Business Administration/MBA 4+1 Program

The 4 + 1 bachelor’s to MBA degree program at Johnson University allows a student to earn a bachelor’s in Business Administration and an MBA (Master of Business Administration) in just five years.

How does it work?
Up to four classes from the undergraduate Business Administration degree can be applied to the 4+1 bachelor’s and MBA degree. Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, students can complete the remaining eight MBA classes in one year.

Who is eligible?
Undergraduate Business Administration students with a program GPA of 3.0 may apply for admission during the last semester of sophomore standing.

Which courses can be applied toward the 4+1 bachelor’s and MBA?
Students must enroll in four of the five following courses to be applied to their MBA:
BUSN 5023 Advanced Business Analytics (receive dual credit for BUSN 3063 Business Analytics & Decision Making)
BUSN 5033 Marketing Management (receive dual credit for MKTG 3013 Marketing)
BUSN 5123 Business Law receives dual credit for BUSN 4043 Business Law
BUSN 5223 Managerial Economics receives dual credit for ECON 2103 Economics
LDRS 5023 Advanced Leadership Theory & Practice receives dual credit for BUSN 3073 Leadership Theory & Practice

About the degrees
The Business Administration major equips students to serve as business leaders in various industries. Students develop knowledge and skills in numerous areas of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, management, organizational behavior, analytics & decision making, human resource management, business law, leadership, and organizational strategy. Our Business Administration program embraces an individual’s passion for business and their desire to demonstrate a Christ-centered life in the workplace.

The MBA program at Johnson University is designed to develop, enhance, and strengthen the critical business skills required by today’s employers: leadership, quantitative, analytical, and strategic thinking, and integrity. The faculty are experienced Christian practitioners who are adept in training graduate students how to apply business knowledge and skills to life, work, and spiritual transformation. Our MBA program embraces an individual’s passion for business and their desire to demonstrate a Christ-centered life in the workplace.

Every undergraduate student pursuing a four-year degree at Johnson earns a double major – a major in Bible and Theology and a major of their choice, like Business Administration. Click here to learn more about the Bible and Theology major.

In the 4+1 bachelor’s to MBA program, students must take four of the five following graduate-level classes. They will be applied to the MBA and also fulfill requirements for the bachelor’s degree. In addition, the full class list for the traditional business administration major is below.

Graduate class: Advanced Business Analytics
The purpose of this course is to teach students how to make optimum decisions as a result of analyzing data. Additionally, students will be able to effectively communicate the results of the data analysis in a clear and concise manner.
Receive dual credit for: Business Analytics & Decision Making

Graduate class: Marketing Management
Students explore the strategies of how a company decides what to sell, identifies its target market(s), and determines the best method(s) of reaching them. An emphasis will be placed on developing a Marketing Plan for a profit or nonprofit organization.
Receive dual credit for: Marketing

Graduate Class: Business Law
Students explore the legal and ethical issues of business. Since the law is the foundation to societal ethics, students study and discuss basic business law concepts such as business organizations, real property, contracts, employment, sales & warranties, personal property, risk devises, governmental regulation, and the court system. The course enables students to understand and articulate the development of ethical and moral frameworks by which operational decisions can be made and professional moral conduct enhanced. Students use a variety of ethical models and perspectives that shed light on ethical operational issues.
Receive dual credit for: Business Law

Graduate Class: Managerial Economics
This course examines micro and macroeconomic forces in organizations and throughout the economy. The student gains insight into how the markets function, including an understanding of how individual managers and consumers generate the fundamentals of market supply and demand, governing the prices and quantities sold in all economic transactions.
Receive dual credit for: Economics

Graduate Class: Advanced Leadership Theory & Practice
This advanced course explores leadership through blending research, theories, and practical application. Selected readings, videos, case analyses, self-reflections, and discussion forums will guide leadership topics weekly. Students will analyze their strengths and weaknesses through multiple self-assessment activities and their followers’ input and develop a plan for leadership self-formation.
Receive dual credit for: Leadership Theory & Practice

There are many careers available for students who graduate with a business administration degree, and your career prospects expand with the MBA! Here are just a few jobs for you to explore:

• Financial Advisor
• Nonprofit Management
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Finance
• Research Analyst
• Human Resources
• Banking
• Business Development

The online 4 + 1 bachelor’s to MBA degree program at Johnson University allows a student to earn a bachelor’s in Business Administration and an MBA (Master of Business Administration) in just five years.

How does it work?
Up to four classes from the undergraduate Business Administration degree can be applied to the online 4+1 bachelor’s and MBA degree. Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, students can complete the remaining eight MBA classes in one year.

Who is eligible?
Undergraduate Business Administration students with a program GPA of 3.0 may apply for admission during the last semester of sophomore standing.

Which courses can be applied toward the 4+1 bachelor’s and MBA?
Students must enroll in four of the five following courses to be applied to their MBA:
BUSN 5023 Advanced Business Analytics (receive dual credit for BUSN 3063 Business Analytics & Decision Making)
BUSN 5033 Marketing Management (receive dual credit for MKTG 3013 Marketing)
BUSN 5123 Business Law receives dual credit for BUSN 4043 Business Law
BUSN 5223 Managerial Economics receives dual credit for ECON 2103 Economics
LDRS 5023 Advanced Leadership Theory & Practice receives dual credit for BUSN 3073 Leadership Theory & Practice

About the degrees
The Business Administration major equips students to serve as business leaders in various industries. Students develop knowledge and skills in numerous areas of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, management, organizational behavior, analytics & decision making, human resource management, business law, leadership, and organizational strategy. Our Business Administration program embraces an individual’s passion for business and their desire to demonstrate a Christ-centered life in the workplace.

The MBA program at Johnson University is designed to develop, enhance, and strengthen the critical business skills required by today’s employers: leadership, quantitative, analytical, and strategic thinking, and integrity. The faculty are experienced Christian practitioners who are adept in training graduate students how to apply business knowledge and skills to life, work, and spiritual transformation. Our MBA program embraces an individual’s passion for business and their desire to demonstrate a Christ-centered life in the workplace.

Every undergraduate student pursuing a four-year degree at Johnson earns a double major – a major in Bible and Theology and a major of their choice, like Business Administration. Click here to learn more about the Bible and Theology major.

In the 4+1 bachelor’s to MBA program, students must take four of the five following graduate-level classes. They will be applied to the MBA and also fulfill requirements for the bachelor’s degree. In addition, the full class list for the traditional business administration major is below.

Graduate class: Advanced Business Analytics
The purpose of this course is to teach students how to make optimum decisions as a result of analyzing data. Additionally, students will be able to effectively communicate the results of the data analysis in a clear and concise manner.
Receive dual credit for: Business Analytics & Decision Making

Graduate class: Marketing Management
Students explore the strategies of how a company decides what to sell, identifies its target market(s), and determines the best method(s) of reaching them. An emphasis will be placed on developing a Marketing Plan for a profit or nonprofit organization.
Receive dual credit for: Marketing

Graduate Class: Business Law
Students explore the legal and ethical issues of business. Since the law is the foundation to societal ethics, students study and discuss basic business law concepts such as business organizations, real property, contracts, employment, sales & warranties, personal property, risk devises, governmental regulation, and the court system. The course enables students to understand and articulate the development of ethical and moral frameworks by which operational decisions can be made and professional moral conduct enhanced. Students use a variety of ethical models and perspectives that shed light on ethical operational issues.
Receive dual credit for: Business Law

Graduate Class: Managerial Economics
This course examines micro and macroeconomic forces in organizations and throughout the economy. The student gains insight into how the markets function, including an understanding of how individual managers and consumers generate the fundamentals of market supply and demand, governing the prices and quantities sold in all economic transactions.
Receive dual credit for: Economics

Graduate Class: Advanced Leadership Theory & Practice
This advanced course explores leadership through blending research, theories, and practical application. Selected readings, videos, case analyses, self-reflections, and discussion forums will guide leadership topics weekly. Students will analyze their strengths and weaknesses through multiple self-assessment activities and their followers’ input and develop a plan for leadership self-formation.
Receive dual credit for: Leadership Theory & Practice