Courses | B.S. in Business Administration

Integration Seminar Requirement

Business Administration majors will be required to fulfill their Biblical Studies Integration Seminar requirement by completing the specific integration seminar BBST 4657 Integration Seminar: Organizational Ethics.

Minimum Grade Requirement

A minimum grade of a C is required in all Business Administration, B.S. major and concentration courses taken at Biola. Anyone receiving lower than a C must repeat the course with a higher grade to receive credit for the course.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Business Administration majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in integration seminar, mathematics, and ENGL 313 within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. PHIL 215 and PSYC 200 are recommended for all business majors.
Program Courses
BUSN 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUSN 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
BUSN 211	Principles of Accounting I	3
BUSN 212	Principles of Accounting II	3
BUSN 220	Management Information Systems	3
BUSN 240	Principles of Management	3
BUSN 323	Business Analytics	3
BUSN 347	Global Business Environment	3
BUSN 361	Business Law	3
BUSN 370	Business Finance	3
BUSN 470	Strategic Management	3
BUSN 499	Business Career Capstone	3
BBST 4657	Integration Seminar: Organizational Ethics 1	3
ENGL 3132	Writing in the Disciplines for Business 2	3
MATH 190	Business Statistics 3	3
or MATH 210	Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Select a Concentration detailed below		21
Completion of approved internship (see Graduation Requirements)
Completion of career management workshops (see Graduation Requirements)
Program Course Requirements: 66 credits (includes 21 credits of concentration)
Core Curriculum Requirements 4		54-58
Total Credits		120-124

¹

Fulfills the BBST 465 Biblical and Theological Studies Integration Seminar requirement.

²

Fulfills the ENGL 313 Core Curriculum requirement.

If students have already fulfilled the ENGL 313 Core Curriculum requirement prior to becoming a Business major, non-Business sections of ENGL 313 may fulfill this requirement.

³

Fulfills Math Core Curriculum requirement.

⁴

See Core Curriculum Program section for details.

Concentrations

Requirements for these concentrations are as follows. Upper-division courses require acceptance into the Crowell School of Business.

Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

This concentration was formerly offered as Business Analytics.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
CSCI 105	Introduction to Computer Science	3
BUSN 230	Introduction to Marketing	3
or BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application
BUSN 426	Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence	3
BUSN 427	Advanced Business Analytics with Machine Learning and AI	3
MATH 380	Statistics and Data Science Consulting Practicum	3
Select 6 credits of electives from the following:		6
BUSN 434	Introduction to Fintech
CSCI 305	Programming for Data Science I
CSCI 402	Database Management
JOUR 305	Data Reporting and Visualization
Other BUSN or CSCI or MATH elective as approved by Department Advisor
Students wishing to complete a more in-depth focus on artificial intelligence are encouraged to add a minor in Computer Science.
Total Credits		21

Entrepreneurship

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application	3
BUSN 338	Entrepreneurship Practicum	3
BUSN 364	Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formation	3
BUSN 466	Financing the Entrepreneurial Venture	3
Select 9 credits of Business elective courses		9
Total Credits		21

Finance

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 230	Introduction to Marketing 1	3
or BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application
BUSN 243	Fundamentals of Financial Planning	3
BUSN 462	Investments	3
Select 12 credits from the following: 2		12
BUSN 311	Intermediate Accounting I 3
BUSN 313	Cost Accounting 3
BUSN 339	Estate Planning 4
BUSN 342	Retirement Planning 3, 4
BUSN 354	Insurance and Tax Planning 4
BUSN 428	Advanced Topics in Finance 3, 5
BUSN 434	Introduction to Fintech
BUSN 463	Advanced Corporate Finance 3
BUSN 477	Capstone for Financial Planning 4
Total Credits		21

¹

Students are encouraged to take BUSN 231. See advisor for more details.

²

Students wishing to pursue both Financial Planning/Wealth Management and Financial Analyst roles should add a minor in Financial Planning. See advisor for course selections.

Students wishing to complete a more in-depth focus on Fintech are encouraged to add a minor in Analytics and AI or Computer Science.

³

Recommended for Financial Analyst roles to pursue a CFA charter or CFO role.

⁴

Recommended for Financial Planning/Wealth Management roles, fulfilling CFP® education requirement.

⁵

May be offered as 1-credit intensive. Topics include investment banking, FP&A, real estate, OCIO, financial derivatives, and fintech.

Financial Planning

As of Fall 2026 this concentration is in teach-out phase; it is not open to new or readmit students. Students wishing to pursue Financial Planning may do so in the Finance concentration.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 230	Introduction to Marketing	3
or BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application
BUSN 243	Fundamentals of Financial Planning	3
BUSN 339	Estate Planning	3
BUSN 342	Retirement Planning	3
BUSN 354	Insurance and Tax Planning	3
BUSN 462	Investments	3
BUSN 477	Capstone for Financial Planning	3
Total Credits		21

Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 230	Introduction to Marketing	3
or BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application
BUSN 318	Human Resource Management 1	3
BUSN 421	Leadership and Change 2	3
BUSN 490	Seminar in Current Business Topics	3
Select 9 credits of Business electives		9
Total Credits		21

¹

BUSN 320 may be substituted for BUSN 318.

²

BUSN 422 may be substituted for BUSN 421.

Marketing

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application	3
BUSN 432	Marketing Research	3
BUSN 435	Business to Business Marketing	3
BUSN 438	Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations	3
BUSN 474	Innovative Thinking for Marketing Professionals	3
Select 6 credits of Business electives		6
Total Credits		21

Marketing Management 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Concentration Courses
BUSN 230	Introduction to Marketing 1	3
or BUSN 231	Introduction to Marketing: Practical Application
BUSN 318	Human Resource Management 2	3
BUSN 334	Promotions	3
BUSN 418	Consumer Behavior	3
Select 9 credits of Business electives		9
Total Credits		21

¹

Students are encouraged to take BUSN 231. See advisor for more details.

²

BUSN 320 may be substituted for BUSN 318.