Business Administration (B.B.A.)
At-a-Glance
Cleveland State University offers a flexible educational opportunity for the non-traditional student to complete the Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a general Business Administration major. The Business Administration major prepares students with foundation courses in business and a broad cross-section of advanced business courses in various functional areas. Courses for this program are offered during the day and evening at both the main campus and various off-campus sites. The program is composed of lower-division and upper-division core courses as required by the B.B.A. degree and a choice of Business Administration major courses that can be selected from various business disciplines.
This program is for you if:
- You have completed two years at a community college and fulfilled Cleveland State University's Transfer Module requirements OR
- You are a part-time student who would like to accelerate degree completion by picking up evening and weekend classes OR
- You want to earn a certificate in a particular field of interest OR
- You want to take courses for self-improvement or career advancement
Program Highlights
The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Business Administration:
- Enables you to develop breadth of knowledge in the field of business administration
- Increases your transfer opportunities if you have previous college credits
- Permits flexibility to take advanced business courses that fit your schedule and professional needs
- Prepares you with foundation coursesfor the MBA degree
- Gives you the flexibility of taking additional courses and earning other majors/minors in the college
Major-Field Requirements
Business Administration Major Courses
The major in Business Administration consists of 28 credit hours of 300/400 level business electives beyond the B.B.A. degree's core requirements. Electives must be selected from a minimum of four of the following seven business disciplines: accounting (ACT); finance (FIN); information systems (IST); international business (INB); management and labor relations (MLR); marketing (MKT); and operations management and business statistics (OMS). Please consult this CSU Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions and check CampusNet or a College of Business undergraduate adviser in Ahuja Hall, BU 219, for course availability.
Recommended Program:
The following sequence of courses has been developed by the College of Business Administration faculty. If you enroll for courses each semester as indicated, you will have the proper prerequisites and background to obtain the maximum benefit from these requirements. Any exceptions to this program should be discussed with your adviser. Students taking courses without proper prerequisites may lose credit and may be required to take additional courses.
For courses offered, please refer to the class schedule on CampusNet. Click each course below for its description.
| Fifth Semester | Credits |
| MKT 301 Introduction to Marketing * | 3 |
| ECN 302 Intermediate Microeconomics * | 3 |
| FIN 351 Introduction to Financial Management * | 4 |
| MLR 321 Organizational Behavior * | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Sixth Semester | Credits |
| MKT 351 Business, Society, & Government * (W) | 3 |
| OMS 311 Introduction to Operations Management * | 3 |
| BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics * (W) | 3 |
| IST 305 Information Technology * | 3 |
| Major Field Elective | 4 |
| Total | 16 |
| Seventh Semester | Credits |
| Major Field Elective | 4 |
| Major Field Elective | 4 |
| Major Field Elective | 3 |
| Major Field Elective | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
| Eighth Semester | Credits |
| MLR 465 Management Strategy & Policy * (W) | 3 |
| Major Field Elective | 4 |
| Major Field Elective | 3 |
| Major Field Elective | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
* BBA core courses must be completed prior to taking MLR 465, the capstone course.
( W ) Denotes writing-across-the-curriculum course. Three writing courses are required.