Bachelor of Business Administration

What We Need From You

All applicants: Completed application form

Applicants with fewer than 12 hours of transferable college credit: Official high school transcript or state-approved high school equivalency test is required. The high school GPA must be at least 2.3. The minimum score required for admission using an official state-approved high school equivalency test is based on the scoring standards in place at the time of testing.

Applicants with fewer than 12 transferrable college credits who were home-schooled:

• A transcript or portfolio of their home-schooled experience
• Transcripts of any completed high school work
• An original ACT score report from Educational Testing Service with a composite score of 21 (or SAT score of 510)

Applicants with credit from other institutions: Official transcripts from all regionally accredited institutions of higher education previously attended with a combined GPA of at least 2.0 is required. NOTE: Course work attempted or completed at any postsecondary institution not disclosed at the time of application cannot later be submitted for potential transfer-in credit.

International applicants whose native language is not English:

• A minimum TOEFL test score of 600 on the paper-based test, score of 250 on the computer-based test, or score of 100 on the internet-based test for international applicants, or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5
• Additional requirements will apply

Required to enter the upper-level bachelor’s courses: A minimum of 48 hours of transferable credit including 3 credit hours of college-level English composition or equivalent course with a grade of C or better. Students admitted with fewer than 48 credit hours will begin with BK 110 and EN 102 and continue in the lower-level bachelor’s courses. Students admitted with 48 hours or more will begin with BK 110 and BU 305 and continue in the upper-level bachelor’s courses.

Enrollment Eligibility

Applicants who do not meet these minimum requirements will be considered for conditional or provisional admission on a case-by-case basis.

A student seeking to earn a bachelor’s degree must complete the required course of study as prescribed in the program. If a student has completed a comparable course within the past five years, he or she may request a course waiver for a maximum of two courses. The request to waive or transfer course work must be made in writing before beginning the bachelor’s program. The student’s schedule and financial aid packaging must be factored into the approval process for waived course work.

How to send transcripts to Baker.

• Successful completion of the specified upper-division courses (24 hours) and at least one of the majors (18 hours). A maximum of 6 hours of comparable course work may be transferred into the upper-division business or major courses with the exception of BU 305.
• A cumulative business program GPA of at least 2.5
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
• Satisfaction of the 30 credit hours of general education requirements in arts and humanities, social science, and science. Typically, an earned Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a regionally accredited institution will satisfy the requirement.
• Satisfaction of the 9-credit-hour general education requirement in math, upper-college English, and computer science. This 9-hour requirement is fully met by courses within the BBA upper-division courses: Math (BU 333), upper-college written English (BU 305), and computer science (BU 327). These hours cannot be counted toward total hours more than once, substituted, or waived by Baker. Completion of this requirement through these BBA upper-division courses does not decrease the total number of hours required for the degree (124 credit hours); rather, it allows students to complete additional elective course work.
• Submission of intent to graduate form six months before anticipated degree completion
• Payment of all tuition and fees
• Approval by the faculty and Board of Trustees

General Education Course Requirements | 33 credits

• Introduction to Undergraduate Education (BK 110) 3 credits (required for all BBA students)
• Arts & Humanities (with no more than 6 semester credits counted from any one discipline) 18 credits
• Social Sciences 6 credits
• Sciences 6 credits
• Math (College Algebra or higher) 3 credits (satisfied in the BBA upper-division and major courses)
• Computer Science 3 credits (satisfied in the BBA upper-division and major courses)
• Upper-College Written English 3 credits (satisfied in the BBA upper-division and major courses)

Total 33 credits (minus the 9 credits included in the BBA upper-division courses)

General Electives | 49 credits

Upper-Division & Major Courses | 42 credits

Minimum Credits Required for Graduation | 124 credits

Transfer Hours

We will evaluate your transcripts from other regionally accredited colleges and universities to determine which credits transfer.

BK 110 Introduction to Business Education (Must be the first course taken within the program.)

This is an introductory course for adult students pursuing an undergraduate degree. Topics include program planning, group interaction, written and oral communication skills, research skills, test taking, note taking, and time management. This course instructs students in the methods of critical reading and reflection and in the application of these skills in writing. This course is a prerequisite for all undergraduate course work, and must be taken as the first program course.

EN 102 Written Communication I (Must be taken within the first three courses.)

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of college writing. Students will learn to use the writing process as well as different rhetorical strategies to develop logical, organized communications and classroom essays. Emphasis will be placed on communicating ideas clearly and using feedback to edit and improve work. This course satisfies the lower-division written-English requirement. (3 credits)

HU 111 Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking introduces students to logic and the ability to think clearly and critically, primarily through practice in inductive and deductive reasoning. The course emphasizes recognition of fallacious reasoning, unclear or misleading language, and manipulative techniques in various forms of communication. (3 credits)

BU 220 Foundations of Business

Foundations of Business introduces the student to the operation of business and its position in domestic and international commerce. Students will examine the role of business in the creation and distribution of goods and services, and learn about business participation in civic and public affairs. Students get to know the basic business functions of management, marketing, human resources, accounting, and finance. The course explores career options in business. (3 credits)

BU 230 Financial Planning

In this course, students learn about the role of consumers in the economy. Students will develop a basic financial plan, apply budgeting procedures in daily and monthly spending plans, calculate principal and interest, define types of consumer credit, and identify types of housing mortgages. Applying course concepts, the student should be able to determine individual insurance needs and be able to explain employee and retirement benefits.  (3 credits)

BU 240 Basic Economics

This course provides an introduction to the study of economics and applies economics to contemporary social issues such as pollution, professional sports, crime, unemployment, and taxation. Students gain a framework of basic tools to support their understanding of fundamental economic principles. (3 credits)

BU 250 Advertising and Promotion

This course provides an introduction to the fundamental elements of customer communication and how to apply them to target market strategies. Students are introduced to advertising principles and practices and develop an advertising plan for a business organization. (3 credits)

BU 260 Fundamentals of Accounting

In this course, students are introduced to accounting theory and practice.  This course emphasizes the use of financial statements for management control. (3 credits)

EN 305 Written Communication II (Must be taken within the fist three courses.)

This course prepares students for writing in professional settings and in future SPGS courses. Students learn to write analytically and persuasively with a reader-centered approach. Students will employ the writing process of invention, drafting, editing, and revision. Students will become skilled at finding and eliminating most common writing errors and learn to write succinctly. This course is a prerequisite for other upper-division course work. (3 credits)

BU 315 Best Practices in Management and Leadership

Designed to provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of managers in the day-to-day operation of organizations, this course examines the critical roles of leadership, decision making, and communication and explores aspects of motivation and managing conflict, change, and diversity in contemporary organizations. (3 credits)

BU 327 Leveraging Technology in Decision Making

This course presents the many forms of information systems that provide data to contemporary organizations, including databases, the Internet and decision-support systems. The course reviews system design, infrastructure, security, and electronic commerce. This course satisfies the computer science requirement within the Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Accounting degrees. (3 credits)

BU 333 Business Analytics

This course introduces analytics and statistics as applied to managerial planning and issues. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding as well as conducting analytic analyses. Students learn the limitations and potential of business analytics with hands-on experience. The course covers the basic concepts of analytic model building and its role in rational decision making. Students are encouraged to take an analytic view of decision making by examination of trade-offs, constraints, uncertainty, and analyses. Students collect and analyze analytics to prepare and present a comprehensive final project report. (3 credits)

BU 336 Innovative Marketing Strategies

This course examines the nature of marketing and how it identifies and satisfies consumer needs. Learn innovative marketing processes; the environmental factors that affect marketing; how consumers reach buying decisions; marketing research methodology; and the marketing mix of elements, product, price, place, and promotion. (3 credits)

BU 348 Strategic Human Resources

This course introduces the essential elements of personnel management. Students study employee recruitment, hiring, training, and evaluation. Students learn the processes of wage, salary, and benefit administration. The importance of labor relations is also emphasized. (3 credits)

BU 352 Business Law and Government Regulations

This course examines the formation and application of common law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and administrative agency law in relation to the business organization. (3 credits)

BU 373 Applied Accounting for Business Decisions

This course goes beyond the mechanics of financial accounting to provide a more advanced understanding of accounting practices. It incorporates financial and managerial accounting concepts, including statement of cash flows, budgeting for planning and control, cost accounting systems, and break-even analysis. (3 credits)

BU 353 Organizational Structure and Behavior

In Organizational Structure and Behavior, students examine organizational theory and its applications. Theories of organizational structure, organizational behavior, and the interaction between the two are studied and applied. (3 credits)

BU 455 Business Policies Analysis

Students will learn about the contemporary policy issues facing business professionals and integrate the various disciplines encountered in the BBA program. The course focuses on learning to evaluate alternatives and construct an effective policy statement. (3 credits)

BU 462 Multinational Management

This course concentrates on decision making as related to planning, organizing, and controlling multinational organizations. It addresses differences in overseas operations, including international finance, trade barriers, joint ventures, partnerships, political risks, and human resources. (3 credits)

BU 481 Sales Management and Strategies

This course introduces sales as a social process. Students analyze principles and techniques of presenting goods and services to prospective customers and explore marketing as a human activity directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange processes. (3 credits)

BU 485 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

This course focuses on contemporary processes in conflict resolution as well as the psychodynamics of conflict. Students study the evolution and application of conflict resolution and examine the application of behavioral science concepts and skills within the programs, operational units, or systems of organizations. (3 credits)

BU 491 Management Issues and Society

Management Issues and Society explores the interrelationships among business, society, and the government. It examines issues such as corporate responsibility, ethics, ecology, public affairs, and the complex roles government plays in business in a global economy. (3 credits)