School: Business
Degree Type: Associates Degree | Bachelors Degree | Minor
Format: In-Person
Student Type: Traditional Undergraduate

The Business Administration major balances theoretical instruction with practical, hands-on experience. Warner Pacific Business graduates have gone on to careers in business administration, business communications, customer relations, marketing, operations and supply chain logistics among others as well as various graduate programs.

An associate degree and a minor are also available in Business Administration.

Degree Plans

B.S. in Business Administration
Program Requirements: 48 credits: 16 credits in residence, 22 credits total upper division.

Prerequisites: 6 credits

BUS 223 | Introduction to Microsoft Office | 3 credits
MA 111 or MA 242 | College Algebra or Intro to Statistics (or higher level math) | 3 credits

Major Requirements: 42 credits

BUS 120 | Introduction to Business and Personal Finance | 3 credits
BUS 195 | Internship Preparation | 2 credits
BUS 211 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits
BUS/COMM 261 | Organizational Writing and Presentations | 3 credits
BUS 290 | Ethics, Social Issues, and Responsibility | 3 credits
BUS 303 | Business and Employment Law | 3 credits
BUS 310 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 credits
BUS 319 | Intro to Human Resource Management | 3 credits
BUS/PSY 321 | Organizational Behavior | 3 credits
BUS 363 | Introduction to Business Finance | 3 credits
BUS 394 | Research Methods and Applied Statistics | 3 credits
BUS 445 | Global Business | 3 credits
BUS 495 | Internship | 1-6 credits
EC 203 | Economics | 3 credits
MKTG 242 | Marketing | 3 credits

Upon successful completion of the core courses in the Business Administration major, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

  • Proficiency in the key concepts and methods of inquiry associated with Business.
  • Proficiency in the use of quantitative tools used to make good business decisions.
  • Critical thinking through evidence based arguments associated with the various areas of Business practice.
  • An ability to produce work that integrates concepts and methods associated with the disciplines of Business.
  • Proficiency associated with Microsoft Office and other associated Business Systems.
  • Communication fluency via written and oral presentation assignments.
  • Proficiency in the basic functional competencies of decision-making, risk analysis, measurement, reporting, research, and leveraging technology to enhance functional competencies.
  • Proficiency in the basic personal competencies of professional demeanor, problem solving and decision-making, interaction, leadership, communication, project management, and leveraging technology to enhance personal competencies.

A.S. in Business Administration
27 credits: 15 in residence

BUS 120 | Introduction to Business & Personal Finance | 3 credits
BUS 211 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits
BUS 223 | Introduction to Microsoft Office | 3 credits
BUS/COMM 261 | Organizational Writing and Presentations | 3 credits
BUS 310 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 credits
EC 203 | Economics | 3 credits
MKTG 242 | Marketing | 3 credits
Approved Business electives, selected in consultation with a faculty advisor | 6 credits

To complete the A.S. Degree, students must also complete a total of 60 credits and all A.S. core requirements. This major includes 2 courses that will also apply to the A.S. core requirements: EC 203 (Critical Thinking) and BUS 223 (Information Technology).

Minor in Business Administration
Prerequisites: EC 203, MA 111 or 242 required.
24 credits: 15 credits in residence, 12 credits upper division.

BUS 120 | Introduction to Business and Personal Finance | 3 credits
BUS 211 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 credits
BUS/COMM 261 | Organizational Writing and Presentation | 3 credits
BUS 303 | Business and Employment Law | 3 credits
BUS 310 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 credits
BUS 363 | Introduction to Business Finance | 3 credits
BUS 394 | Research Methods and Applied Statistics | 3 credits
MKTG 242 | Marketing | 3 credits