Successful candidates will enter the business administration bachelor’s program with at least 45 semester credit hours of college coursework completed or an Associate’s Degree (AA or AS).  Experiential credit, CLEP testing, and Challenge Exams are available to earn non-traditional course credit.  Up to 30 credit hours of non-traditional credit may be earned; however, a student’s last 30 semester credit hours must be earned at Cumberland University.

Candidates must also complete the following three (3) courses or successfully complete a proficiency Challenge Exam for each course.

BUA 101 Introduction to Business

BUA 251 Business Communications

CIS 170   Introduction to Microcomputers

Upon entry into an online degree program, students are required to take ONL 213 Foundations of Online Learning for three (3) credit hours.  Student who do not enroll in ONL 213 may be automatically enrolled in their first term to meet this requirement.

Business Core Courses:

The following 13 courses are required as part of the core business curriculum:

A minimum of four (4) courses must be taken in one of the following concentrations:

General Business

Technology Management

Hospitality Management