Program: Business Administration, B.A. - Whittier College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 02, 2025

Whittier College 2024-2025

Requirements

A minimum of 33 credits in Business Administration, of which 21 credits must be at the 300 level or above

Required Business Administration Courses

BSAD 130 - Business and Society 3 credits
BSAD 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting 3 credits
BSAD 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 credits
BSAD 231 - Business Law 3 credits
BSAD 310 - Business Finance I 3 credits
BSAD 320 - Marketing Principles 3 credits
BSAD 330 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 credits
BSAD 341 - Management Information Systems 3 credits
BSAD 350 - International Business 3 credits
BSAD 489 - Management Strategy and Policy 3 credits

Other Required Courses

ECON 200 - Principles of Economics: Macro 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Economics: Micro 3 credits
MATH 080 - Elementary Statistics 3 credits
MATH 085 - Precalculus Mathematics 4 credits
or any other higher numbered mathematics course

One of the following:

Six credits of upper-division electives in Business Administration; or
Three credits of upper-division electives in Business Administration and three credits in upper-division electives in Economics; or
For students choosing to earn an optional concentration in Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management or Marketing: Nine credits in the chosen area of concentration beyond those required courses specified above. These courses must be selected with the department’s approval, with at least six credits being 300-level or 400-level BSAD courses. If appropriate, one of the three courses may be a BSAD course below the 300 level or a non-BSAD course.

Accounting Concentration

Complete 9 credits

BSAD 301 - Intermediate Accounting 3 credits
BSAD 306 - Auditing and Case Simulations 3 credits
BSAD 307 - Federal Tax Accounting 3 credits
BSAD 308 - Accounting Information: Decision Making 3 credits
BSAD 340 - Humanistic Values and Management 3 credits

Finance Concentration

Complete 9 credits

BSAD 212 - Financial Institutions 3 credits
BSAD 213 - Financial Crisis 3 credits
BSAD 308 - Accounting Information: Decision Making 3 credits
BSAD 414 - Derivatives and Financial Modeling 3 credits
Other acceptable electives for a maximum of 3 credits towards the concentration
ECON 305 - Introduction to Econometrics 4 credits
ECON 310 - Money and Banking 3 credits
ECON 385 - International Trade and Finance 3 credits

International Business Concentration

Complete 9 credits

BSAD 333 - Managing Multinational Corporations 4 credits
BSAD 360 - Sustainable Development and the Triple Bottom Line 3 credits
BSAD 423 - International Marketing 3 credits
Other acceptable electives for a maximum of 3 credits towards the concentration
ECON 383 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 credits
ECON 385 - International Trade and Finance 3 credits
ECON 386 - Growth & Development 3 credits
PLSC 220 - International Relations 3 credits

Management Concentration

Complete 9 credits

BSAD 331 - Theories and Practices of Leadership 3 credits
BSAD 340 - Humanistic Values and Management 3 credits
BSAD 360 - Sustainable Development and the Triple Bottom Line 3 credits
BSAD 431 - Human Resources Management 3 credits
BSAD 435 - Leading & Growing the Small Business 3 credits

Marketing Concentration

Complete 9 credits

BSAD 422 - Consumer Behavior 3 credits
BSAD 423 - International Marketing 3 credits
BSAD 362 - Social Media Marketing 3 credits
PSYC 352 - Social Psychology 3 credits
BSAD 421 - Branding 3 credits

Recommended

One course in ethics
Internship
Study Abroad

Additional Offerings

190, 290, 390, 490 Selected Topics in Business Administration
Variable credits. Permission. May be repeated for credit

392 Internship

335 Leadership Practicum

295, 395, 495 Independent Studies
Credit and time arranged. Permission. May be repeated for credit. *Not offered every year

*Course offered every other year