Business Administration, Decision Sciences Concentration, B.A.

Admission to the Business Administration Major

Admission to the Business Administration major involves two steps. Students who apply to the major are initially classified as Pre-Business. After completing the lower-division core requirements with a “C” (2.0) or better, students may apply to the Business Administration major.

All of the following requirements must be met for the degree. Students must earn a “C” (2.0) or better in each core course listed below. For assistance in interpreting these requirements, contact the Business Advising Center.

Required Lower-Division Core Courses

• ACCT 201A - Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 201B - Managerial Accounting (3)
• BUAD 201 - Business Writing (3)
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• MGMT 246 - Business and Its Legal Environment (3)

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• MATH 135 - Business Calculus (3) or
• MATH 130 - A Short Course in Calculus (4) or
• MATH 150A - Calculus I (4)

Required Upper-Division Core Courses

• BUAD 301 - Advanced Business Communication (3)

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• ECON 315 - Intermediate Business Microeconomics (3) ^† or
• ECON 320 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis (3) ^‡

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• FIN 320 - Financial Management I (3)
• MGMT 339 - Managing Operations (3)
• MGMT 340 - Organizational Behavior (3)
• ISDS 351 - Principles of Information Systems (3) *
• ISDS 361A - Business Analytics I (3)
• ISDS 361B - Business Analytics II (3)
• MKTG 351 - Principles of Marketing (3)

Required Capstone Core Course

• MGMT 449 - Seminar in Strategic Management (3)

Required Concentration Courses (18-24 units)

See listing of concentration requirements below.

Global Business Requirement (3 units)

The Global Business requirement must be selected from the list of approved courses, below, and may not be a course in the student’s concentration.

• ECON 330 - Comparative Economic Systems (3)
• ECON 332 - Economies of the Pacific Rim (3)
• ECON 333 - Economic Development: Analysis and Case Studies (3)
• ECON 334 - Economics of Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
• ECON 335 - The International Economy (3)
• ECON 336 - Economies of the Middle East (3)
• FIN 370 - International Business Finance (3)
• FIN 371 - Export-Import Financing (3)
• FIN 373 - Asia-Pacific Financial and Security Markets (3)
• FIN 375 - Global Risk Management and International Finance (3)
• MGMT 350 - International Business and Management (3)
• MKTG 445 - Global Marketing (3)
• MKTG 475 - Export/Import Marketing Strategies (3)

Other Requirements, Grades and Residence

Grade-Point Average (GPA). Maintain at least a 2.0 gradepoint average in all college level units attempted, in all units attempted at CSUF, in all units attempted in the major and in all units attempted in the concentration. Earn at least a “C” (2.0) in each core course and in each of the following concentrations: Accounting, Information Systems and Decision Sciences. A “C-” (1.7) or lower is not a passing grade.

Grade option. Take all required core courses and all required concentration courses in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics for a letter grade (A,B,C,D,F). The Credit/No Credit grading option may not be used for these courses, and a grade of CR (credit) will not satisfy the  requirements for the degree. Exception: Courses in calculus may be taken under the Credit/No Credit grading option; however, if it is also taken to meet general education requirements then it must be taken for a letter grade.

Residence. At least 30 units in the major and at least one-half of the units in the concentration (except Accounting, which requires 15) must be taken in residence in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics; at least 15 of the last 24 units before graduation must be taken in residence in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics.

Additional Information

^† Required of business majors with a concentration in economics

^‡ May be taken by business majors, in lieu of ECON 315  

* Accounting concentration, Accounting and Business Analytics concentration, and Joint Emphasis in Accounting and Information Systems students are exempt from this course