While studying the core subjects, students will examine in-depth a wide spectrum of
business-related issues, such as how to organize and run a business; how to identify
business opportunities and to create value; how to understand the changing definitions
of profit and success in a global and diverse marketplace; and the causes of business
success and failure. The BSB also provides a pathway to graduate study such as the
MBA, the Master of Science degrees in Taxation or Finance, and the Master of Arts
in Counseling Psychology or Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
The BSB implements a flexible course of study designed to build skills in the quantitative
and analytical areas needed for success while maximizing the number of transfer credits
that can be counted toward the degree.
The Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) requires completion of 120 units as follows:
36 units of general education and liberal studies coursework, 54 unitsrequired for
the major, and 30 units of electives courses, including courses taken toward minors.
(See Declaring Minors be-low for more information.) Each course listed carries three
semester units of credit, unless otherwise noted. A cumulative grade-point average
of 2.00 “C” or higher is required in all courses taken at Golden Gate University.
All degree-seeking undergraduate students must complete their English, mathematics
and critical thinking requirements within their first 27 units at Golden Gate University,
unless they have already earned credit for the equivalent courses from another institution
and have had those courses accepted in transfer by Golden Gate University. If either
Math or English requirements for the degree have not been satisfied, newly enrolled
students must take placement tests to ensure proper placement in the appropriate Math
or English course. Students may also choose to waive the placement tests and enroll
in the first course in either series, which are ENGL 10A and MATH 10. (See the course
descriptions below to identify courses that have prerequisite course requirements.)
GENERAL EDUCATION - 36 UNITS
Lifelong Learning and Self Development - 3 units
- UGP 10
- Gateway to Success
Communication and Critical Thinking - 9 units
- CRTH 10
- Critical Thinking
- ENGL 60
- Research Writing
Plus one of the following:
- COMM 35
- Speech Communication
- COMM 40
- Understanding Communication
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 units
- MATH 20
- Applied Intermediate Algebra
Liberal Studies - 21 units
- ARTS 50
- Contemporary Arts & Culture (or any other ARTS course offered)
- HIST 50
- Contemporary American Economic History (or any other HIST course offered)
- HUM 50
- Examining the Humanities (or any other HUM course offered)
- LIT 10
- LIT 10 Foundations of Literary Study
- PHIL 50
- Professional & Personal Ethics (or any other PHIL course offered)
- MGT 180
- Global Human Resources
- SCI 50
- Science, Technology & Social Change (or any other SCI course offered)
- SOSC 50
- American Government in the 21st Century (or any other SOSC course offered)
OR:
- PSYCH 10
- Introduction to Psychology (or any other PSYCH course offered)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Foundation Courses - 24 units
- ACCTG 1A
- Introductory Financial Accounting (*MSADA foundation course.)
- ACCTG 1B
- Introductory Managerial Accounting (*MSADA foundation course.)
- ECON 1
- Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- ENGL 120
- Business Writing
- MATH 30
- College Algebra
- MATH 40
- Statistics
- MATH 104
- Quantitative Fluency for Business Managers and Leaders
*Students who intend to pursue the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) must earn a “B” or better in these courses in order to satisfy the program’s foundation
requirement.
Business Courses - 30 units
- FI 100
- Financial Management
- ITM 125
- Management Information Systems
- MGT 100
- Manager as Communicator
- MGT 140
- Management Principles
- MGT 145
- Law of Contracts, Sales & Commercial Transactions
- MGT 156
- Management Policy & Strategy (capstone course to be taken in final term of program)
- MGT 173
- Human Resource Management
- MGT 179
- Introduction to International Business
- MKT 100
- Principles of Marketing
- OP 100
- Principles of Operations Management
Elective Courses - 30 units
Select ten additional upper- or lower-division courses from any subject for a total
of 30 units. Note: courses used to completeminors also count toward this requirement.
Declaring Minors
To be eligible to declare minors, students must have already completed the required
coursework, or be able to complete it intheir final terms without requiring waivers,
substitutions, or directed study courses, unless they are approved in advance by thedepartment
chair, program director, or dean.
Students may declare minors when they have completed the required coursework, or after
the “Last Day to Drop Course with-out Tuition Charge” (per the Academic Calendar)
for their final terms.
Students may declare up to two minors in a given degree program. Students seeking
to declare more than two minors will be re-quired to appeal to the dean for approval.
Students’ diplomas will list the minors that they had successfully completed at thetime
their degrees were conferred. Students may not declare additional minors after their
degrees have been conferred.
The following minors are available for this major:
- Accounting Minor
- Business Minor
- Data Analytics Minor
- Finance Minor
- Human Resource Management Minor
- Information Technology Minor
- International Business Minor
- Law Minor
- Literature Minor
- Management Minor
- Marketing Minor
- Operations and Supply Chain Management Minor
- Organizational Leadership and Human Skills Development Minor
- Psychology Minor
- Public Administration Minor
Business Minor
With an emphasis on the quantitative and analytical skills that are core to the business
environment, the Business Minor providesan introduction to the functional aspects
of business organizations including management, finance, operations, marketing, andinternational
business.
Required Courses - 15 units
Select five of the following:
- ITM 125
- Management Information Systems
- MGT 100
- The Manager as Communicator
- MGT 140
- Management Principles
- MGT 145
- Law of Contracts, Sales and Commercial Transactions
- MGT 156
- Management Policy and Strategy
- MGT 156
- Management Policy and Strategy
- MGT 173
- Human Resource Management
- MGT 179
- Introduction to International Business
- MKT 100
- Principles of Marketing
- OP 100
- Principles of Operations Management
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students who complete the Bachelor of Science in Business will be able to:
- Construct written communications that articulate and promote business ideas, arguments,
or solutions.
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills through persuasive speech, and in providing
clear directions, instructions, and guidelines within a business setting.
- Address a complex business problem applying methods and tools from finance and accounting.
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making in business and develop strategies, practices,
and policies that advance ethical management practices and corporate social responsibility.
- Locate, evaluate and apply information, using a variety of research tools, in analysis
of a complex business problem.
- Apply statistical concepts, methods and tools to analyze and interpret data in the
formulation of business strategies and tactics.
- Demonstrate the self-awareness and habits required to identify, integrate, and apply
new information and skills that increase personal and professional effectiveness in
business contexts.
- Integrate and apply concepts, theories, strategies, and tactics of business management
to develop actionable solutions to business problems.
- Apply knowledge of the global economy in analyzing business problems.
