Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

The undergraduate Business Administration program provides an integrated business education, focusing on equipping students with a solid foundation in functional areas of a modern commercial enterprise crucial for the challenges and responsibilities of today’s business world.

The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (BA in BA) Program consists of 123 units, containing 45 units of General Education (GE) and three major parts: 42 units of General Business Administration (GBA), 21 units of ,Concentrations, and 15 units of Elective courses.

The General Education courses are an essential part of higher education. They provide a broad foundation of general knowledge for the more specialized upper division courses and prepare students for contemporary life and communication. These courses may be required or elective. They offer fundamentals of a higher education and develop skills and prerequisites for advanced studies. The following are main fields of general education: Critical Thinking, English Composition and Communications; Humanities (including American and English literature and foreign languages); Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences; Natural, Political, and Social Sciences (including biology, physics, economics, and history); Psychology and Introductions to Business and Law.

GE part of each undergraduate degree program includes 45 units of courses. The GE course compositions vary reflecting specific needs of each program. However, the core GE courses and the main part of GE learning outcomes are the same.

GENERAL EDUCATION (45 units)

Basic Subjects (15 units)		Sciences, English, and Humanities (30 units)
MATH 10		SCI 31		MATH —
SCI 10		HIST 10 or HIST 15		HIST — or HUM —
PSYCH 10		HUM 10		ECON 10 or ECON 280
CS 10		POL SCI 10 or SOCSCI 10		ENG 86
ENG 75		ENG 82		ENG 77, 90s, 169, or 280

GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (GBA), CONCENTRATION, AND ELECTIVE COURSES (78 units)

GBA Courses (42 units)				Concentration (21 units)		Electives (15 units)
BA 10		BA 130
BA 19		BA 140
BA 42		BA 150
ECON 20A		BA 215
ECON 20B		BA 240
BA 110		BA 250
BA 115		BA 290

Students enrolled* in the Bachelor of Arts degree program are expected to maintain their grades corresponding to the policy of satisfactory progress and the following chart. The chart specifies the criteria for achieving satisfactory academic progress for full-time students (no transfers) in the BA in BA degree program based on the allowable maximum number of semester credit hours attempted (part-time students are evaluated proportionally to the taken part of a program; students who changed their program will be evaluated on all courses taken).

* Admission requirements

**Units attempted means courses’ units for which the students have incurred a financial obligation or for which any university scholarship funds have been disbursed.

To graduate the BA in Business Administration Degree, all students must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) or better by the end of the program and complete at least 45 units of General Education courses, 42 units of General Business Administration courses, 21 units of concentration courses, and 15 units of elective courses. The program may include an optional minor of 18 units (page 40). A maximum of 92 credit units can be transferred from other institutions; and at least 18 credits taken at Lincoln University must be for business administration courses.

A time limitation for receiving the BA in Business Administration degree at Lincoln University is established to ensure that the degree current knowledge in the field of study. Academic credit received twelve (12) years or more before the program completion will be deemed “no longer applicable”. Petition for exception to the policy may be directed to the Provost for consideration and determination.

YEAR ONE
Fall
	BA 10	Business Foundations	3
	CS 10	Introduction to Computer Science	3
	MATH 10	College Mathematics	3
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Fall Total		15 Units
Spring
	BA 42	Financial Accounting	3
	ECON 20A	Principles of Economics I	3
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Spring Total		12 Units
Summer
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Summer Total		6 Units
First Year Total			33 Units
YEAR TWO
Fall
	BA 110	Management Principles	3
	ECON 20B	Principles of Economics II	3
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Fall Total		12 Units
Spring
	BA 19	Business Ethics	3
	BA 115	Statistics	3
	BA 130	Introduction to International Business	3
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Spring Total		15 Units
Summer
	– –	General Education Courses	6
	Summer Total		6 Units
Second Year Total			33 Units
YEAR THREE
Fall
	BA 140	Fundamentals of Finance	3
	BA 150	Marketing	3
	BA 215	Production Management	3
	– –	General Education Courses	3
	Fall Total		12 Units
Spring
	BA 240	Managerial Accounting	3
	BA –	Concentration Courses	6
	– –	Elective Course	3
	Spring Total		12 Units
Summer
	BA –	Concentration Courses	6
	Summer Total		6 Units
	Third Year Total		30 Units
YEAR FOUR
Fall
	BA 250	Entrepreneurial Management	3
	BA –	Concentration Courses	9
	Fall Total		12 Units
Spring
	BA 290	Strategic Business Management	3
	– –	Elective Courses	12
	Spring Total		15 Units
Fourth Year Total			27 Units
* Variations of the sequence are permitted and common.

Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree program may choose a minor area of emphasis in addition to their major. Established minor is available in Information Technology. Students may also develop an individual minor area using the existing courses with the approval of the Dean, Program Director, or Provost. A maximum of 9 credit units can be transferred to a Lincoln University minor.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MINOR (18 Units)

A minor in Information Technology includes 18 units of prescribed work in the following areas: computer science core areas and advanced computer topics. Specific requirements in each area are detailed below:

Core Areas – Part 1 (all of the following):
CS 50	Introduction to Programming	3
CS 90	Studies in Programming Languages	3
CS 140	Data Structures	3
BA 160	Information Systems Concept and Business Applications	3
Advanced Topics – Part 2 (6 units from the following):
CS 175	Topics in Artificial Intelligence	3
CS 220	Software Engineering	3
CS 237	Database	3
BA 262	Systems Analysis and Design	3
Total Required for Information Technology Minor		18 Units

The BA in Business Administration / MBA program option is designed to apply for a course of study leading to a BA in Business Administration and MBA degrees in a shorter time frame than pursuing each degree independently. Students accepted into this joint enrollment option may be able to complete both degrees as quickly as five and a half years, instead of six and a half years common for the sequential programs study. Students pay the undergraduate rate per unit for undergraduate courses and the graduate rate for the graduate courses.

The BA in Business Administration / MBA option is based on Lincoln University’s existing curriculum for its accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees. Transfer credits can be granted toward earning LU undergraduate degree. It will determine the length of enrollment required for a student to successfully complete both degrees.

BA/MBA joint option Admission Requirements

Applicants for this joint option must meet all existing undergraduate degree program requirements related to GPA standards and TOEFL scores, including transcripts covering all completed college-level academic coursework. Admitted students must maintain a GPA sufficient to meet the admission requirements for Lincoln University’s MBA program to be able to continue with the second degree.

Joint Curriculum Structure

Students who completed all core undergraduate business requirements, but BA 290, may choose to take some graduate courses (subject of proper prerequisites and approval by the course instructor and Provost) as electives. Also some common requirements courses are acceptable for both programs. These courses will be applied to the MBA degree. Below is an example of a program content.

1.	General Education Courses	45 Units
2.	BA Lower Division Courses	15 Units
3.	BA in BA Core Courses	21 Units
4.	BA in BA Concentration	21 Units
5.	*Electives BA/MBA Core and Concentration (BA 301, BA 304, BA306, BA 320, an MBA concentration course)	15 Units
6.	*BA / MBA Common Requirements	6 Units (BA 240/340, BA 250/330 or BA 241/BA 360)
BA in BA degree awarded at		123 Units
7.	*MBA Concentration	6 Units
8.	*MBA Core (BA 307, BA 390)	6 Units
9.	*MBA Project/Internship/Exam	3 Units
MBA Degree awarded at		36 graduate units

Courses with asterisks (*) are not transferable from other institutions, and can be taken after at least 90 credits of lower division courses have been completed.

Cohort/Distant BA in Business Administration Degree Option

The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration cohort / distance education degree is offered at Lincoln University in a cohort format only (see page 20). Students matriculating at the same time attend the same courses and move through the program as a group.

Students must successfully complete 123 units of required coursework to complete the BA in Business Administration degree program. The estimated time for degree completion (ETDC) for BA in BA program is 5 (five) years. The estimated tuition and fees for completion of BA in BA degree program is listed below:

Tuition & Fees	Charges
Tuition*	$5,700
Registration Fees	$250
Total Charges Each Term*	$5,950
Estimated Total Charges for Entire Educational Program	$60,875

*NOTE: For a full-time undergraduate student taking 12 units per semester. The tuition and fees posted above are estimates based on current approved amount and are subject to change. Thus, the final amount may differ from the amounts shown above.