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Earning your BBA prepares you for a variety of careers in the fields of banking, finance, international management, human resource management, technology management, entrepreneurship, and business analysis.

Earning your BBA prepares you for a variety of careers in the fields of accounting, banking, finance, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, technology management, entrepreneurship, and business analytics.

Available concentrations:

  • Core Accounting Concepts
  • Professional Accounting Concepts
  • Public Accounting Concepts
  • Business Economics
  • Business Interdisciplinary
  • Consumer Marketing
  • Corporate Finance
  • Digital Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Investments
  • General Management
  • Small Enterprise Management
  • Supply Chain Management

Only those courses that meet the requirements of the two concentrations and/or elective hours required of the BBA are eligible for financial aid and veteran’s educational benefits. Students who want to declare more than two concentrations should check with the UAFS Financial Aid Office to determine eligibility for financial assistance for the additional courses.

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree prepares you for a successful career in today's fast-paced and competitive world of business.

Our graduates have enjoyed successful careers at some of the region's most well-known employers including ABB, ArcBest, Arvest, JB Hunt, Northwestern Mutual, OK Foods, Tyson Foods, USA Truck, and Walmart.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for management occupations is expected to be above the pace of the general economy well through 2033. Combine this expected growth with the 2024 annual median wage of $122,090, the highest wage of all major occupation groups, and you can see why so many people are choosing to complete their Bachelor of Business Administration degree from UAFS. 

Format

On Campus

Credit Hours

120

Degree Plan

BBA-Business Administration

Online Completion Degree Option

BBA - Business Administration

The BBA - Business Administration online completion option is a degree-completion program offered online and designed for individuals who have completed an associate degree from an accredited college or university.

Minor

Business Administration
The Business Administration minor is intended for non-majors interested in a basic understanding of the role of business in society and the methods used by business. This curriculum also provides a basis for advanced study.

Accounting Fundamentals
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental coursework in intermediate, cost, and tax accounting. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Consumer Marketing
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental coursework in integrated marketing communications, consumer behavior, and marketing research. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Corporate Finance
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in financial statement, analysis, capital budgeting, and advanced financial management. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Digital Marketing
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in E-business, social media, and digital marketing. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Entrepreneurship
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in small business management, new venture creation, and launching a small business online. Designed to develop working knowledge of the key challenges and operating issues facing new startups and small enterprises. Open to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Human Resource Management
This 9-hour program provides you with fundamental knowledge in staffing and legal issues in human resources as well as strategic compensation. It is designed to demonstrate knowledge in relevant federal, state, and local employee laws and regulations as well as best practices in attracting, motivating and retaining employees. Open to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Investment Securities
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in investments, principles of portfolio management, and derivative securities and markets. Designed to provide skills necessary to analyze securities, construct portfolios, and generate security trading and order strategies. Available to all UAFS students. All hours earned with this credential transfer into the BBA program. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Leadership
Designed to provide a curriculum in which students can actively learn, practice, develop, expand, and improve leadership skills and competencies. Available to all UAFS students. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Public Accounting Standards & Practices
This 18-hour program is designed for students intending to sit for the CPA exam in the state of Arkansas. It does not guarantee that students possess the required number of non-accounting hours and a bachelor degree. Courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.

Supply Chain Management
This 9-hour program provides you with foundational coursework in global supply chain management, logistics management, and purchasing and supply management.

Communication
  • Goal: Students will effectively communicate with the intended audience.
  • Objectives:
    • Students will construct well-organized, grammatically correct, and concise documents.
    • Students will deliver a well-organized and clear presentation to the target audience.
Integrate and Apply Functional Business Knowledge
  • Goal: Students will demonstrate proficiency in the application of functional business knowledge and in solving real-world or simulated problems.
  • Objectives:
    • Students will demonstrate proficiency in FBK in a task-oriented situation.
    • Students will apply FBK in the broader context of solving business problems. 
Critical Thinking
  • Goal: Students will use critical thinking skills to identify problems/issues and develop solutions/analysis.
  • Objectives:
    • Students will identify a problem or issue.
    • Students will generate solutions/analysis of problems/issues evaluated.
    • Students will assess and justify the solutions and/or analysis.
Quantitative Reasoning
  • Goal: Students will analyze data, create models, draw inferences, and support conclusions based on sound quantitative reasoning.
  • Objectives:
    • Students will apply appropriate models to solve problems.
    • Students will represent information visually, numerically, and/or verbally.
    • Students will interpret models and data with appropriate technology to draw inferences. 

AACSB Accreditation

AACSB Accredited

This program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an accomplishment achieved by less than 6% of the more than 16,000 business schools worldwide. Only the best schools around the world can meet the consistent, demanding requirements of earning AACSB accreditation – the highest standard of quality in the world.

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