Program Information
With an emphasis on the quantitative and analytical skills needed in the business environment, the Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) provides a solid foundation in the functional aspects of business organizations including accounting, finance, operations, marketing, information technology, and data analysis. 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.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the BSB 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 by 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.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for full admission to the BSB (English and Indonesian) program, applicants must:
Applicants may be admitted with subject to documentation status based on the submission of unofficial transcripts. See Subject to Documentation status for more information.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business
The degree requires completion of 120 units as follows: 36 units of general education, 54 units for the major, and 30 units of elective courses. 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 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 the English requirement for the degree has not been satisfied, newly enrolled students must take a placement test administered by the Mayapada (Indonesia) to ensure proper placement in the English course. Students may also choose to waive the placement test and enroll in the first course in ENGL 10A . (See the course descriptions below to identify courses that have prerequisite course requirements.)
