Bachelor of Business Administration

To complete the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, students must meet both the core curriculum and major requirements.

Core Curriculum - The Hamline Plan

The “Hamline Plan” refers to the core areas in which students must demonstrate learning. These areas include effective writing, speaking and presentation, collaboration, global citizenship, facility with diversity, reasoning, critical inquiry, practice of the liberal arts (LEAP), and study in four disciplinary areas: fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Students complete the Hamline Plan using a combination of transferred coursework and Hamline coursework.

Required Core Courses

All students must take the following three courses at Hamline:

Remaining Core Requirements

The Hamline Plan core areas of writing, speaking, critical inquiry, LEAP, and social science are completed within the major. Please see the major course requirements below for details.

The remaining requirements depend on the courses a student transfers to Hamline. The following list shows the total number of courses a student must complete in each core area of the Hamline Plan (through a combination of transfer and Hamline coursework). One course may meet requirements in more than one core area.

Business Administration Major Requirements

Courses in the major may also fill Hamline Plan Core requirements. Core areas are designated below.

Communication Courses

Business Core Courses

General Business Concentration