Business Administration with a Concentration in Management, BS

Location(s): College of Marin, Mendocino Community College, Solano Community College

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Sonoma State University, via the Schools of Business and Economics and Extended & International Education, provides an online Degree Completion Program for students to earn a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.

Business Degree Completion Program courses are taught online by SSU faculty, scheduled on weekday evenings or on Saturdays. The program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is designed specifically for students with work, family or other commitments who are not able to join traditional Business degree programs on the main SSU campus in Rohnert Park.

The total program consists of 57 units: 48 in the major plus 9 units of upper-division general education. Time to completion depends on many factors including:

Remaining lower-division general education coursework
Remaining electives
How many units can comfortably taken in a semester, depending on individual work and family commitments
Whether a student is able to take Summer and/or Winter Intersession courses at Sonoma State

Advising will be available before and during the program to develop individual completion plans. The Business Degree Completion Program is designed to be completed in two years at 12 units per semester if a student has 60 units at transfer, has completed all lower-division GE, has completed all lower division Business major requirements, and is able to take Summer/Winter Intersession coursework. We estimate that part-time students taking 8 units per semester will take about three years to finish their requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should be able to:

Demonstrate general business problem-solving skills
Employ ethical reasoning
Apply global perspectives
Interpret quantitative applications
Demonstrate written communication skills
Show oral communication skills

Upper Division Business Administration Core Courses

All Business Administration students must complete the following seven upper-division core courses:

BUS 316 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Unit(s): 4
BUS 319 - Introduction to MIS Unit(s): 4
BUS 320 - Business Data Analysis and Interpretation Unit(s): 4
BUS 360 - Introduction to Marketing Unit(s): 4
BUS 370 - Introduction to Managerial Finance Unit(s): 4
BUS 344 - Organizational Behavior Unit(s): 4
BUS 491 - Seminar in Management Strategy and Policy Unit(s): 4

Management Concentration Coursework

Management Concentration Required Courses

In addition to the seven Business Administration Core courses listed above, students must complete five courses in the Management Concentration. There are three required courses and two electives. The required Management Concentration courses are:

BUS 340 - Survey of Human Resource Management Unit(s): 4
BUS 350 - Management Unit(s): 4
BUS 452 - Leadership Unit(s): 4

Management Concentration Elective Courses

Students must complete two elective courses in the Management Concentration. Program faculty will select two elective courses from the following list to complete the concentration:

BUS 391 - Cross-cultural Communication and Negotiation Unit(s): 4
BUS 393 - Introduction to International Business Unit(s): 4
BUS 451 - Entrepreneurship / Small Business Management Unit(s): 4
BUS 453 - Small Business Analysis Unit(s): 4

Internships

After students have completed two Management Concentration courses, students may substitute an Internship (BUS 499MG) for one of the Concentration Elective courses. See the School of Business & Economics Internship website for details.

Internships must be paid.
Internships must be completed in the semester of registration. No retroactive Internships will be approved.
Each Internship should represent a minimum of 180 hours of hands-on experience (12 hours/week over a 15-week semester).
Existing jobs do not qualify; you must work in a different department or a different organization.
To locate internship opportunities, you may search the School of Business and Economics Internship Program site above, or you can visit the SSU Career Services site.
Students cannot register for BUS 499MG online; they require prior approval from the SBE Internship Director, Dr. Kyuho Lee.
Your approved Internship Learning Agreement form must be submitted to SEIE along with a paper registration form, no later than the deadline specified for Special Studies each semester.

Upper Division General Education

Students who have reached upper-division standing (60 or more CSU-transferable semester units) are required to take 9 units of upper-division general education coursework across three categories of the Sonoma State GE pattern, as described in the Sonoma State catalog. Courses fulfilling this requirement will either be included as part of the course selection available in Fall and Spring semesters, or students will be pointed to convenient opportunities, such as online courses offered in Summer or Winter Intersession.

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)

The Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement is intended to ensure that all students graduating from a California State University have acquired the writing skills necessary for competent written communication. As of March 2022, the Chancellor’s Office has updated the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) to apply to baccalaureate students only, beginning with students with a catalog year of fall 2023 and beyond. Please see the GWAR web page for more information.