Apr 19, 2025

DRAFT 2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Business Administration, Management Concentration, BS

The Management Program, offered by the School of Management , prepares graduates for successful and innovative careers. We emphasize fundamental principles underlying high-performance in diverse organizations at the team, company, and industry levels. We teach analytical tools, decision-making processes, and best practices for leading and managing workplaces that are legally compliant, ethical, and financially sustainable. Attention is focused on evidence-based management, competitive strategy, behavioral science, and stakeholder management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Concentration Requirements for Management must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”. The following Preparation for the Major and Required for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: ENGL 2 , MATH 70 , BUS1 20 , BUS2 90 .

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures

Apply for Graduation
Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 19 (9 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 3 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 2

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied in Major Preparation by Writing in Disciplines)

Major Preparation: 15

Major Requirements: 46

Concentration Requirements: 18

University Electives: 11

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (15 units)

ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3 unit(s)
ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
ENGL 2 - Critical Thinking and Writing 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B / Formerly Area A3) (Or equivalent.)
MATH 70 - Mathematics for Business 3 unit(s) (GE Area Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (Students who complete any of the following with a C or better may substitute it for MATH 70 : MATH 30 , 30X , 31 , 31X , 32 , 32X , 70X , 71 , or 71X .)

Writing in the Disciplines (3 units)

Complete one course from:

COMM 100W - Writing Workshop: Writing for Influence 3 unit(s) (WID)
ENGL 100WB - Written Communication: Business 3 unit(s) (WID)
LLD 100WB - Writing Workshop for Business Students 3 unit(s) (WID)

3. Major Requirements (70 units)

Core Courses (46 units)

Lower Division Courses (16 units)

BUS1 20 - Financial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS1 21 - Managerial Accounting 3 unit(s)
BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS2 90 - Business Statistics 3 unit(s) (Transfer students with STAT 95 (C or better) may use this in lieu of BUS2 90 .)
BUS4 91L - Computer Tools for Business 1 unit(s)
BUS3 12 - Business First Year Experience 3 unit(s) (
BUS3 10
can be substituted for Transfer Students)

Upper Division Business Fundamentals Courses (15 units)

BUS2 130 - Introduction to Marketing 3 unit(s)
BUS5 140 - Fundamentals of Operations Management 3 unit(s)
BUS3 160 - Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 unit(s)
BUS1 170 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 unit(s)
BUS2 190 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics 3 unit(s)

Upper Division Business Integration and Perspectives Courses (15 units)

BUS5 187 - Global Dimensions of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS4 188 - Business Systems and Policy 3 unit(s)
BUS3 189 - Strategic Management 3 unit(s)
BUS3 186 or PHIL 186 - Professional and Business Ethics 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
One non-business global perspectives course in GE UD Area 3 (Formerly Area V) 3 unit(s)

Concentration Requirements (18 units)

Additionally, to qualify for a baccalaureate degree in business administration with a Management concentration, all courses in the concentration must be completed with a grade of “C- or Better”.

Required Courses (9 units)

BUS3 161A - Applied Organizational Behavior 3 unit(s)
BUS3 161B - Organization Theory 3 unit(s)
BUS3 166 - Business, Government, & Society 3 unit(s)

Additional Courses (9 units)

Complete One Course From:

BUS3 150 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 146 - Fundamentals of Project Management 3 unit(s)

Complete Two Courses From:

BUS2 195A - Spreadsheet Modeling 3 unit(s)
BUS2 195B - Data Visualization and Exploration 3 unit(s)
BUS3 149 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 unit(s)
BUS3 152 - Human Resources Analytics 3 unit(s)
BUS3 153 - Management of Diversity 3 unit(s)
BUS3 154 - Workforce Planning, Staffing and Training 3 unit(s)
BUS3 155 - Performance Management and Development 3 unit(s)
BUS3 165 - Analysis and Design of Teams 3 unit(s)
BUS3 169A - Honors Practicum I 3 unit(s)
BUS3 169B - Honors Practicum II 3 unit(s)
BUS5 141 - Procurement and Supply Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 142 - Total Quality Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 144 - Supply Chain Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 145 - Operations & Supply Chain Strategy 3 unit(s)
BUS5 147 - Service Operations Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 148 - Sustainable Operations Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 162 - International and Comparative Management 3 unit(s)
BUS5 165A - Global Leadership 3 unit(s)
BUS5 167 - Managing Environmental Issues 3 unit(s)
BUS5 181 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 unit(s)
BUS5 183 - Global Entrepreneurship 3 unit(s)
HSPM 102 - Hotel & Lodging Operations 3 unit(s)
HSPM 130 - Special Event Planning 3 unit(s)

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