Business Administration, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Students will exhibit business appropriate communication skills.
2. Students will exhibit the ability to successfully perform in a group or team.
3. Students will exhibit an understanding of elements, standards, and application of critical thinking.
4. Students will exhibit business skills in the following areas:  Technology, Research, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Global Business, Management, Business Law.
5. Students will exhibit the ability to express a Christian Worldview as it relates to business practices.

Graduation Requirements

Conferral of a Baccalaureate degree in this program of study is determined by successful completion of the Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements outlined here .

NOTE: Students must earn 42 upper level (3000-4000) credit hours in order to graduate. A total of at least 21 of these upper level credit hours must be completed in the selected major.

Visit this program’s information page  for additional program-specific requirements.

Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) - 43 Credit Hours

The Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) Mathematics and Social Science requirements are fulfilled through other courses in this major. Only 37 of the 43 credit hours of the Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) program will still be required for the completion of this program.

As part of the remaining 37 credit hours of Faith, Roots, and Reason (General Education) requirements, PBA Online students must elect to complete  LAS 1003 - Learning and Academic Success at PBA  from the Orientation menu. West Palm Beach Campus students must elect to complete  FYE 1001 - First Year Experience  from the Orientation menu.

Business Administration Major - 45 Credit Hours

Additional Required Credit Hours - 38 Credit Hours

These additional hours must be fulfilled by a separate major.

Sample Degree Plan

Business Administration, B.A. Degree Plan