Bachelor of Business Administration

The BBA program prepares undergraduate students from Guam and the region to assume professional business positions in the private and public sectors. Students pursue their degree through one of three pathways, each of which leads to the same BBA degree.

The three BBA pathways are:

General Business Pathway;
Business Professional Pathway;
Business Honors Pathway.

Each pathway offers 24 credit hours of upper-division business preparation. Working with an SBPA advisor, students choose a pathway for which they meet the merit-based standards (i.e., minimum GPA requirements).

Successful students will:

PLO1: Know, apply and integrate fundamental business concepts;

PLO 2: Understand local, regional and global business in the context of the economic environment, ethics, law and society;

PLO3: Solve business problems using research, technical, quantitative, collaborative and decision-support tools;

PLO 4: Think critically, communicate effectively, act decisively; and

PLO 5: Be prepared for a business career.

In conjunction with business leaders from the region, SBPA has developed a BBA curriculum with program learning outcomes for personal and professional success. The curriculum is integrated with the University’s General Education requirements. The curriculum and activities do not stop at the University walls. The School, its students and alumni set the stage for lifelong learning and growth through business service learning, membership in student and business organizations,communityand University service, and applied research and consulting. To receive the BBA degree, students complete 124 semester credit hours.

NOTE: The former BBA concentrations have changed to BBA Pathways as of Fanuchånan 2018. Click here for more information.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BBA DEGREE

General Education	47
BBA Foundation*	50*
BBA Pathway*	24*
Upper-Division Free Electives	3
Total Semester Credit Hours	124

*NOTE: 1) It is School policy and a business accreditation standard that at least fifty percent (50%) of the BBA Foundation and BBA Pathway components must be earned at the University of Guam. 2) There are three alternative BBA pathways.

GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT OF THE BBA DEGREE
(47 Credit Hours)

The BBA program requires students to complete 47 semester credit hours of General Education. While there are many choices among the General Education courses offered, it is strongly recommended that BBA students include the following courses as part of their General Education requirements:

Tier I: Core Foundation (15 credit hours)–– CT101, MA110, EN110, CO210, EN111

Tier II: Diversity Foundation (23 credit hours):
Science and Math (4 credit hours) – any course
Human Science (3 credit hours) - PY101 General Psychology or SO101 Introduction to Sociology
Creative and Expressive Arts (3 credit hours) – any course
Human Systems and Organizations (3 credit hours) – any course
Cultural Perspective (3 credit hours) – any course
Uniquely UOG Language (4 credit hours) – any course
Uniquely UOG Regional (3 credit hours) – if approved for this option, PA233 recommended; otherwise, any course

Tier II: Direction Building (9 credit hours):
Direction Building #1 (3 credit hours) – BA110 Principles of Economics
Direction Building #2 (3 credit hours) – BA180 Business Essentials
Direction Building #3 Non-Major Exploration (3 credit hours) – PA205 Data and Basic Statistics for Gov’t and Business

Tier III: Capstone Experience –– BA480 Business Policy and Strategy included in the BBA Foundation.

FOUNDATION COMPONENT OF THE BBA DEGREE
(50 Credit Hours)

Students are required to complete 50 semester credit hours in the BBA Foundation. These courses are fundamental to understanding the commercial world and developing sound business skills. All BBA majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in the BBA Foundation Requirements.

Required coursework in the BBA Foundation Component includes:

Course	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
BA131 OR BA230	Introduction to Information Management OR Data Processing and Data Administration	3	MA110/MA115; C or better MA110/MA115/MA161ab/MA165; C or better
BA200 MA161ab;	Principles of Financial Accounting	3	BA131/BA230 and MA110/MA115/
BA201	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3	BA200; C or better
BA220	Basic Business Finance	3	PA205/MA151/BA210 and BA201; C or better
BA240	Management of Organizations	3	BA180
BA241	Human Resource Management	3	Placement in EN110 and MA110/MA115
BA260	Fundamentals of Marketing	3
BA310	Applied Statistics for Business Decisions	3	PA205/MA151/BA210 and BA240; C or better
Choice of:	BA333 Mgmt. Info. Systems OR BA334 Business Analytics OR BA380 E-Business	3	BA240 and BA330; C or better PA205/MA151/BA210 BA260 and BA330 * may be co-requisite
Choice of:	BA252 International Tourism OR BA341 Int’l Business Environment OR BA420 International Corporate Finance OR BA460 International Marketing	3	BA240 BA220; C or better BA260; C or better
Choice of:	BA420 International Corporate Finance OR BA460 International Marketing Based on Concentration Requirements	3	varies with course
BA335	Cyber Security and Cloud Services	3	BA130/ BA131/ BA230
BA/PA347	Leadership & Collaboration in Business & Society	3	BA240
BA386	Logistics and Supply Chain Management	3	BA240 and BA260
BA440	Organizational Behavior	3	PY101/SO101 and BA240
LW442	The Law and Ethics in Business and Government	3
BA483	Business Professional and Career Development	2	BA220, BA260, BA310 and BA241 or PA440; Senior
BA480	Business Strategy and Policy	3	BA483, Graduating Senior, Instructor’s consent
	Total	50

BBA Foundation courses are to be taken in each of a student’s four years at the University. Courses beginning with the number 1 are suggested for freshmen (e.g. BA131); 2 for sophomores (e.g. BA260); 3 for juniors (e.g. BA310); and 4 for seniors (e.g. BA440). During the senior year, after having completed most of the General Education and BBA Foundation coursework, students take BA483 Business Professional and Career Development. The course is also a prerequisite for the BA480 Business Policy and Strategy capstone. As graduating seniors, students take BA480 Business Strategy and Policy capstone course that integrates the fundamental concepts learned and challenges the students to apply their skills

PATHWAY COMPONENT OF THE BBA DEGREE
(24 credit hours of upper-division BA coursework)

A BBA pathway identifies the upper-division BA coursework required beyond the BBA Foundation. There are three alternative BBA pathways. Each has its own merit-based qualification standards, which students must meet before taking upper-division BA courses in their pathway.*

BBA General Business Pathway OR
BBA Business Professional Pathway OR
BBA Business Honors Pathway.

* Note: i) Each pathway leads to the same BBA degree. Diplomas and transcripts will state that the student was awarded the BBA degree, but will not state the pathway. ii) BBA Pathways are not concentrations.

1. BBA General Business Pathway Requirements (24 credit hours)

The General Business Pathway is designed for the majority of BBA students. The pathway is business inter- disciplinary, preparing well-rounded graduates for Guam’s and the region’s business workforce.

Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper division BA courses in the General Business Pathway. Students need a minimum 2.7 GPA in all prior lower-division coursework and must maintain at least a 2.7 GPA overall.

All students in this pathway take 8 upper-division, business-interdisciplinary BA courses (24 credit hours), as follows.

5 courses:	With SBPA advisor guidance and approval, students choose five upper-division, business-interdisciplinary BA courses that suit their personal and career interests. As the pathway is business interdisciplinary, students may not choose more than three upper-division courses in a single business discipline (e.g., no more than 9 credit hours in accounting, economics, finance, management {includes entrepreneurship, human resources, information technology, international tourism/ hospitality}, or marketing)
1 course:	BA410 Managerial Economics
1 course:	BA441 Operations & Project Management
1 course:	BA482a Business Service Learning: Senior Team Field Project, advisor approval.

2. BBA Business Professional Pathway Requirements (24 credit hours)

The Business Professional Pathway is for select BBA students who have demonstrated the interest and capacity for intensive, upper-division coursework in one of the professional fields of economics/ finance, management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/ hospitality), or marketing.

Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper-division BA courses in the Business Professional Pathway. Students need a minimum 3.3 GPA in all prior lower-division coursework and must maintain at least a 3.3 GPA overall.

All students in this pathway take 8 upper-division courses (24 credit hours), as follows.

6 courses:	From economics/finance, or management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/ hospitality), or marketing. Advisor must approve. Coursework must be related to the selected field and may be from upper-division BA courses and/or independent study. If approved, one of the upper-division courses may be from any upper-division course offered at the University that the advisor judges relevant to the chosen field and course of study.
1 course:	BA431 Topics in the Management of Technology & Innovation
1 course:	BA482b Business Service Learning: Business/Research Internship, advisor approval

3. BBA Business Honors Pathway Requirements (24 credit hours)

The Business Honors Pathway is for the highest performing BBA students. This pathway can be either business interdisciplinary or focused on one of the professional fields of economics/finance, or management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, international tourism/ hospitality), or marketing.

Students must meet the merit-based qualification standards to take upper division BA courses in the Business Honors Pathway. Students need a minimum 3.7 GPA in all prior lower-division coursework and must maintain at least a 3.7 GPA overall.

All students in this pathway take 8 upper-division courses (24 credit hours), as follows.

5 courses:	From economics/finance, management (includes entrepreneurship, human resources, information technology, international tourism/hospitality), or marketing. Advisor must approve. Coursework must be related to the selected field and may be from upper-division BA courses and/or independent study. If approved, one of the upper-division courses may be from any upper-division course offered at the University that the advisor judges relevant to the selected field and course of study.
1 course:	BA431 Topics in the Management of Technology & Innovation
2 courses:	Two Business Service Learning courses from BA482b Business/Research Internship and/or BA482c Business Formation, Innovation and Transformation. Depending on their interests, students may select one course in BA482b and one in BA482c; or two courses in either BA482b or BA482c.

UPPER-DIVISION FREE ELECTIVE COMPONENT OF THE BBA DEGREE
(3 credit hours)

Students must complete 3 semester credit hours in an upper-division, non-BA elective course (i.e., the course cannot begin with BA; nor can the course be a non-BA course such as LW442 as this course is required in the BBA Foundation). For BBA majors, upper-division Legal Studies (LW) and Public Administration (PA) courses may be used to fulfill the upper-division elective requirement.