LU Business Administration Degree Plan

BS Business Administration Degree Plan

Here is a BS Business Administration Degree plan for Liberty University Online (LU) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Why get a degree from this college?

• If you want a degree with decent brand name
• If you want a degree from a religious school

How the course providers are selected

Courses that will be the quickest and cheapest to do are selected for each courses requirement.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia.org Equivalency List

Study.com Official Transfer Guide

General Education Curriculum Requirements

How the General Education Curriculum Works

Go through and find a course that will meet each required learning objective.

Some key things to keep in mind

• 30 hours must be completed at LU
• 30 hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
• 25% of major and cognate taken through Liberty University
• Duplicate means the course is listed multiple times.

Communication & Information Literacy

Total of 12 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
ENGL 101 Composition & Rhetoric	3	Sophia	ENGL 101	English Comp I	3
Communications Elective	3	Sophia	COMS 101	Public Speaking	3
Information Literacy Elective	3	Sophia	HIUS 221	U.S. History I	3
Information Literacy Elective	3	LU	BUSI 201	Intermediate Business Computer Apps Note: Take this exact course since this will also meet the BUS 201 major requirement.

Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning

Total of 3 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
UNIV 104 Instructional Tech. for Online Learning	0			Waived if 30+ credits transferred
Math Elective	3	Sophia	MATH 201	Intro to Stats Note: Take this exact course since this will also meet the BUS 201 major requirement.	3

Critical Thinking

Total of 3 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
RLGN 104 Christian Life & Biblical Worldview	0			Waived if 45+ credits transferred
Critical Thinking Elective	3	Sophia	PHIL 210	Critical Thinking	3

Civic & Global Engagement

Total of 3 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
Cultural Studies Elective	3	Sophia	GOVT 220	U.S. Government	3

Social & Scientific Inquiry

Total of 6 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
Natural Science Elective	3	Sophia	BIOL 102	Human Biology	3
Social Science Elective	3	Study.com	BUSI 240	Business 107 or 307: Organizational Behavior Note: Take this exact course since this will also meet the BUS 201 major requirement.	3

Christianity & Contexts

Total of 4 credits.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
BIBL 104 Survey of Old & New Testament	4	LU	BIBL 104	ICE Exam	4
THEO 104 Introduction to Theology Survey	0			Waived if 60+ credits transferred

Major Foundational

The courses in this section may also fulfill select General Education Requirements.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
BUSI 201 Intermediate Business Computer Apps	3	LU	BUSI 201	Intermediate Business Computer Apps (Duplicate from GE)	3
BUSI 205 Intro. to Business Research Methods	3
BUSI 230 Intro to Probability & Statistics	3	Sophia	BUSI 230	Intro to Stats (Duplicate from GE)	3
BUSI 240 Organizational Behavior & Management	3	Study.com	BUSI 201	Business 107 or 307: Organizational Behavior (Duplicate from GE)	3
ECON 213 Principles of Microeconomics	3	Sophia	ECON 213	Microeconomics	3
Total	15				12

Major Core

25% of major must be taken at LU

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
ACCT 211 Financial Principles	3	Sophia	ACCT 211	Financial accounting	3
ACCT 212 Managerial Principles	3	SL	ACCT 212	SL Accounting II Note: This may work, double check to make sure.	3
ECON 214 Principles of Macroeconomics	3	Sophia	ECON 214	Macroeconomics	3
ACCT 370 Financial Statement Analysis	3			Take at LU
BUSI 301 Legal & Ethical Concepts for Decision Makers	3	LU	BUSI 301	ICE Exam	3
BUSI 303 International Business	3	LU	BUSI 303	Business 308: Globalization & International Management	3
BUSI 305 Business Analytics for Decision Making	3	05
BUSI 320 Finance Principles	3		BUSI 320	Finance 101: Principles of Finance or Finance 301: Corporate Finance	3
BUSI 330 Principles of Marketing	3
BUSI 342 Human Resource Management	3	Study.com	BUSI 342	Business 306: Strategic Human Resources Management	3
BUSI 400 Strategic Planning/Business Policy	3
BUSI 411 Operations Strategy	3	Study.com	BUSI 411	Business 312: Advanced Operations Management	3
Total	36				24

Free Electives

Take whatever courses you want.

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit
Take whatever you want	3			Take whatever you want	3
Total	15				12

Total Transfer Credit

Course Required	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	LU Course ID	Course Name	LU Credit (Max 90cr)
General Education Requirements	31				28
Major Foundational	15				12
Major Core	36				24
Free Electives	38				38
Total	120				102

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