Business Administration - BS

The Business Administration major is designed to provide an understanding of the core functional areas of a company, while also allowing for focused concentration in a particular area of interest. Through rigorous case study and practical application, students study the challenges and opportunities facing existing companies as well as new ventures. Students learn how a business can achieve its objectives in a competitive environment while maintaining a culture of sound and ethical principles and practices. They learn to analyze and evaluate business systems in terms of their efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and profitability, and they learn to make convincing presentations to all levels of business management. Students gain an appreciation of how responsible business practices can improve economic standards, social stability, and international trade. Business Administration graduates leave with developed integrative critical-thinking skills and a proven ability to execute informed decision making processes. Graduates are prepared for a range of career opportunities in both for-profit and nonprofit private entities as well as in the public sector.

Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses

ACC 20364ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS (4)

ECO 20163MACROECONOMICS (3)

ECO 20263MICROECONOMICS (3)

MAT 10643COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)

OR

MAT 20043DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (3)

OR

MAT 20143BUSINESS MATHEMATICS (3)

OAD 30763BUSINESS STATISTICS (4)

OAD 31664BUSINESS ETHICS (3)

MAT 20043 is recommended to fulfill foundation requirement. 

Required Major Courses

ACC 20464FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES (4)

MIS 20000INFORMATICS (3)

OAD 30013PRODUCTION OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (3)

OAD 30563MANAGEMENT (3)

OAD 31063BUSINESS LAW (3)

OAD 31863PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (3)

OAD 32563HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION (4)

OAD 41464PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3)

OAD 49100STRATEGIES AND POLICIES (4)

FIN 30000FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE (3)


Bridge Option


Eligible students who meet the following criteria may qualify for Ottawa University's Five-Year Bridge Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration/Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
  • Junior standing or higher (at least 90 credit hours)
  • A minimum cumulative OU grade point average of 3.0
  • Have earned a minimum of 12 credits in residence at Ottawa University
OU students should talk with their advisor about their qualifications for the bridge courses when completing their Degree Completion
Plan.
As a senior in the Five-Year Bridge BS Business Administration/MBA Program, students will enroll in three graduate-level classes
that will count toward the total degree requirements of 124 credit hours for their Business Administration undergraduate degree and
toward the 36 hours required for the MBA program. A special course number has been assigned to these courses taken by students
in the Five-Year Bridge program. Students will need to understand the requirements for these courses are more rigorous.
/bus-5200'>BUS 5200 Value Systems and Professional Ethics (may be taken in the junior year as a substitute for OAD 31664, but does not replace
OAD 31664 or any undergraduate ethics course on the student transcript).
/bus-5450'>BUS 5450 Strategic Marketing (may be taken senior as an elective).
One of the following courses may be taken senior year as an elective toward a concentration (as noted) in the MBA:

Elective Course Options

OAD 57000ACCOUNTING THEORY (3)

OAD 57006SERVANT LEADERSHIP (3)

OAD 57015THE CREATIVE ORGANIZATIONS (3)

OAD 57200VALUE SYSTEMS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3)

OAD 57411HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION (3)

OAD 57450STRATEGIC MARKETING (3)

OAD 57801MONEY & CAPITAL MARKETS (3)

Elective Concentrations Available:

Actuarial Science

Economics

Educational Business Services

Finance

Health Care Management

Human Resources

Leadership and Management

Marketing