BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE – BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration provides opportunities for students to seek
careers in various business aspects, such as accounting, banking and trust operations, insurance, risk
management, and finance fields. In addition to the General Education outcomes, the student will be given the
opportunity to:

a) Effectively use computers to complete tasks.
b) Demonstrate comprehension of basic principles of business and management.
c) Explain the business decision-making process.
d) Describe how accounting concepts are used in basic business decision-making.
e) Perform the steps in the accounting cycle including adjusting entries, closing entries, and preparing
income statements and balance sheets.
f) Analyze the meaning of a sample financial statement.
g) Demonstrate the use of micro economic theory in a business application.
h) Demonstrate the use of macroeconomic theory in a business application.
i) Apply statistics to empirical data for decision-making.
j) Use business communication skills to orally present an effective business report.
k) Apply marketing analysis based on solid marketing theory in business decision-making.
l) Demonstrate knowledge of finance including cash flows.
m) Analyze the legal nature and role of business in the areas of contracts, torts, negotiable instruments, and
business associations.
n) Demonstrate use of information technology to analyze, design, integrate, and manage information systems.
o) Develop a business plan for an entrepreneurial business.
p) Examine the principles and techniques of organizing and interpreting empirical data for the purpose of
developing a thesis-driven paper.