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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Management Option, B.S.


Business Administration, B.S.


Admission Under Impaction


Refer to the following website for additional impaction criteria: www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/graduation/nativemajor-criteria/.

Requirements


In order to graduate with an undergraduate business degree from CSULB, a student must complete a minimum of 120 units. A majority of the upper division business courses, including economics and statistics, must be completed at this university. For details, refer to the COB Policy on Course Transfers/Substitutions.

All undergraduate students officially admitted to the College of Business  (all options) are required to complete all remaining lower division major requirements in a timely fashion. The lower division major courses must be completed within two academic semesters (excluding summer and winter session) to continue with the major.

All COB majors must maintain major GPAs of 2.0 or higher. A student whose GPA in the major falls below 2.0 will be advised that they are at risk of being dismissed from the major and granted one semester to raise their major GPA(s) to 2.0. Students who do not successfully raise their major GPA(s) must meet with an advisor to declare another major or submit an appeal to the COB Center for Student Success explaining why they need one additional semester. Students whose major GPAs remain below 2.0 after this additional semester must declare a new major.

Lower Division:


Take all of the following:

Critical Thinking Course Requirements


  • Any critical thinking course (GE category A3); I S 100  is recommended.

All business and pre-business majors shall demonstrate computer literacy and competency.


Complete one of the following:

  • Passing score (70%) on the Computer Proficiency Examination (CPE).
  • Transfer equivalent course with a “C” or better grade.

Upper Division:


Capstone Course

The following Capstone course must be taken at CSULB as a senior and after the upper-division prerequisite core courses have been completed

Completion of option requirements.

Elective courses to total 120 units.


Students are encouraged to select electives for expansion of knowledge and intellectual interests as well as for preparation for business employment.

Option in Management (120 units)


This option prepares students for management of the business enterprise with attention to the need to create and maintain a desirable internal environment. Additionally, the interface of that environment with the external environment in relation to success of the enterprise is considered. Philosophical basis for the practice of management, ethical considerations and human values are stressed.