Program: Business Administration, B.S.: Option in Entrepreneurship - California State University, Los Angeles

Apr 01, 2025

University Catalog 2019-2020

A total of 120 units is required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with the Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Management, and Operations and Supply Chain Management Options. The BSBA degree with any of these options requires completion of 45 units in BSBA core courses and 21-27 units in the option. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.

For Major Specific Admissions Criteria go to http://www.calstatela.edu/admissions/major-specific-criteria

Core Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (45 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (15 units)

ACCT 2100 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 2110 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 2010 - Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (3)
ECON 2020 - Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (3)
FIN 2050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I (3)
Note: ECON 2010 or ECON 2020 is double-counted in GE Block D.

Upper Division Required Courses (30 units)

BUS 3050 - Business Communications (3)
BUS 4150 - Contemporary Issues in Global Business (3)
BUS 4970 - Strategic Management (3)
CIS 3010 - Management Information Systems (3)
ECON 3060 - Statistics for Business Analysis and Decision Making (3)
FIN 3030 - Business Finance (3)
MGMT 3060 - Operations Management (3)
MGMT 3070 - Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MGMT 3080 - Business Responsibilities in Society (3)
MKT 3100 - Principles of Marketing (3)
Note 1: BUS 4970 is the capstone course and requires completion of all other core courses, both lower and upper division. It is strongly recommended that the course be taken toward the end of the program.
Note 2: It is strongly recommended that when taking the upper division core courses, students follow the sequence: CIS 3010, BUS 3050, FIN 3030, ECON 3060, MKT 3100, MGMT3060, MGMT 3070, MGMT 3080, BUS 4150, and BUS 4970.
Note 3: ECON 3060 is double-counted in upper division GE Block B: Natural Science and Mathematics
Note 4: MGMT 3080 is double-counted in GE Block F3C: Upper Division Requirement: Arts and Humanities.
Note 5: BUS 3050 is designated as a Writing Intensive (WI) course.

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Core Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (45 units)

Lower Division Required Courses (15 units)

Upper Division Required Courses (30 units)

Option Requirements for Entrepreneurship (27 units, including a 3-unit skills course)

Required Courses (12 units)

Elective Courses (15 units)