The minimum total units required is 120, of which 66-75 are required for the major. At least 15 units of upper division business administration courses must be taken in residence at (or under the auspices of) California State University, Sacramento. Of these 15 units, a minimum of 9 units must be in upper division courses beyond the "upper division core".
The degree requires completion of the Computer Literacy Requirement and PreMajor courses prior to declaring Business Administration as your major. In other words, you may not advance into Major and Concentration courses until you qualify to declare business as your major.
To assure that this requirement is met, all students who apply to the Business Administration major are designated Pre-Major when the University accepts them.
When you are enrolled in the last of those courses designated as Pre-Major,
and you have completed the Computer Literacy Requirements, you
must submit a Change of Status Petition to the Degree Programs Center
(obtain in the DPC, TAH 1030). If we determine at the time we evaluate
your academic records that you are eligible to become a Business Administration
major, we will approve and forward your Change of Status Petition to Admissions
and Records.
Lower Division Major Requirements
Lower Division Major Course Requirements
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
COMPUTER LITERACY - 0 to 3 units
MIS 1A - Microcomputer Hardware and Software
MIS 1B - Spreadsheets
MIS 1C - Word Processing and Presentation Graphics
PRE-MAJOR - 18 units
ACCY 1- Accounting Fundamentals
ACCY 2 - Managerial Accounting (ACCY 1)
ECON 1A -Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis
ECON 1B - Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis
MATH 24 - Modern Business Math (Math 9 - See Catalog)
STAT 1 - Introduction to Statistics (Math 9 - See Catalog)
When the computer literacy requirement is completed and when enrolled in the last of the pre-major courses, students must file a Change of Status Petition in the Degree Programs Center in the College of Business Administration (Tahoe Hall 1030) to officially declare Business Administration as their major.
The deadline to file a Change of Status Petition is October 1st for the following Spring semester, or March 1st for the following Fall semester.
Upper Division Major Course Requirements
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
MAJOR CORE - 30 units
The following Major Core courses may be taken by Pre-Business students when they are enrolled in the last of the lower division requirements:
COMS 103 - Presentational Speaking in the Organization (if MIS 1A, B, C are completed or enrollment is concurrent)
MIS 131 - Data Analysis for Managers (if MIS 1A, B, C, Math 24, and STAT 1 are completed)
OBE 130 - Business Communications (if MIS 1A, B, C Area A in GE and ENGL 20 are completed)
OBE 150 - Management of Contemporary Organizations (if MIS 1A, B, C are completed or enrollment is concurrent)
The following Major Core courses must be taken after being formally admitted into the Business Administration major:
MGMT 120 - Principles of Marketing
MGMT 133 - Business Finance
MGMT 180 - Operations Management
MIS 175 - Computer Information Systems for Management
OBE 118 - Legal Environment of Business
The following Major Core course must be taken after all other Major Core courses have been completed (except for MIS 175):
MGMT 182 - Strategic Management
BUSINESS MAJOR CONCENTRATION - 18 to 27 units
Accountancy -27 units
Accounting Information Systems -24 units
Finance -21 units
General Management -21 units
Human Resources Management -18 units
International Business -24 units
Management Information Systems -24 units
Marketing -21 units
Operations Management -18 units
Real Estate and Land Use Affairs -21 units
Risk Management and Insurance -18 units
Concentration courses should be taken concurrently with the Major Core courses after you enter the major.
Many concentrations have prerequisites from the Major Core. Students should seek advising early in their academic career at CSUS to develop an educational plan that reflects the proper sequence as dictated by prerequisites. Academic Counselors are available in the Degree Programs Center to provide guidance.
Students must file for graduation one year in advance. The deadline to file a Graduation Application is May 1st for the following Spring semester, or November 1st for the following Fall semester.
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