Refer to the following website for additional impaction criteria: web.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/graduation/native-major-criteria/.
In order to graduate with an undergraduate business degree from CSULB, a student must complete a minimum of 120 units. A majority of the upper division business courses, including economics and statistics, must be completed at this university. For details, refer to the CBA Policy on Course Transfers/Substitutions.
All CBA majors must maintain major GPAs of 2.0 or higher. A student whose GPA in the major falls below 2.0 will be advised that they are at risk of being dismissed from the major and granted one semester to raise their major GPA(s) to 2.0. Students who do not successfully raise their major GPA(s) must meet with an advisor to declare another major or submit an appeal to the CBA Center for Student Success explaining why they need one additional semester. Students whose major GPAs remain below 2.0 after this additional semester must declare a new major.
1. Lower Division:
Take all of the following:
Choose one of the following:
Students planning business options should take STAT 118.
2. Ethics Course Requirements:
Choose one of the following:
3. Critical Thinking Course Requirements
Any critical thinking course (GE category A3); IS 100 is recommended.
4. All business and pre-business majors shall demonstrate computer literacy and competency. Complete one of the following:
5. Upper Division:
A. Take all of the following:
B. The following Capstone course must be taken at CSULB as a senior and after the upper-division prerequisite core courses have been completed:
6. Elective courses to total 120 units. Students are encouraged to select electives for expansion of knowledge and intellectual interests as well as for preparation for business employment.