You’ll gain both knowledge and practical skills for business operations of all kinds with our Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with an emphasis in Business Management. Building on solid principles of economics and accounting, our experienced instructors guide you through a range of advanced classes in finance, management, organizational behavior, small groups and teams, marketing, research and analysis, and business strategy. Threaded throughout the major is an ethical perspective. Together, all of the courses provide a practical guide to business operations, from entrepreneurial ventures to well−established organizations.

Highlights

Career opportunities

The program provides a solid business background that equips graduates for positions as executive managers, sales/marketing managers, business analysts, human resources professionals, retail and service managers and operations managers.

Program director

Sharon Starcher, DBA

Assistant Professor, Business

Admission requirements

• 60 transferable baccalaureate-level units
• Minimum 2.4 GPA
• Two years post-secondary experience
• Application form
• $40 fee (fee is waived for those attending an information meeting)
• Official high school transcripts, GED or AA/AS degree
• Official college transcripts

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Information

Business Administration (AS-T) to Business Administration: Business Management, B.A.

BA courses fulfilled through ADT:

• All lower-division General Education requirements fulfilled
• BA major has no lower-division major or co-requisite courses that could be fulfilled by the ADT.
• All BA major courses are upper-division and are completed at FPU.
• This program is offered as evening accelerated and online accelerated

ADT Guarantee is the completion of BA/BS degree in 68 units.

Course listing

Required Courses (39 Units)

The following units must be earned at Fresno Pacific University

Semester 1

*BIB 314 should be taken prior to the Biblical Perspectives course, either concurrently with cohort courses or prior to cohort start.

Semester 2

Semester 3

Electives

Elective units as needed to meet the Bachelor of Arts minimum. This requirement may be met through allowable college coursework, Advanced Placement exams, College Level Examination Program, International Baccalaureate exams, Military or ACE credit and Prior Learning Assessment.