Business Administration, B.S.B.A. – Online

All business degrees at the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business are composed of: (1) General Education Requirements, (2) Progression Requirements, (3) Core Requirements, (4) Major Requirements, and (5) Electives. To graduate from UNC Charlotte, students must attain a minimum 120 earned credit hours.

Major (45 Hours)
Business Core Courses (27 credit hours):

• BLAW 3150 – Business Law I (3)
• COMM 3160 – Business Communications (3)
• ECON 3125 – Managerial Economics (3)
• FINN 3120 – Financial Management (3)
• INFO 3130 – Management Information Systems (3)
• MGMT 3140 – Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT 3280 – Strategic Management (3)
• MKTG 3110 – Principles of Marketing (3)
• OPER 3100 – Operations Management (3)

Major Courses (Required, 18 credit hours)

• ACCT 3330 – Managerial Accounting and the Decision Process (3)
• MGMT 3282 – Managerial Ethics (3)
• FINN 3271 – Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (3)
• MGMT 3275 – International Business Management (3)
• INFO 3236 – Business Analytics (3)
• MKTG 3220 – Digital Marketing and Web Analytics (3)

Electives

Electives as needed to complete 120 hours. Students may take a variety of electives including courses in project management, leadership, and human resource management.

This major is designed to primarily serve transfer students and former UNC Charlotte students returning to complete their degree. Prospective students who meet the University’s transfer requirements to business but have not yet successfully completed all of the progression courses will be admitted as a Pre-Business major and will be advised while completing the progression courses.

This program also welcomes applicants who have previously received an Associate’s Degree, as this degree meets the 60 credit hour requirement listed below.

General Transfer Admission Requirements: » See University Admission Requirements

Business Transfer Requirements:

• Minimum GPA: 2.7 overall
• “C” or better in all Business Progression Courses completed
• See Pre-Major/Prerequisite/Progression Courses below

Declaration of Major and/or Progression Requirements:

• Junior standing (60 credit hours or more); Pre-Business Requirements listed below; approved Change of Major form. Pre-Business students should submit Change of Major forms to an Academic and Career Coach in the Belk College of Business Niblock Student Center.
• Minimum GPA: 2.7 overall

Pre-Major/Prerequisite/Progression Courses:

• ACCT 2121
• ACCT 2122 or ACCT 3323
• BUSN 1101 (not required for transfer students)
• ECON 2101
• ECON 2102
• INFO 2130
• MATH 1120, MATH 1121, MATH 1241, or MATH 1242
• STAT 1220, STAT 1221, STAT 1222, or STAT 2122
• A minimum grade of C is required for all Progression Courses. Once enrolled at UNC Charlotte, students may attempt each of the Progression Courses listed above a maximum of two times. An attempt is defined as a course that is completed with a final grade of A, B, C, D, or F. Courses repeated under the UNC Charlotte Grade Replacement Policy are excluded from the GPA computation, but will count as an attempt.

Please utilize the Transfer Credit Advisor for a list of courses that have previously transferred from your institution. Course equivalency lists are not exhaustive for any school except North Carolina community colleges. Download the following documents for more information:

• North Carolina Community College Transfer Guide into the Belk College of Business
• North Carolina Community College Course to UNC Charlotte Course Equivalent

A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business will prepare you for personal success and civic responsibility. Our graduates go on to work at top companies and organizations like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Lowe’s, TIAA, Atrium Health, and Amazon.

Our B.S.B.A. graduates hold job titles such as

• General and Operations Manager
• Human Resources Manager
• Recruiters and Human Resources Specialist
• Sales Manager
• Business Analyst

Enhance your Earning Power and Career Growth

UNC Charlotte alumni with a B.S.B.A. earn an average salary of $70,500, according to Lightcast, which sampled 1,583 alumni who graduated from 2009 through 2022 (Source: Lightcast, 2023). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also projects that employment in management occupations will grow 9% nationally from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Earn your business administration degree from UNC Charlotte online, in as little as two years. No commuting, no inconvenient class times. Learn around your busy schedule and life.

Learn from faculty who are leaders in the field. Our accomplished faculty are researchers and subject matter experts with real-world experience. They’re flexible and caring, and will mentor you every step of the way.

Dive deep into career-enhancing coursework. Our curriculum will increase your skills in marketing, project management, operations management, process improvement, strategic planning, communications, and team leadership. You’ll also develop your critical thinking and data analysis skills.

Stand out with a respected, top-tier degree. The Belk College of Business is among the best in the Carolinas and has over 37,000 alumni.

The online B.S.B.A. in Business Administration major is highly affordable with a competitive semester hour rate of $189.48 and an estimated program cost of $8,526.60 for NC residents.

Resident: $189.48 per credit hour

Outside of NC Non-Resident: $348.32 per credit hour

Non Resident: $800.40 per credit hour

Students may be eligible to apply for scholarships within the Niner Scholars portal, but please be advised that the portal is only open to students who have been accepted to UNC Charlotte.