and a practical option for professionals with busy personal, work and travel schedules. With three semesters per year and two eight-week sessions each semester, there are six entry points for the program. Even students taking one course at a time are able to complete six courses per year.
Transfer Credits
Students must transfer a minimum of 64 credit hours. A maximum of 90 credit hours may be transferred from a community college. At least 30 credit hours must be taken at USF, including 15 hours of upper-division coursework, with 30 of the last 36 hours earned at USF. A student must complete a minimum total of 120 credit hours to graduate (including transfer credit and USF credit).
Prior Learning Assessment
Many adults have experienced college-level learning outside the traditional classroom. The Prior Learning Assessment Program is a portfolio process in which the student documents all learning through work and life experiences to receive college credit for learning that is equivalent to courses offered at the University of St. Francis. Up to 33 credit hours of college credit may be awarded through the Prior Learning Assessment Program, including Military, CLEP and DANTES credits.
National Honor Society
The undergraduate business programs provide students with the opportunity to be members of Delta Mu Delta, an international honor society in business administration with a growing membership of 150,000. For membership, undergraduate students must have completed half of the requirements for the degree and be in the top 20% of their class with a minimum cumulative 3.25/4.0 GPA.
Major Program (54 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ENGL 210 | Writing for Professionals | 3 |
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Science and Social Implications | 3 |
| GENS 201 | Research and Decision Making | 3 |
| GENS 220 | Understanding Literature and the Arts | 3 |
| HIST 210 | Founders of the Modern World | 3 |
| MATH 102 | Contemporary Mathematical Thinking | 3 |
| THEO 206 | Christianity in the Modern World | 3 |
| Business Administration Core | ||
| ACCT 124 | Survey of Accounting & Budgeting | 3 |
| BSAD 250 | Business Driven Technology | 3 |
| FINC 342 | Financial Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| MBAD 631 | Strategic Business Management | 3-4 |
| MGMT 150 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 351 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MGMT 360 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 641 | Human Resource Management | |
| MGMT 366 | Business, Society, and Environment | 3 |
| MKTG 175 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PHIL 330 | Just Business | 3 |
| Electives (optional - if needed) | ||
| BSAD 277 | Business Research | 3 |
| BSAD 278 | Introduction to Business Analytics * | 3 |
| BSAD 308 | Forecasting & Econometrics * | 3 |
| BSAD 327 | Project Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 625 | Project Management | |
| BSAD 341 | Introduction to Data Mining * | 3 |
| BSAD 421 | Enterprise Resource Computing | 3 |
| or MBAD 638 | Enterprise Resource Computing | |
| ENTR 370 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| FINC 375 | Entrepreneurial Finance and Capital | 3 |
| or MBAD 620 | Entrepreneurship Small Business Finance | |
| MGMT 303 | Organization Development | 3 |
| MGMT 333 | Team Building and Development | 3 |
| MGMT 352 | Training and Development | 3 |
| MGMT 353 | Performance Improvement | 3 |
| MGMT 362 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
| MGMT 364 | Operations Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 658 | Operations Management | |
| MGMT 371 | Service Management | 3 |
| MGMT 410 | Logistics Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 655 | Business Logistics | |
| MGMT 411 | Transportation Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 656 | Transportation Management and Economics | |
| MGMT 412 | Global Logistics Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 657 | International Logistics Management | |
| MGMT 413 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 613 | Supply Chain Management | |
| MKTG 371 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 372 | Internet Marketing and e-Commerce | 3 |
| MKTG 375 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| or MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | |
| MKTG 383 | Principles of Sales | 3 |
| MKTG 395 | International Marketing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 126-127 | |
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The MBAD 631 may only be taken within the last three semesters of the program. Students that intend to continue with a College of Business and Health Administration Master’s degree at USF can choose to take an additional 6 hours of graduate level courses toward the MBA, M.S. in Health Administration, M.S. in Management or M.S. in Training and Development.
*BSAD 276 is a required prerequisite.
Students work with their advisors in selecting additional elective credits to fulfill the 120 credit hours required for graduation.