Bachelor of Business Administration

• Overview
• Curriculum Summary
• Course Descriptions
• Admission Information
• Application Process

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) prepares students for entry-level management positions and provides a course of study for adults who wish to enhance their professional and managerial skills. Students are required to meet for class once a week, and participate in project team activities designed to enhance the learning process and development of problem-solving skills. Project team activities are monitored by professors.

Objectives of the Bachelor of Business Administration Program

The Bachelor of Business Administration program incorporates the development of the adult student’s exposure to human problems and personal values, with a well-planned curriculum, which integrates advanced cognitive skills, awareness of self and others, and social and interpersonal skills, all through a Christian worldview.

Certain required courses within the business degree program, form the theoretical and practical framework adults need to succeed in increasingly responsible leadership roles within their professional and personal organizations. The Bachelor of Business Administration encourages students to achieve the following educational objectives:

• Apply critical thinking and reasoning skills to identify problems and to develop problem-solving abilities.
• Develop their potential, enabling them to face the future with confidence and determination.
• Facilitate spiritual growth and examine personal and corporate values and behavior from a Christian worldview.
• Facilitate social development and effectiveness in interpersonal relationships through development of a Christian worldview and constructive attitudes toward work, other people, and the quality of life.
• Prepare for leadership and service in their vocations.
• Develop written communication skills.
• Develop oral communication skills.
• Foster and promote a sense of biblical worldview ethics and values to be applied in their personal and professional lives.
• Understand the functional components of business - economics, marketing, accounting, finance, law, management.
• Apply theoretical knowledge to solve real-life problems through teamwork within the context of an active learning environment.

 

Curriculum Summary

Bachelor of Business Administration Curriculum Summary
Course #	Title	Credit
BUS301	Advanced Learning Applications	1
BUS326	Principles of Management	3
BUS304	Business Communications	3
BBA310	Management Information Systems	3
BBA320	Financial Accounting	3
BUS414	Business Law	3
BUS321	Administrative Accounting	3
BBA340	Marketing Strategies	3
MAT202	Quantitative Reasoning	3
MAT345	Math for Business and Economics	3
BSM425	Marketplace Economics	3
BUS363	Business Finance	3
BUS412	Organizational Behavior	3
BBA350	Business Statistics I	3
BUS420	International Business	3
BBA 419	Business Policy	3
WVC 401	Kingdom Life:  Family and Workplace	3
	Major	49
	General Education	47
	Additional Transfer or Electives	28
	Total Required Course Hours	124

 

Course Descriptions

See College Catalogue for Bachelor of Business Administration course descriptions.

 

Admission Information

As you apply for admission to Belhaven College, you can use this checklist to assist you in the process. Each item required is necessary to apply, be accepted and register at the college.  If you have any questions about admission, contact orlandoadmission@belhaven.edu or 407-804-1424.

1.  COMPLETE the APPLICATION for ADMISSION

• Minimum age of 21 (If you are unable to meet the admission requirements, please contact the Office of Admission.)
• One year of relevant work experience required.
  

2.  REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS

• The last 31 semester hours of degree work must be completed at Belhaven College.
• Please submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended. You may make copies of the transcript request form.
• Students applying with fewer than 12 semester hours of college credit acceptable by Belhaven must also submit an official high school transcript showing the date of graduation. A 2.0 grade point average is required.
• A student who has earned the General Education Development (GED) certificate may be admitted. An official GED transcript must be provided from the State Department of Education of the state that issued the certificate; average score of 50; subscores of 45 or higher considered for conditional admission.
  

3.  TRANSFERRING CREDITS

Full credit is usually allowed for students transferring work from another regionally accredited institution. See Transferability of credit notice. The registrar will determine if the work is consistent with a liberal arts curriculum. The final decision is made on the basis that work must:

• Be from an accredited institution
• Be college academic level, and
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
  

4.  SUBMIT TEST SCORES

• Diagnostic Testing will also be available to students during orientation in order to determine the student’s level of Math and English skills.
• Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English by scoring 500 or above paper-based or 173 computer-based or 61 on the internet-based on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL0). The TOEFL requirements may be waived if English proficiency can be demonstrated through other reliable documentation. Proficiency is usually demonstrated by at least two years of successful academic work at the college or university level in the United States.
• A veteran who wished to be assessed for military credit or who will use veteran benefits must submit a copy of Form DD214 to Belhaven College.