Dec 03, 2024

2024-2025 Cal State East Bay Catalog

Business Administration, B.S.: General Management Concentration (Self-Support Only)(Online Degree Completion)

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This program is only offered through Self-Support. Self-Support refers to programs offered through Continuing Education. Separate registration, enrollment, and/or fees may be required for programs offered through self-support. See also “Continuing Education” in the glossary .

Business Administration, B.S. Program (120 units)

Program Description

The College of Business and Economics, which offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) program, is committed to providing life-changing, quality business education to prepare students from diverse backgrounds to become successful business professionals and leaders. The B.S.B.A. program imparts students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the changing global business environment and to prepare students for success in their professional careers.

The B.S.B.A. major program is structured around a set of core courses enabling students to develop general business perspective and skills. Students are required to choose an area of specialization, i.e., concentration, corresponding to their desired career path. In addition, the program allows students flexibility to customize their specialization by choosing business elective courses. These electives may be chosen to further strengthen their preparation in their chosen concentration.

The undergraduate and the graduate programs in the College of Business and Economics are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). Online Accounting, Finance, General Management, Human Resources Management & Organizational Behavior, Information Technology Management, and Operation & Supply Chain Management concentrations will apply through Continuing Education: https://www.ce.csueastbay.edu/

Program Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration will be able to:

Recognize and integrate foundation knowledge across functional areas.
Apply critical thinking skills to solve business problems.
Understand and apply quantitative methods and tools in evaluating business problems and making effective business decisions.
Apply technology to analyze data and provide solutions to business problems.
Apply effective oral communication skills in a diverse and global environment.
Apply effective written communication skills in a diverse and global environment.
Apply effective team skills to work in a diverse and global environment.
Identify and assess ethical issues and properly articulate ethical decisions.

Program Roadmaps

These program roadmaps represent recommended pathways through the program. Please see an advisor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs.

4-Year Freshmen Roadmaps

2-Year ADT Roadmaps

Expiration of Courses

Upper division major/concentration requirement courses will expire ten years after completion of the term in which they are earned. However, if a student has been continuously enrolled at Cal State East Bay since the courses were taken, they will not expire. If a student receives transfer credit for a course before it is ten year old and maintains enrollment, the course will not expire. Expired courses cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements and must be replaced by current credits. Requests for waivers of the ten-year limit for extenuating circumstances, other than mere failure to register, are made to the department chair in which the course resides and the director of undergraduate programs.

Transfer of Courses

Upper division courses will only be considered for equivalency or transfer credit if they are from AACSB accredited institutions. Exceptions will be made for programs that have current and signed agreements with the College of Business and Economics.

Degree Requirements

The B.S. degree requires a total of 120 units. In addition to General Education courses and other graduation requirements, the Business Administration major requires three sets of courses: (I) lower division core courses, (II) upper division core courses, and (III) courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Degree Requirements Unit-Outline

A baccalaureate of science degree requires a total of 120 units:
- The major requirements consists of 72 units;
- General Education (GE) & Graduation Requirements (GR) consists of 57 units;
- Free Electives may consist of 0 units (actual number of free elective units may depend on GE/GR units).

Note: It may be possible to double-count units within the graduation requirements or that a course may satisfy both a graduation requirement and a major requirement. Students should contact their program advisors for information.

Academic Advising

Academic advising is an integral part of your undergraduate education. The Academic Advisors are here to assist you in achieving your academic goals through a concept of shared responsibility. The advisors will share their knowledge, provide support and collaborate with you throughout your academic journey.

For students in the on-campus programs:

CBE Office of Undergraduate Advising

Valley Business & Technology Center, Room 129

cbeadvising@csueastbay.edu

www.csueastbay.edu/cbeadvising

(510) 885-3323

For students in the online degree completion program:

CBE BSBA Online Office

Valley Business & Technology Center, Room 365

cbe_bsba_online@csueastbay.edu

www.csueastbay.edu/onlinebusiness

(510) 885-3376

Business Administration Major Requirements (72 units)

Note the following:

All lower division core, upper division core, and concentration courses are 3 semester units each, and must be taken for a letter grade. Credit/No Credit is not accepted.
All courses for the major (including lower division, upper division, concentration, and capstone courses) must be completed with a letter grade of “C-” or better.

Lower Division Core Courses

The following 21 units of lower-division coursework are required:

ACCT 210 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Units: 3
ACCT 215 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Units: 3
ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
STAT 110 - Elements of Statistics for Business and Economics Units: 3
MATH 110 - Finite Mathematics for Business Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B4
or MATH 110E
Plus, choose one (1) course from the following:
ACCT 220 - Legal Environment of Business Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; Social Justice
ACCT 320 - Business Law for Accountants Units: 3

Upper Division Core Courses

Twenty-four (24) units of upper-division coursework is required.

ECON 380 - Managerial Economics and Business Strategy Units: 3
FIN 300 - Financial Management Units: 3
MGMT 310 - Organizational Behavior Units: 3
MGMT 350 - Decision Science Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB
MGMT 360 - Operations Management Units: 3
MGMT 499 - Seminar in Strategic Business Management Units: 3
MKTG 300 - Marketing Principles Units: 3
Plus, choose one (1) course from the following:
ECON 385 - Global Economic Analysis Units: 3 (Recommended for Business Economics concentration students)
MGMT 385 - International Business Units: 3

Concentration Requirements

Students must select one (1) concentration for 27 units: (Students who do not select a concentration will automatically be placed in the General Management concentration).

See the by College page for concentration listings

General Management Concentration

The coursework in the General Management concentration allows breadth of study in business fields. Students can choose upper division courses from different concentrations offered by the College of Business and Economics (excluding ECON 300, ECON 385, MGMT 385, MKTG 305) that meet their needs, interests, and career goals.

Foundation Courses

The following 9 units are required:

ITM 300 - Information Technology Management Units: 3
MGMT 300 - Business and Professional Ethics Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Social Justice
MGMT 370 - Business, Government and Society Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability Overlay

Elective Courses

Select six (6) upper-division courses for 18 units.

Courses must be drawn from at least two different concentrations offered by the College of Business and Economics (excluding ECON 300, ECON 385, MGMT 385, MKTG 305).
No more than 12 units may be taken from any one concentration.

Note: No more than 3 units used to fulfill other requirements (e.g., for general education, minors, or other BSBA concentrations) can be counted toward the requirements for the General Management concentration. Concentrations offered by the College of Business and Economics are as follows:

Accounting (ACCT prefix)
Business Economics (ECON prefix)
Entrepreneurship
Finance (FIN prefix)
Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior (MGMT prefix but only those courses listed under Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior)
Information Technology Management (ITM prefix)
Marketing Management (MKTG prefix)
Operations and Supply Chain Management (MGMT prefix but only those courses listed under Operations and Supply Chain Management)

Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate requirements for graduation, which are described in the Undergrad Baccalaureate & Program Requirements chapter of this catalog.