Business Administration, B.S.

Learning Outcomes

Departmental Learning Outcomes:  

• Graduates will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively both orally (o) and in writing (w).  
• Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the legal and ethical environment impacting business organizations and exhibit an understanding and appreciation of the ethical implications of decisions.  
• Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation for the importance of the impact of globalization and diversity in modern organizations.  
• Graduates will demonstrate an ability to engage in critical thinking by analyzing situations and constructing and selecting viable solutions to solve problems.  
• Graduates will demonstrate and ability to work effectively with others.  
• Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of current information, theories and models, and techniques and practices in all of the major business disciplines including general areas of Accounting, Management, Marketing, Sports Management, and Quantitative Analysis.   

Program Learning Outcomes:  

• Students will be able to use critical thinking to solve complex organizational problems.  
• Students will be able to assess the implications of legal, ethical, and social issues of individual and organizational business activities. 

Courses Required in the Major

• BSA 100 - Business Components Assessment Credit(s): 0
• BSA 499 - Undergraduate Business Assessment Credit(s): 0
• ABA 410 - Spreadsheet Analytics Credit(s): 3
• ACT 210 - Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
• ACT 220 - Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3
• BSA 210 - Business Law Credit(s): 3
• BSA 250 - Business Mathematics Credit(s): 3
• BSA 310 - International Business Credit(s): 3
• BSA 410 - Quantitative Analysis in Business Credit(s): 3
• ECN 210 - Principles of Macro Economics Credit(s): 3
• ECN 220 - Principles of Micro Economics Credit(s): 3
• FIN 310 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3
• MKT 210 - Marketing Principles Credit(s): 3
• MGT 210 - Management Principles Credit(s): 3
• MGT 320 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
• MGT 330 - Management and Business Ethics Credit(s): 3
• MGT 350 - Production/Operations Management Credit(s): 3
• MGT 360 - Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
• MGT 460 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3

Courses Required in Other Disciplines

• CIS 110 - Computer Applications: Spreadsheet Credit(s): 3
• MTH 115 - Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3
• ENG 201 - Business Writing Credit(s): 3

Concentrations for the Business Administration Major

The departmental course requirements for a concentration must be completed at Fontbonne University. If a student, prior to transferring, has already completed a course that is required in the concentration by Fontbonne, to earn the concentration the student must still complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of upper-division coursework in that concentration at Fontbonne. A maximum of two concentrations are allowed and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required to declare a concentration. Concentrations for Business Administration major include Accounting , Finance , Management , Professional Sales  and Social Entrepreneurship .

Accelerated Master’s Approved Courses for Business Programs

Any undergraduate student who meets the prerequisites in place for the graduate degrees outlined below, are qualified to apply for admission into the accelerated master’s programs. Students must submit the Accelerated Master’s Program Application.

Degree and Tuition Policies

Once admitted to a master’s program through the Accelerated Path, students may take up to a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate coursework (as listed below the major requirements) and have those hours count toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Students will be charged at the undergraduate rate and retain eligibility for undergraduate scholarships. For each semester in which they take courses for both undergraduate and graduate credit, students must complete a “mixed credit” registration form that is approved by the graduate program director, department chair and college dean. Students taking courses for graduate credit must adhere to all relevant graduate policies.

Students admitted to an Accelerated Path Master’s Program must meet all graduate program admission requirements at the time they complete the baccalaureate degree and must meet all degree completion requirements of the graduate program.

• BSA 550 - The Social and Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
• MGT 515 - Project Management Credit(s): 3
• MGT 525 - Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Credit(s): 3
• MGT 535 - Organizational Development and Change Credit(s): 3
• MGT 540 - Organizational Psychology & Behavior Credit(s): 3