The Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Curriculum

We offer two convenient start dates each year, so you can enroll when the time is right for you and complete the Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration curriculum in as few as 16 months. You’ll have access to all of your classes through canvas, our engaging online learning platform, which makes it easy for you to track your assignments, connect with faculty and peers, submit coursework, and view lectures. All you need is an internet-connected computer or a mobile device.

Whether you choose the General Business Option or the Corporate Accounting Option, our broad-based BS in Business Administration curriculum places balanced emphasis on all aspects of business. You’ll graduate as a versatile, multitalented professional who’s ready to meet any challenge and embrace every opportunity. At Chico State, you’ll build the expertise that propels your success.

Lower-Division Core Courses

Students must have completed each of the following seven lower-division core courses, or the transfer equivalent, with a C- or higher. If all the lower-division prerequisites are not completed prior to entering the program, you will be limited to enrollment in BCOM 300W, MINS 301, or Upper division GE courses until you finish your lower-division business prerequisites. Students are advised to take MATH 107, but MATH 109 or MATH 120 will be accepted as substitutes. All lower division General Education and Business prerequisites can be taken at any California community college.

  • ACCT 201: Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 202: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • BLAW 203: Introduction to Business Law
  • ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 103: Principles of Microeconomic Analysis
  • MATH 107: Finite Mathematics for Business
  • MATH 108: Statistics of Business and Economics

For review of your transcripts and to discuss options and next steps, please contact Stella Villett, Online BSBA Admissions Specialist, onlinebsba@csuchico.edu.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Courses

Course Requirements for the Major: 57 Units Total

Major Core: 24 Units

Upper Division General Education: Arts & Humanities: 3 Units

Upper Division GE: Social & Behavioral Sciences: 3 Units

Major Option Course Requirements

Corporate Accounting Option: 24 units

General Business Option: 24 units

Finance and Information Systems

Management and Operations 

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