4-Year Business Co-op

Four Year Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Business Administration, with Co-op Option

The 4-year Co-op Option is designed for students wanting intensive field experience, particularly in their 4th year.

The first 3 years of this degree are identical to the 3-Year Business Co-op. To enter the 4th year, students must have an AGPA of at least 3.0.

Degree Requirements

120 credit hours

Except where noted, all courses are worth 3 credit hours each.

If a discrepancy exists between this listing and the Providence College Academic Calendar, the Academic Calendar is definitive.

Major Requirements

75 credit hours

471.11 – BUS: Introduction to Management
471.12 – BUS: Business Communications
471.13 – BUS: Introduction to Business
472.12 – BUS: Organizational Behaviour
473.11 – BUS: Economics I: Microeconomics
473.12 – BUS: Economics II: Macroeconomics

471.21 – BUS: Fundamentals of Marketing
471.23 – BUS: Business/Government Relations
472.21 – BUS: Introduction to Management Science
472.22 – BUS: Business Administration Co-op Placement
472.24 – BUS: Human Resource Management
473.23 – BUS: Introductory Financial Accounting
473.24 – BUS: Introductory Managerial Accounting

471.34 – BUS: Commercial Law
472.32 – BUS: Advanced Business Administration Co-op Placement
473.32 – BUS: Corporate Finance

471.41 – BUS: Business Consultation
471.42 – BUS: Professional Certification
472.41 – BUS: Business Plan
472.42 – BUS: Strategic Management & Policy
472.43 – BUS: Business Administration Academic Paper
472.44 – BUS: Business Administration Internship (12 credit hours)

The Arts & Sciences Foundation, Biblical & Theological Studies, Additional Courses, and Non-Credit Requirements are all taken during the first 3 years of study.

Arts & Sciences Foundation

15 credit hours

213.32 – PHIL: Ethics in the Marketplace
221.21 – SSC: Statistical Analysis

Either

212.11 – ENG: English Composition, or
212.13 – PHIL: Critical Thinking

Either

222.11 – PSYC: Psychology I: Fundamentals, or

223.11 – SOC: Sociology I

Either

233.12 – SCI: Computer Usage I, or
233.13 – SCI: Computer Usage II

Biblical & Theological Studies Requirements

24 credit hours

117.11 – BTHO: Christian Spirituality I: Formations
121.11 – BINT: Introduction to the Bible and Christian Theology I
121.12 – BINT: Introduction to the Bible and Christian Theology II
213.22 – PHIL: Ethics

Plus 4 additional Biblical & Theological Studies electives (12 hours)

Additional Courses

6 credit hours

421.22 – INST: International Development and Missions

1 music or theatre course (3 hours)

Non-Credit Requirements

5 field education requirements.