In the College of Business & Entrepreneurship’s School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology, the Business Administration program prepares students to identify business needs, problems, and opportunities and apply relevant solutions from a Biblically based Christian perspective. Students will learn foundational business knowledge and skills in the curriculum with flexibility to specialize. College of Business & Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to join the opportunities for networking, such as the Career & Internship Fair, with students, faculty, and professionals to identify a career path where they can make an impact for God’s glory.”
Possible Careers
The following are only a sample of the possible careers a student with a business administration degree may pursue.
- Entry to mid-level General Manager
- Sales Representative
- Sales Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Human Resource Specialist
- Loan Officer
- Procurement Representative
- Buyer or Purchasing Agent
- Office Manager
- Insurance Claims Agent
- Logistics Manager
- Business Consultant
- Labor Relations Specialist
Business Administration Certificate Requirements
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Business Administration Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Business Administration Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Business Administration Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Business Administration certificate.
Required Business Component:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
BCIS 203 Microsoft Office Suite
BUSN 303 Business Ethics and Professional Integrity
BUSN 413 Business Law – Uniform Commercial Code
ECON 123 Microeconomics
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing
Total: 24 Hours
Required Electives:
At least six (6) hours from courses in Accounting, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Management, Information Technology, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, or Network Engineering.
Total: 6 hours
Total hours to complete the certificate requirements 30
Business Administration Minor for Non-Business Majors Requirements
MINOR: Business Administration (for Non-Business Majors only)
Students majoring in Applied Management and Organizational Leadership are not permitted to complete this minor.
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
OR
MGPS403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing
Total: 18 Hours
Note(s):
- At least three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University.
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a minor.
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Business Administration Associates Requirements
A minimum of 64 semester hours are required to earn the Associate of Science degree with a choice of concentration in Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Management, Marketing, or Organizational Leadership including the general education, business, and chosen concentration courses listed below.
Transfer credits will be accepted into this program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 42 semester hours of credit, up to 15 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 22 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Associate of Science degree.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all major (business component and concentration) courses and achieve an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the associate degree in Business Administration.
Required Business Component:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BCIS403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
BUSN 363 Financial Management
BUSN 413 Business Law – Uniform Commercial Code
ECON 123 Microeconomics
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing
Total: 30 Hours
Required General Education Component:
BCIS 103 Survey of Computing
ENGL 113 English Composition I
Fine Arts or Humanities (ARTS 153, MUHL 153, RPHI 203 or RPHI 213)
Psychology or Sociology (PSYC 133 or SOCO 113 or 213)
Mathematics (MATH 123 or MATH 133)
Biblical Studies (RBIB 113 or RBIB 123)
Total: 18 Hours
Required: Choose a concentration for 15 hours to total 64 hours to complete the Business Administration associate’s degree requirements.
Concentrations available in:
Accounting
Healthcare Management
Management
Marketing
Organizational Leadership
Business Administration Bachelor’s Requirements
College of Business & Entrepreneurship core requirements
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology2
BUIB 373 Experiential Internship
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
BUSN 363 Financial Management †
BUSN 413 Business Law- Uniform Commercial Code †
BUSN 463 Business Strategy and Competition
ITBU 363 Business Analytics 3 hrs
MATH 243 Probability and Statistics 1
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing †
MGMT303 Management Concepts and Practices
MGMT 353 Production and Operations Management
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior and Leadership2
Total: 42 Hours
1Bachelor of Science Degree Requirement credit hours
2See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
†For students majoring in Healthcare Management, these requirements are met by courses in the Healthcare Management Core.
The Business Administration minor will be granted to all majors in the College of Business & Entrepreneurship, except Business Administration, Applied Management, and Organizational Leadership, because of completing the minor requirements.
Business Administration Required Business courses:
Business Course:
BUSN 403 Business in a Global Environment
OR
BUSN 403 TS- Business in a Global Environment (Travel Study)
Total: 3 Hours
Required Upper Division Electives:
From courses in Accounting, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management, Management, Marketing, or Network Engineering not used as required courses or electives in another College of Business & Entrepreneurship major (excluding general education and degree requirements)
Total: 12 Hours
Total Hours to Complete Major Requirements 57 Hours
Note(s)
- At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor.
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Requirements for degree conferral:
- At least 24 of the last 32 hours taken at Missouri Baptist University
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (those seeking certification must achieve a GPA of 2.75)
- At least 42 hours of Upper Division (54 for a dual degree)
- At least 120 total credit hours (144 for a dual degree)