Pre-Business Program
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The Pre-Business Program at Concordia University Irvine is a unique experience for undergraduate students considering a B.A. in Business Administration. This program was developed to improve the probability of success for students who choose to pursue a bachelor’s degree and offer exposure to students considering the business admin major.
The Pre-Business Program provides a well-rounded business education by offering the same core business courses as the bachelor’s in business administration program. Once you’ve completed the business administration core courses — and you’ve met GPA requirements — you can apply to become a business major at Concordia.
If you choose a B.A. pathway, you must finish all business core courses before being eligible to apply to the School of Business and Economics as a business major. In addition, you’ll also need an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 and a business GPA of 2.5 to meet requirements.
Should you commit to the Pre-Business Program and follow a business path for your career, the outlook is great. From 2023 to 2033, business and financial occupations could increase by over 960,000 jobs a year, on average.1
View the Concordia University Irvine Online Catalog for a full list of courses.
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Meet our Faculty
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Karl Hoenecke
Dean, School of Business and Economics
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Catherine Sinardi
Program Director and Professor of Healthcare Management and Public Health
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Drew Wolf
Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Kit Nagel
Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Kossi Makpayo
Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Michael Kinnen
Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Roger Philips
Professor, School of Business
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Yi Schuler
Associate Professor of Business
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Tammie Burkhart
Associate Professor of Business
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Todd Kane
Associate Professor of Healthcare Management
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Carolyn Shiery
Assistant Professor of Business
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Drew Wolf
Assistant Professor of Business
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Kellie Playter
Assistant Professor of Business
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Toni Lerner
Assistant Professor of Business
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Albert Edwards III
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Andy Grimalda
Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Anthony Marcus
Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Ben Olbon
Adjunct Professor, School of Business and Economics
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Brittany Pereda
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Bruce Dannemeyer
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Cesar Rivas-Sanchez
Adjunct Professor
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Daniel Adelseck
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Edward Kwak
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Edward Willett
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Gill Hess
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Imelda Ford
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Israel Passwater
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Jake Aguas
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Jeffrey Lu
Adjunct Professor of Business
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Laszlo Zoltany
Adjunct Professor, School of Business Contact Email: Email Laszlo Zoltany…
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Linda Rudolph
Adjunct Professor of Business
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Robert McClatchy
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Robert Rodgers
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Ryan Gaglio
Adjunct Professor, School of Business
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Edward Willett
Sports Business Director
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James a Murrey
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Jeffery Mcnutt
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Jennifer Zamzow
FAQs
What is the meaning of business admin?
Business administration covers a wide range of job functions and responsibilities. Because it’s such a general study area, it can open doors to plenty of opportunities after graduation.
Some of the duties you could take on with a business administration degree include:
- Financial management
- Human resources
- Legal and ethical compliance
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Strategic planning
Is business administration a popular major?
Yes. In fact, in 2021-22 — some of the most recent data available — about 19% of all bachelor’s degrees conferred were in business.2 (That’s over 375,000 out of 2 million!)2
What’s the difference between business administration and pre-business at Concordia?
If you’re a student in a business administration degree program, it means you’ve met all of the requirements to be accepted into the School of Business and Economics upon arrival at Concordia.
If you haven’t quite met eligibility, you may opt for the Pre-Business Program route. This program gives you additional time to meet the admission requirements as you take your business core courses.
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Sources
1U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, on the internet, at:
- https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/ (viewed Nov. 11, 2024).
2National Center for Education Statistics, Undergraduate Degree Fields, on the internet, at:
- https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cta (viewed Nov. 11, 2024).
Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.