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Gain Versatile Skills to Excel in Any Business Setting
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) at CSUSM provides a robust foundation for your future career in business. Choose from three distinct degree options: 100% online, face-to-face in Temecula and a concentration in professional supply chain management.
Complete in Only 21 Months
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Specialize With One of Three Options
Application Deadlines
Applications to the BSBA program are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply at any time! However, priority is given to applications that are received by these deadlines:
- Spring 2025: Dec. 18, 2024
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Quick facts
Complete Your Degree: The BSBA is specifically designed for students who have already earned at least 60
college credits and are looking to complete an accelerated business degree while juggling
personal and professional commitments.
Consult Before You Graduate: Through the unique Senior Experience program, you’ll complete your business degree by solving real-world business problems in collaboration with large corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations in the Southern California region.
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Join an Online Information Session
Learn more about the BSBA through a brief, informal webinar and Q&A session:
Admissions and Cost
Admissions
This is a degree-completion program. Students must complete the pre-business core courses and 60 transferable units (or 90 quarter units). Students must also complete the CSU general education transfer requirements. View all admission requirements.
Costs and Financial Aid
- $530 per unit (effective Fall 2025)
- Discounts available for active-duty military
- Eligible for financial aid
Choose Your Business Administration Pathway
- Online BSBA Degree - General
Online BSBA
Experience the same broad business curriculum taught by CSUSM faculty, but with the flexibility of 100% online delivery, allowing you to balance your studies with your personal and professional life.
- In-Person Temecula BSBA Degree - General
BSBA at CSUSM's Temecula Valley Campus
Join our cohort-based, in-person BSBA program at the Temecula Valley campus, designed to provide you with a comprehensive business education to build your career in any setting.
- In-person classes two days per week at CSUSM’s Temecula campus
- In-person classes two days per week at CSUSM’s Temecula campus
- Hybrid BSBA Degree - Supply Chain Management
Professional BSBA in Supply Chain Management
Specialize in professional supply chain management within a comprehensive business education framework. Equip yourself for success in the rapidly expanding field of supply chain management.
- Hybrid course delivery: Classes held online and optionally at CSUSM’s campus on Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
- Hybrid course delivery: Classes held online and optionally at CSUSM’s campus on Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Who is this business degree for?
Does this sound like you?
- Working professionals who need a degree on their résumé to take the next steps in their career, whether in general business or specializing in supply chain management
- Business owners who need solutions to the pressing challenges their organizations are facing, including efficient supply chain strategies
- Business students who want to finish their bachelor’s degree and accelerate their career, with flexible options to study in person or online.
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans seeking to leverage their military experience into impactful careers in business, including relevant opportunities in supply chain management
Curriculum Highlights
BSBA courses are designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of contemporary business theory as well as the framework for putting those concepts into practice in real-world business settings.
Intro to Business Analytics
Study business analytics concepts and tools that are used in various business functions. You’ll gain proficiency in aspects of both predictive and prescriptive modeling/analytics, and be exposed to data-mining models, regression analysis and statistical software.
Operations Management
Gain an in-depth understanding of the concepts, techniques and tools needed to manage operations in manufacturing and service organizations. Learn about process analysis, quality management, capacity planning, supply chain management and the strategic role of operations in achieving competitive advantage.
Logistics Management
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the physical movement and storage of goods and the associated managerial activities that are vital for effective control. You’ll cover the science and art of balancing the economic trade-offs involved in supply chain and logistics management. Topics such as vehicle route design, warehouse size and location decisions are carefully examined.
Careers and Job Outlooks
Position Yourself for Professional Growth
The business and finance sector in the U.S. is experiencing steady growth of both numbers of new openings and wages:
Industry Openings Each Year
Projected Job Growth through 2031
Median salary for business and logistics roles
Potential Career Paths
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is a well-rounded, holistic program
that prepares you to pursue any number of business career paths, including specialized roles in supply chain management. Some prominent examples
include, but are not limited to:
- Sales Professionals
- Project Management Specialists
- Marketing Research Analysts
- Logistics and Supply Chain Analysts
- Supply Chain Managers
- Procurement Specialists
- Inventory Control Managers
- Community Service and Nonprofit Managers
- Budget Analysts
- Human Resources Specialists
- Healthcare Administrators
- IT Managers
What Do Our Students Have to Say?
I loved the fact that the program was two days a week. I didn’t have to fight anyone for a seat. And then, five semesters and I would be done.
Brenda Anguiano
Graduate; Franchisee, Charley's Grilled Subs
The cohort model and the ability to establish meaningful connections with our professors proved instrumental in expanding my personal, professional, and academic horizons.
Jesse Rodriguez
Graduate; MBA Student, Fowler College of Business, SDSU
I had an outstanding experience during my time in the Temecula BSBA program, and I'm incredibly pleased with the education I received. The small class sizes were instrumental to my academics and provided an environment where I could individually interface with my professors.
Sasha Cusimano
Graduate; Business Systems Specialist, City of Carlsbad
FAQ
- What is a degree-completion program?Degree-completion programs at CSUSM cater to individuals who have initiated, yet not completed, their four-year undergraduate degrees. If you have earned at least 60 transferable units, you are eligible for this coveted BS degree in business administration from Cal State San Marcos.
- What is a cohort?A cohort is a group of students who work through a curriculum together to achieve the same academic degree. Because they are accepted into the same program, take their classes together and graduate together, students in cohorts form strong bonds, creating a support system and professional network that proves beneficial during and after the program.
- How does the Senior Experience program work?
The Senior Experience program matches teams of BSBA students with projects submitted by local businesses and organizations. Under the supervision of a faculty member, students work together as consultants, rigorously applying what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world projects and business dilemmas. “Client” organizations receive dedicated attention from bright, energetic teams of business students, providing a fresh outlook on their projects.
The nature of the problems or projects chosen for Senior Experience varies according to the individual organizations. For instance, a student consulting team might be asked to:- Diagnose the causes of an accounting, finance, operations or information systems problem, evaluate possible solutions and make a recommendation or possibly implement the chosen alternative.
- Conduct a feasibility study or write a business plan for producing a new product, entering a new market or building a new facility.
- Analyze manufacturing processes, customer service workflows or a human resources program.
No matter what the project details are, BSBA students gain invaluable experience while grappling with actual industry challenges on behalf of real-life clients.
- What colleges do BSBA students most commonly transfer from?Students from various community colleges in Southern California regularly join CSUSM’s BSBA program. Commonly, students transfer from Southwestern College, Miramar College, Grossmont College, Mesa College, Cuyamaca College, Moreno Valley College, Norco College, Riverside City College, MiraCosta College, Palomar College, MSJC and other institutions.
- Will I have access to the same services as a CSUSM student on the main San Marcos
campus?Yes, students enjoy all the same privileges as students attending classes on the main CSUSM campus. You are entitled to use the facilities on the San Marcos campus, such as the library, technology labs, dining services and campus recreation. Additionally, you have access to academic advising and tutoring in the Academic Success Center.
- Will I have access to the same services as a CSUSM student on the main San Marcos
campus?Yes, students enjoy all the same privileges as students attending classes on the main CSUSM campus. You are entitled to use the facilities on the San Marcos campus, such as the library, technology labs, dining services and campus recreation. Additionally, you have access to academic advising and tutoring in the Academic Success Center.
- What benefits are available to active military, veterans and dependents?CSUSM is highly supportive of students who are serving, or have served, in the military! In fact, all Extended Learning degree programs are approved for veteran benefit funding. Please visit our Military and Services page to learn all the ways we assist this population.
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