Weekend College Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science Program in Business Administration, offered in the Weekend College, is designed for adult professionals who wish to advance and solidify their careers in business. Built on the strong liberal arts foundation provided through General Education requirements, the Business Administration major is generalist in scope and covers key functional areas in business-management information systems, organizational behavior, business law, accounting, marketing and finance. Courses emphasize discussion, case studies, group projects and communication exercises. The program has been structured to incorporate workplace experience into the fabric of the classroom.
The Bachelor of Science Program in Business Administration, offered in the Weekend College, offers five areas of emphases: Accounting, Marketing, Management, International Business, and Healthcare Management.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting Concentration, at Mount Saint Mary’s University (MSMU) offers 124 credit units, which allows graduates to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam in California. However, the state boards of accountancy require students to complete 150 academic credit units to be eligible to become a licensed CPA. For a full list of California CPA licensure requirements, please visit This Way to CPA, California. Individual states may also have additional requirements and, therefore, Mount Saint Mary’s University is in the process of researching those professional licensure requirements in other states. Contact the Business department at busadmin@msmu.edu to discuss additional requirements that may be needed to obtain a CPA license in any particular state. For a general overview of CPA licensing requirements by state and territory, students may contact an individual state board of accountancy or visit This Way to CPA, state requirements.
For students transferring in business courses, at least 21 units of the upper division business courses must be completed at Mount Saint Mary’s University.
Once enrolled at Mount Saint Mary’s University, all upper division business courses must be completed at the University.
Required Courses B.S. Degree in Business Administration
Lower Division Core Requirements:
| BUS 5 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 15A | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 15B | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUS 21 | The Essentials of Business Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| ECO 1 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| MTH 28 | Mathematical Analysis for Business | 3 |
| MTH 38 | Elements of Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
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ECO 2 Macroeconomics is required as part of the lower division LACE General Education Central Core requirements.
Upper Division Core Requirements:
In addition to core requirements, eighteen (18) upper division business units are required for the major in Business Administration.
Plus
General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units.
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BUS 192 fulfills the capstone requirement for Business. Must be taken at Mount Saint Mary's University.
Students who wish to pursue a specific business area concentration may do so by completing twelve (12) of these eighteen (18) units as follows:
Accounting Concentration
Marketing Concentration
Management Concentration
And any one of the following courses:
International Business Concentration
And three units from the following:
(One unit in each of the following areas: China, European Union, Eastern Europe,Mercusor, Africa and the Four Tigers)
Healthcare Management Concentration
| BUS 121 | Financing Healthcare in America | 3 |
| BUS 151 | American Health Care System | 3 |
And any two of the following courses
| BUS 157 | Human Resources Development | 3 |
| BUS 162 | Marketing and Planning for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| BUS 178 | Healthcare Management Information Systems | 3 |