International School of Business

• Why Consider Finlandia?
• ISB Faculty and Staff
• The BBA Curriculum
• The BBA Core
• General Education Requirements
• Accounting BBA
• Arts Management BBA
• Healthcare Management BBA
• International Business BBA
• Management BBA
• Marketing BBA
• Sports Management BBA
• 2+2 BBA in Applied Management
• 2+2 BBA in Healthcare Management
• 2nd Bachelor's-BBA in Applied Management
• Business Courses
• Business Minors
• ISB Strategic Plan Update
• ISB Study Abroad

2nd Bachelor's-BBA in Applied Management

The ISB also this second bachelor’s degree BBA option to students currently enrolled in other Finlandia bachelor’s degree programs and to those who already possess bachelor’s degrees in non-business fields from Finlandia University or other accredited colleges or universities.  Typically one to two years are required to complete its requirements.

Students must: (1) earn at least 36 semester credits at Finlandia University, of which 30 must be numbered at the 300 level or above, (2) satisfy Finlandia’s 40 credit General Education requirements (including MAT 145 College Algebra) via transfer credit and/or credits completed at Finlandia University, (3) complete Finlandia’s 45 credit Business Core through transfer credit and/or credit earned at Finlandia University (transfer credits can represent no more than 21 semester credits of lower division Business Core courses), and (4) select sufficient 300 or 400 level business electives to ensure the 30 credit rule in (1) is satisfied.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 40 credits     
Finlandia Foundations:
*ENG 103   College English I                                             3
*ENG 104   College English II                                            3
COM 108    Fundamentals of Public Speaking                2
*MAT 145   College Algebra                                              4
*Science     Science & lab                                               4
*CIS 102     Intro. Computer Applications                    3 OR
*BUS 222   Business Computing Applications             3
REL/FNS    Religion or Finnish Studies                              3
+Finlandia Core
Citizenship  Two Thematic Courses                                                6
Critical Thinking & Creativity Two Thematic Courses                    6
Cultural Heritage & Literacy Two Thematic Courses                        6

* Must be successfully completed before taking 300/400   level courses.                          

+ In consultation with your advisor, select from the list of courses that fulfill Finlandia's theme-based general education core curriculum in the University Catalog.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR             45 CREDITS
ECN 231                Microeconomics                                3
ECN 232                Macroeconomics                                 3
MAT 201               Probability & Statistics                        3
BUS 138                 Fundamentals of Business                 3
BUS 141                 Business Communications                 3
BUS 201                 Principles of Accounting I                  3
BUS 202                 Principles of Accounting II                 3
BUS 222                Business Computing Apps.¹                 3
BUS 235                 Leadership & Team Skills                3
BUS 271                 Principles of Management                 3
BUS 332                 Business Finance                            3
BUS 345                 Principles of Marketing                   3
BUS 361                Business Law                                      3
Senior Experience:  Select one of these options

¹ Students who used BUS 222 for the Finlandia Foundations CS requirement must substitute ARD 114, CPT 202, COM 282, or BUS 205.