Business Administration: Professional Studies Program (Evening)
Lillian Barden, Ph.D.
Program Director
(650) 508-3683
lbarden@ndnu.edu
The Professional Studies Program facilitates obtaining a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration by offering a range of primarily upper-division courses for working professionals who wish to complete their college degree. The program is open to adult students who are 25 years of age or older; have three years of full-time work or volunteer experience; and have a minimum of 45 transferable semester units. This degree completion program is offered in an accelerated format with most courses spanning a four-hour class one night or weekend over a seven-week period. Coursework incorporates hands-on projects, practical knowledge that is applicable to everyday work challenges, and group interactions with fellow classmates. Our degree completion program students have access to all of our outstanding student support services, including tutoring, career development services, and more.
See Course Descriptions for more information.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
In addition to major requirements, students must meet Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements.
| Prerequisites: | Units |
| BUS1100 Macroeconomics | 3 |
| BUS1108 Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS1224 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| MTH2502 Statistics | 3 |
| Total Prerequisites: | 12 |
| Major Requirements: | Units |
| BUS2000 Management Principles and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS2008 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS2010 Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| BUS2208 Accounting For Managers | 3 |
| BUS2224 Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS2300 Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BUS2335 International Business (CDiv) | 3 |
| BUS2600 Operations and Information Technology Systems | 3 |
| BUS2980 Business Policy (Capstone) | 3 |
| Concentration (Upper-division electives in the major) | 9 |
| Total Major Requirements | 36 |
| Other Degree Requirements* and Electives | 76 |
*Other degree requirements include Core Curriculum Requirements and General Degree Requirements (e.g. U.S. History).
Total Unit Requirement 124
Areas of Concentration
Students may select one specialized area of courses as their concentration or they may take any nine (9) discrete units of Business Electives for a General concentration. Concentration(s) available for selection are:
Accounting: (these courses are offered as 15-week semester courses)
BUS2201 Commercial Law
BUS2202 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS2204 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS2210 Federal Income Tax
BUS2212 Cost Accounting
BUS2214 Advanced Accounting
BUS2218 Auditing
Finance:
BUS2228 Financial Analysis/Modeling
BUS2240 Money, Markets and Financial Institutions
BUS2248 International Finance
BUS2348 Finance and Marketing for a New Business Venture
HSP2230 Personal Financial Planning
Management:
BUS2012 Business Leadership
BUS2016 Change and Conflict Management: Theory and Practice (CDiv)
BUS2040 Women in Management (CDiv)
BUS2048 Human Resource Management
BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing
BUS2616 Project Management
HSP2239 Human Relations in Organizations
HSP2248 Managing Cultural Diversity
HSP2254 Stress in the Workplace
Marketing:
BUS2340 Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing
BUS2348 Finance and Marketing for a New Business Venture
BUS2364 Advertising
COM2500 Public Relations
HSP2227 Marketing for Non-Profits
General Concentration:
Any nine units of upper-division Business electives approved by the advisor.