Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree Program

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration is a self-paced learning program that may be completed off-campus. Study programs are not structured in semesters, quarters or terms, allowing students to begin their degree programs at any time during the year.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration requires students to satisfy the following course requirements: 10 Core Courses, 4 Major Specialization Courses, 14 General Education Courses, and 14 General Elective Courses, for a total of 126 semester units of credit.

Core Courses for Business Administration

The Major or Core Courses required are listed below.

Introduction to Marketing
BAM 110 Introduction to Accounting
BAM 116 Introduction to Data Processing
BAM 223 Principles of Economics
BAM 225 Information Management
BAM 306 Principles of Marketing
BAM 312 Business Communications
BAM 313 Introduction to Financial Management
BAM 315 Principles of Management
BAM 317 Business Law

Specialization Courses for the Business Administration Major

The Specialization Courses for the Business Administration Major are listed below.

BAM 401 International Business
BAM 406 Business and Society
BAM 410 Organizational Theory and Behavior
BAM 450 Psychology and Work

Undergraduate General Education courses

GED 102 The Human Body
GED 108 Environmental Science
GED 120 Introduction to the Humanities
GED 130 Introduction to Civilization
GED 132 United States Government
GED 150 Mathematics
GED 155 English
GED 210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
GED 212 Introduction to Philosophy
GED 215 Psychology of Adjustment
GED 216 Introduction to Sociology
GED 230 United States History
GED 250 World Religions
GED 260 Criminology

Undergraduate General Elective Courses

Public Relations
Human Resources Management
Small Business Management
Operations Management
GEL 205 Marketing Hospitality
GEL 207 Consumer Behavior
GEL 222 Human Relations
GEL 231 Personal Finance
GEL 240 Child Development
GEL 280 Advertising
GEL 305 Social Gerontology
GEL 314 Criminal Justice in America
GEL 316 Animal Science
GEL 350 Introduction to Human Sexuality
GEL 370 Death and Dying
GEL 420 Art History
GEL 467 Introduction to E-Commerce
GEL 377 Business Ethics
Introduction to Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Intro. to Organizational Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Learning Theories
Tests and Measurements in Psychology
History and Systems of Psychology
Personality Theories
Educational Psychology

Course work requirements may be satisfied in the following ways:

Transfer of Credit

Previously earned acceptable, academic credit may be transferred to the University to meet existing coursework requirements. Transfer credit is limited to a maximum of 50% of the total semester units of credit required in the program.

Specialized Training

Specialized Training allows students to receive up to 12 semester units of credit in the General Elective Category only.

Specific training programs which a student may have completed through their employer, company, organization, military training experiences, professional or personal licensure requirements or other documented training experiences may be eligible for academic credit.

Credit for Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning allows undergraduate students to receive up to 15 Semester Units of credit for Experiential Learning in the major field of study (core courses).

Eligibility for Experiential Credit is determined at the application stage of the enrollment process. The application and all supporting documentation are reviewed and an assessment made indicating which courses may be eligible for academic credit.

Challenge Examinations

During the admissions process, all professional experience is reviewed to determine if an applicant has sufficient occupational experience to warrant taking a Challenge Examination in lieu of completing the Study Guide for a particular course.

An applicant may be offered an opportunity to complete a Challenge Examination if the candidate's occupational expertise appears to be comparable to the objectives identified for a particular course. Successfully passing a Challenge Examination will demonstrate an acceptable level of competence for that course. If a student does not pass a Challenge Examination they are assigned a Study Guide for completion.

Study Guides

California Coast University has developed comprehensive Study Guides, for each course, that are designed to coordinate and sequence the learning materials for the student. Study Guides are based on specific college level textbooks, which may be obtained from local bookstores, the publisher, or the University's Lending Library which is available by telephone, fax, e-mail or on-line via Coast Connection.

Study Guides are organized in such a way that a student receives a complete syllabus for each course along with instructional materials, which guides the student chapter by chapter through the corresponding textbook.

Each Study Guide contains an overview and summary of each textbook chapter, along with a listing of important keywords (with definitions) and self-tests (with answers) on key points. All test items are referenced back to the specific learning objectives for the chapter, which allow the student to easily understand concepts or theories presented in that particular chapter.

Study Guides include 4 "Unit Tests" equally spaced throughout the instructional materials, a brief writing assignment and the Final Examination. Examinations are designed to test the student on the preceding chapters. All tests are un-timed and may be completed as open book tests.

Proctored Final Examinations

The Associate of Science degree programs require that a Proctor administer Final Examinations in the Major (or core) courses and in all General Education courses. Proctored Examinations are conducted as un-timed open book examinations.

The purpose of the proctored examination is to verify that you are, in fact, the person who enrolled in the course of study. During proctored examinations, you may use your course textbook, and any notes that you have taken during the completion of your Study Guide.

The student selects the Proctor. A Proctor can be any responsible person who is not a family member. (Such as your Minister, Rabbi, a co-worker, librarian, etc)

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