Business Administration

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Program: Business Administration
Degree Level: Undergraduate
Credit Hours: 120 credit hours
Delivery Format: Online
UNK Transfer Guide

The University of Nebraska at Kearney's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) online degree program is ideal for working adults interested in skill and knowledge development. This degree in Business Administration provides students with a solid foundation of the various aspects of business and an appreciation of how the integration of those functional areas impact organizational performance. Graduates of the BSBA online degree program earn a four-year degree in Business Administration from UNK. Graduates of this program often find positions in management, marketing, accounting, finance, economics, human resource management, information technology, and supply chain management. The UNK business programs are accredited by AACSB International, the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.

The BSBA program requires a total of 35 credit hours for the BSBA major plus completion of a minor. The accounting minor (21 hrs) and marketing/management minor (24 hrs) can be completed totally online. Core courses are offered each semester, with minor courses offered concurrently on a rotating basis.

General Studies

(45 credit hours required)

Core Courses

(Required for every student)

Take all of the following (3 credit hours each):

ACCT 250 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 251 - Principles of Accounting II
ACCT 311 - Business Law
BSAD 100 - Exploring Business (1 credit hour)
BSAD 295 - Business Communications
BSAD 400 - Professional Readiness (1 credit hour)
FIN 308 - Principles of Finance
MGT 314 - Operations and Supply Management
MGT 493 - Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics
MGT 495 - Administrative Strategy and Policy
MIS 302 - Principles of Management Information Systems
MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing

Take one of the following:

MGT 301 - Principles of Management
MGT 355 - Organizational Behavior

Marketing/Management Minor

Take the following:

MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing
MGT 301 - Principles of Management

Take six of the following classes offered online to fulfill the marketing/management minor requirements. NOTE: No more than 6 credit hours may be duplicated between the core and elective courses.

MKT 336 - Services Marketing
MKT 430 - International Marketing
MKT 437 - Sales Management
MKT 438 - Consumer Behavior
MKT 457 - E-Marketing
MKT 460 - Strategic Product Management
MGT 355 - Organizational Behavior
MGT 380 - Human Resource Management
MGT 401 - Small Business Management
MGT 498 - Management Topics

Accounting Minor

Take all of the following:

ACCT 250 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 251 - Principles of Accounting II
MATH 102GS - College Algebra
ACCT 350 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 351 - Intermediate Accounting II

Take two courses from the following offered online to fulfill the accounting minor requirements:

ACCT 352 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 451 - Tax Accounting
ACCT 470 - Auditing

Entrepreneurship Minor

Take all of the following:

MGT 400 - Entrepreneurship
MGT 401 - Small Business Management
ACCT 413 - Entrepreneurial Law OR ACCT 312 - Commercial Law
MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing
MKT 460 - Strategic Product Management
SPCH 445 - Diffusion of Innovations OR MGT 406 - Creativity and Innovation

Take two courses from the following offered online to fulfill the entrepreneurship minor requirements:

MGT 301 - Principles of Management
MGT 355 - Organizational Behavior
MGT 380 - Human Resource Management
MGT 409 - Leadership: Skills, Applications, Research
MGT 495 - Administrative Strategy and Policy
FIN 308 - Principles of Finance
MIS 282 - Business Intelligence using Databases
MKT 331 - Professional Selling
MKT 336 - Services Marketing
MKT 435 - Marketing Research
MKT 457 - E-Marketing
MUS 310 - Music Business
PSY 203 - General Psychology

For complete program information, view the Undergraduate Catalog.