Business Administration, Bachelor of Science
Accounting concentration
Business Analytics concentration
Business Management concentration
Hospitality Management concentration
IT Management concentration
Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management concentration
Program Overview
In ECPI’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) program, students develop decision-making, problem-solving, and leadership skills based on a foundation of practical knowledge and application of business fundamentals. Students investigate business theory as it relates to accounting, management, analytics, and operations.
The program creates a unique opportunity for the student to explore the diverse aspects of business as they relate to today’s global environment. The focus on real-world application, case studies, hands-on activities, and relevant scenarios are woven into the framework of the program to develop and enhance analytical, professional, and organizational skills. The curriculum integrates the functional areas of the business environment, such as finance, accounting, marketing, and management.
At ECPI, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program addresses industry needs while incorporating current events, topics, business theories, and technological concepts. Students work collaboratively while applying concepts to complete projects based on real-world scenarios. This program provides an exceptional opportunity to obtain and practice the professional skills and industry knowledge necessary to be successful in any contemporary business environment.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree offers six concentrations: Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Management, Hospitality Management, IT Management, and Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management. For the Accounting concentration, students can choose from the Accounting Data Analytics track or General Accounting track. For the Business Analytics concentration, students can choose from the Operations Analytics track or the Leadership track. For the Business Management concentration, students can choose from the Project Management track, Human Resources Management track, Leadership track, or General Management track. The General Management track is only available at the Online campus. For the Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management concentration, students can choose from the Project Management track or Leadership track.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Conduct organizational research and analysis
- Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to make strategic decisions
- Demonstrate effective communication in a global environment
- Apply ethical behavior and professional values
- Examine an organizational community of learning and positive change
For additional information about the program link to https://www.ecpi.edu/college-of-business. To see the Student Consumer Information link to https://www.ecpi.edu/student-consumer-services which provides additional information on the future careers, success, cost, and financing for this program. For information on the University Completion and Graduation Rates, please see About ECPI University on the ECPI website.
In 2.5 years, through our year-round schedule, students can earn the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.
Concentration Outcomes
Accounting Concentration
In today's marketplace, business, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations need high-quality and near to real time financial information to compete in local, national, and global markets.
The accountant is a key person who can provide management with this critical information. No organization can function effectively without accounting. Our Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting provides students with an in-depth understanding of accounting principles. Accounting graduates are prepared to pursue careers in public accounting, business, or government.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply accounting principles to record and analyze financial information for a firm's financial position
Accounting Data Analytics Track
The accounting data analytics track provides students with an opportunity to engage with auditing and analytics knowledge that adds to their accounting concentration. Organizations want data-driven perspectives and decisions. The additional analytics focus allows students to look at data output while combining financial and accounting insights.
*students interested in sitting for the CPA exam, depending on state of residence, will need thirty upper division accounting credits.
General Accounting Track
The general accounting track covers the additional topics of auditing and personal taxation, providing students with a broad overview of accounting. By taking the additional core areas, students will become well rounded accounting graduates. The focus on auditing prepares students to track and verify accounting transactions and their source when reviewing financial reports to meet organizational goals.
Business Analytics Concentration
The Business Analytics concentration focuses on how organizations, more now than ever, are depending on data and analytics to inform decision making. Business analytics is the process of transforming data into action to improve decision making. However, the modeling cannot be done in isolation from organizational context. As demand continues to evolve, organizations must model and analyze data to improve processes for producing and delivering goods.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Evaluate organizational data to solve problems
Operations Analytics Track
The operations analytics track focuses on using data to solve organizational problems by leveraging techniques such as optimization, data mining, and statistical analysis. Operations Analyst positions are found in the government, military, freight, and shipping to health care. Students learn how organizations leverage big data into pragmatic operationalization to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Leadership Track
The leadership track allows students to develop ethical leadership skills and abilities and the emotional intelligence necessary to lead contemporary organizations. The program emphasizes the creation of a learning environment that encourages change and innovation. Students are afforded an opportunity to develop strategic decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Business Management Concentration
The Business Management concentration emphasizes application of business theory and principle in managing in a technically and economically dynamic world. As technology advances, businesses must continue adaptive change in order to sustain competitive advantage. Our program is designed to create managers and business-oriented personnel who are able to strategically manage and utilize technology while implementing changes essential to today's global business environment.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply management skills in business leadership roles
Project Management Track
The project management track focuses on leading projects from start to completion. Students will develop the skill set to lead project teams and will use project management tools to successfully manage the different stages of projects, including how to maximize performance and minimize risk. Core competencies, quality control, and enhancing the customer experience through a collaborative organizational framework are emphasized.
Human Resources Management Track
The human resource management track provides students with the opportunity to engage in contemporary practices that support and motivate a diverse and multicultural workforce in individual and group settings. Employee recruitment and retention is emphasized, including compensation and benefits, rewards, and recognition.
Leadership Track
The leadership track allows students to develop ethical leadership skills and abilities and the emotional intelligence necessary to lead contemporary organizations. The program emphasizes the creation of a learning environment that encourages change and innovation. Students are afforded an opportunity to develop strategic decision-making and problem-solving skills.
General Management Track
The general management track allows students the flexibility to tailor coursework to their individual career goals. Students are able to take a variety of courses in order to customize an educational plan suited to their needs.
Hospitality Management Concentration
Students with a passion for food service but who are more interested in the business than in cooking may find the challenge of managing the food service operations in America's restaurants, schools, businesses and health care facilities to be the right program for them.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply effective management strategies to operational decision-making in the hospitality industry from a service, people, product, and facilities perspective
IT Management Concentration
The IT Management concentration includes advanced courses in information technology communication, networking, and cloud computing. The project-based coursework prepares graduates to optimize both technology for operations and manage information technology projects.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply knowledge of information technology and its impact on business to optimize management of IT projects and professionals
Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management concentration
Students in the Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management concentration develop skills necessary to function in a global operations, logistics and supply chain environment by relating models and theory to real-world practical applications. The program integrates the management functions of creating supply chains, beginning with the initial workflow design of critical processes like material sourcing and logistics, through the delivery of outputs to the customer base. The program’s key goals are creating and maintaining customer satisfaction, operating within budget, and providing on time delivery.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are able to:
- Apply forecasting tools and methods in a successful logistical supply chain model
Project Management Track
The project management track focuses on leading projects from start to completion. Students will develop the skill set to lead project teams and will use project management tools to successfully manage the different stages of projects, including how to maximize performance and minimize risk. Core competencies, quality control, and enhancing the customer experience through a collaborative organizational framework are emphasized.
Leadership Track
The leadership track allows students to develop ethical leadership skills and abilities and the emotional intelligence necessary to lead contemporary organizations. The program emphasizes the creation of a learning environment that encourages change and innovation. Students are afforded an opportunity to develop strategic decision-making and problem-solving skills.
About Business Administration
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration may find employment in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, retail, banking, service, restaurant, accounting, and in government. Possible job titles include accountant, project manager, entrepreneur, sales manager, and actuary, among many others. Graduates of this program, in any concentration area, may be qualified to work in government positions as well as in industry.
Recommended Certifications
Certifications are not required for completion of this program; however, ECPI encourages student to obtain all appropriate certifications to increase potential job opportunities. ECPI provides students in this program with vouchers which allow the student to take certification exams at a greatly reduced cost. Students pursing concentrations and tracks could earn certificates while earning their bachelor’s degree. Certificates in Leadership, Accounting Analytics, Business Analytics, Operations Analytics, Project Management, and Human Resources are available and complement the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree program.
Other recommended certifications for this program include Management Skills, Six Sigma, Project Management, and Systems Analyst. For students taking the IT Management concentration, all of these certifications are recommended along with the Security+ certification. For students taking the Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management concentration, all of these certifications are available along with Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Six Sigma Green Belt Expert Rating. All ECPI certifications are available to Bachelor of Science in Business Administration students if they meet the criteria and requirements.
Certifications recommended for an entry-level career position in the Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management concentration are Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP) for students with applicable experience, SCPro Level One: Cornerstones of Supply Chain Management, Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA), Six Sigma Green Belt, Strategic Planning Associate (SPA), and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).
Program Outline
To receive the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, students must earn 121 semester credit hours. The program requires a minimum of 8 semesters, which is equivalent to 30 months or 120 weeks of instruction. The program requirements are as follows:
Program Requirements
Core Curriculum
40 semester credit hours
| ACC160 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC161 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BUS121 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS222 | Ethics in Business | 3 |
| BUS298 | Externship-BUS III | 3 |
| BUS331 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS480 | Strategic Planning and Implementation | 3 |
| BUS480L | Strategic Planning and Implementation LAB | 1 |
| ECO201 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| FIN350 | Financial Management | 3 |
| HRM211 | Introduction to Human Resources Management | 3 |
| LAW225 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MKT214 | Marketing Management | 3 |
Arts and Sciences*
31 semester credit hours
*For allowable substitutions of arts and sciences courses, see the Arts & Sciences Department page.
Self-Integration
6 semester credit hours
Concentration Requirements
Accounting Concentration
21 semester credit hours
| ACC309 | Managerial Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| ACC319 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC321 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC322 | Intermediate Accounting III | 3 |
| ACC330 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACC480 | Advanced Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC481 | Advanced Accounting II | 3 |
Accounting Data Analytics Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| ACC470 | Auditing I | 3 |
| ACC471 | Auditing II | 3 |
| BAN317 | Data Analytics and Business Forecasting | 3 |
| Various Electives | 14 |
General Accounting Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
Business Analytics Concentration
24 semester credit hours
| BAN317 | Data Analytics and Business Forecasting | 3 |
| BAN325 | Advanced Business Analytics | 3 |
| BAN327 | Business Analytics Tools | 3 |
| BAN385 | Data Mining I | 3 |
| BAN485 | Data Mining II | 3 |
| BAN495 | Business Analytics Methods and Modeling | 3 |
| CIS106 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS123 | Introduction to Python Scripting | 3 |
Operations Analytics Track
20 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BAN390 | Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization | 3 |
| BAN400 | Operations Analytics | 3 |
| OPM227 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Various Electives | 11 |
Leadership Track
20 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS409 | Organizational Dynamics: Motivation and Leadership | 3 |
| BUS460 | Leadership Capstone | 3 |
| Various Electives | 11 |
Business Management Concentration
21 semester credit hours
| BUS102 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS226 | Managerial Processes & Communications | 3 |
| BUS242 | Technology Optimization | 3 |
| BUS303 | Organizational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| BUS436 | International Business | 3 |
| MKT440 | Global Marketing | 3 |
| OPM227 | Operations Management | 3 |
Project Management Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS312 | Accounting for Business Decisions | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS328L | Business Process Improvement LAB | 1 |
| PMT472 | Applied Project Management | 3 |
| PMT472L | Applied Project Management LAB | 1 |
| Various Electives | 12 |
Human Resources Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| HRM443 | Staffing and Workforce Diversity | 3 |
| HRM463 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| Various Electives | 14 |
Leadership Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS409 | Organizational Dynamics: Motivation and Leadership | 3 |
| BUS460 | Leadership Capstone | 3 |
| Various Electives | 14 |
General Management Track
23 semester credit hours (any course from BS Business Administration and/or BS Organizational Leadership, including electives)
| ACC206 | Personal Income Tax I | 3 |
| ACC309 | Managerial Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS321 | Business Organizational Management | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS328L | Business Process Improvement LAB | 1 |
| BUS345 | e-Commerce and Technology | 3 |
| BUS409 | Organizational Dynamics: Motivation and Leadership | 3 |
| BUS496 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-a | 1 |
| BUS497 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-b | 1 |
| BUS499 | Externship-BUS Sr. III | 3 |
| CIS106 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS121 | Logic and Design | 3 |
| CIS150 | Introduction to Networking | 3 |
| CIS223 | Introduction to Databases | 3 |
| CIS282 | Web Interface Design | 3 |
| HRM443 | Staffing and Workforce Diversity | 3 |
| HRM463 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| PMT472 | Applied Project Management | 3 |
| PMT472L | Applied Project Management LAB | 1 |
| SOC100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management Concentration
21 semester credit hours
| BAN317 | Data Analytics and Business Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS102 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS226 | Managerial Processes & Communications | 3 |
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| OPM227 | Operations Management | 3 |
| OPM307 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| OPM403 | Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management Capstone | 3 |
Project Management Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS312 | Accounting for Business Decisions | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS328L | Business Process Improvement LAB | 1 |
| PMT472 | Applied Project Management | 3 |
| PMT472L | Applied Project Management LAB | 1 |
| Various Electives | 12 |
Leadership Track
23 semester credit hours
(track courses plus electives)
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS409 | Organizational Dynamics: Motivation and Leadership | 3 |
| BUS460 | Leadership Capstone | 3 |
| Various Electives | 14 |
Elective Courses
| ACC206 | Personal Income Tax I | 3 |
| ACC309 | Managerial Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUS102 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS226 | Managerial Processes & Communications | 3 |
| BUS242 | Technology Optimization | 3 |
| BUS303 | Organizational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS321 | Business Organizational Management | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS328L | Business Process Improvement LAB | 1 |
| BUS345 | e-Commerce and Technology | 3 |
| BUS409 | Organizational Dynamics: Motivation and Leadership | 3 |
| BUS411 | Study Abroad Business Elective | 3 |
| BUS436 | International Business | 3 |
| BUS496 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-a | 1 |
| BUS497 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-b | 1 |
| BUS499 | Externship-BUS Sr. III | 3 |
| CIS106 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS121 | Logic and Design | 3 |
| CIS150 | Introduction to Networking | 3 |
| CIS223 | Introduction to Databases | 3 |
| CIS282 | Web Interface Design | 3 |
| HRM443 | Staffing and Workforce Diversity | 3 |
| HRM463 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| MKT440 | Global Marketing | 3 |
| OPM227 | Operations Management | 3 |
| PMT472 | Applied Project Management | 3 |
| PMT472L | Applied Project Management LAB | 1 |
| SOC100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Electives - any course from BS Business Administration and/or BS Organizational Leadership, depending on prerequisite. General electives from other programs and schools.
Hospitality Management Concentration
44 semester credit hours (concentration courses plus electives)
| BUS226 | Managerial Processes & Communications | 3 |
| FSM101 | Introduction to Food Service | 3 |
| FSM335 | Menu Engineering for Food Service | 3 |
| FSM355 | Wine and Beverage Management | 3 |
| FSM409 | Advanced Hospitality Customer Service | 3 |
| FSM424 | Facility Management | 3 |
| FSM440 | Project and Special Event Management | 3 |
| FSM490 | Food Service Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| Various Electives | 21 |
Hospitality Management Electives
| ACC206 | Personal Income Tax I | 3 |
| BUS102 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS224 | Change Management | 3 |
| BUS242 | Technology Optimization | 3 |
| BUS303 | Organizational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS321 | Business Organizational Management | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS345 | e-Commerce and Technology | 3 |
| BUS499 | Externship-BUS Sr. III | 3 |
| CAA105 | Culinary Skills | 2 |
| CAA110 | Culinary Techniques | 2 |
| CAA120 | Culinary Fundamentals | 2 |
| FSM380 | Food Service Cost Controls | 3 |
IT Management Concentration
44 semester credit hours (concentration courses plus electives)
| BUS242 | Technology Optimization | 3 |
| BUS328 | Business Process Improvement | 3 |
| BUS345 | e-Commerce and Technology | 3 |
| CIS106 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS121 | Logic and Design | 3 |
| CIS142 | Introduction to Cloud Solutions | 3 |
| CIS150 | Introduction to Networking | 3 |
| CIS206 | Linux Administration | 3 |
| CIS212 | Principles of Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CIS223 | Introduction to Databases | 3 |
| PMT472 | Applied Project Management | 3 |
| PMT472L | Applied Project Management LAB | 1 |
| Various Electives | 10 |
IT Management Electives
| ACC206 | Personal Income Tax I | 3 |
| ACC309 | Managerial Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUS102 | Fundamentals of Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS226 | Managerial Processes & Communications | 3 |
| BUS303 | Organizational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| BUS316 | Foundations of Decision Making | 3 |
| BUS321 | Business Organizational Management | 3 |
| BUS328L | Business Process Improvement LAB | 1 |
| BUS436 | International Business | 3 |
| BUS496 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-a | 1 |
| BUS497 | Externship-BUS Sr. I-b | 1 |
| BUS499 | Externship-BUS Sr. III | 3 |
| CIS202 | Introduction to Routing and Switching | 3 |
| CIS204 | Intermediate Routing and Switching | 3 |
| CIS213 | Javascript | 3 |
| CIS225 | Network Protocols and Services | 3 |
| CIS230 | Advanced Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CIS245 | Windows Client and Server | 3 |
| CIS245L | Windows Client and Server LAB | 1 |
| CIS250 | Structured Query Language | 3 |
| CIS280 | CIS Project | 3 |
| CIS305 | Advanced Linux Administration | 3 |
| CIS403 | Ethical Hacking | 3 |
| CIS425 | Advanced Defense and Countermeasures | 3 |
| CIS425L | Advanced Defense and Countermeasures LAB | 1 |
| MKT440 | Global Marketing | 3 |
| OPM227 | Operations Management | 3 |
Business Administration Specific Policies
Student Evaluation. Students pursuing the BS Business Administration, Business Analytics concentration are required to earn a grade of C or better in MTH140 (Statistics) prior to beginning the Business Analytics concentration courses. Students will have no more than three attempts to achieve a C or better in this course.