The BBA program consists of 124 credits: a minimum of 62 credits in arts and sciences and 54 credits in required business courses (30 credits in the business base and 24 credits in the major). The remaining 8 credits are considered free electives and may be used for arts and sciences and business courses. Students must not only maintain a minimum C average (or 2.0 GPA) in their degree work, but they must also achieve at least a C average in their major and must complete a minor in arts and sciences (Liberal Arts minor). The minor requirement, which is included in the 62-credit arts and sciences requirement, consists of three courses of disciplinary study (in some instances, interdisciplinary). The first two courses are taken at the 3000 level or higher, and the final course must be a 4000-, 5000-, or 6000-level capstone course. Capstone courses are research oriented and communication intensive. Students may choose to complete a second minor in a business discipline using free electives.
Analytical Skills | Students will possess the analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate issues faced in business and professional careers. |
Technological Skills | Students will possess the necessary technological skills to analyze problems, develop solutions and convey information. |
Communication Skills: Oral | Students will have the necessary oral communication skills to convey ideas and information effectively and persuasively. |
Communication Skills: Written | Students will have the necessary written communication skills to convey ideas and information effectively and persuasively. |
Civic Awareness and Ethical Decision-making | Students will have the knowledge base and analytical skill to guide them when faced with ethical dilemmas in business. Students will have an awareness of political, civic and public policy issues affecting business. |
Global Awareness | Students will know how differences in perspectives and cultures affect business practices around the world. |
Proficiency in a Single Discipline | Students will possess a deep understanding of and intellectual competence in at least one business discipline. |
In order to be eligible for admission into the Zicklin School of Business, students need to satisfy all of the following criteria:
1 Domestic transferred pre-business course grades will be used in calculating the pre-business GPA.
2 International transferred and AP credit pre-business courses will not be used in calculating the pre-business GPA.
3 New transfer students who have completed all pre-business courses will be eligible for admission to Zicklin despite the fact that they do not have a Baruch GPA.
There are no applications. Students who fulfill all requirements stated above will automatically be reviewed for admission approximately 2-3 weeks after the semester ends.
In order to be considered for admission, students must have an intended BBA plan (major) on their CUNYfirst record prior to completing all eligibility requirements. Students can check their CUNYfirst Student Center (click “My Academics”) to see if their plan (major) is correct. If a student's current program plan on record is not an intended BBA plan, they must make sure to submit an intended major change form to the Registrar's Office before the semester ends, otherwise the student's admission into Zicklin will be delayed.
| Principles of Accounting (pre-business course) | |||
Or
| Principles of Managerial Accounting (for non-accounting Majors) | |||
| Business Policy | |||
| Business Fundamentals: The Contemporary Business Landscape (pre-business course) | |||
| Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies (pre-business course) | |||
| Fundamentals of Business Law (pre-business course) | |||
| Principles of Finance | |||
| Fundamentals of Management | |||
| Service Operations Management | |||
| Marketing Foundations |
24 Credits Required in the Major
The following are all the BBA majors in the Zicklin School of Business. Students are required to choose and complete one major.