21 units

The foundations of business (MBA prep) minor is for nonbusiness students who are interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree after completing their bachelor’s program.

Azusa Pacific University’s School of Business and Management offers a customizable, Christ-centered MBA degree program that prepares ethical leaders capable of adapting to the changing business landscape. This program teaches the key concepts and skills, both analytical and relational, to be successful managers and leaders in business and society. This minor prepares students to enter into APU’s MBA program or any other accredited MBA program after the completion of a bachelor’s degree in a discipline outside of business.  

No more than three courses in a student’s major may count toward the foundations of business (MBA prep) minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
ACCT 120	Principles of Accounting I	3
BUSI 110	Business and Entrepreneurship	3
FIN 300	Business Finance for Managers	3
MGMT 210	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 212	Managing Diverse Teams and Groups 1	3
MKTG 260	Principles of Marketing 2	3
Elective		3
Choose one of the following:
BUSI 111	Business Statistics 3
BUSI 240	Introduction to Information Systems and Business Applications
BUSI 244	Data Analytics, Spreadsheets, and Data Visualization
ECON 200	Survey of Economics 1
Total Units		21

¹

Meets the APU Core: Social Science general education requirement.

²

Meets the APU Core: Intercultural Competence general education requirement.

³

Meets the APU Core: Quantitative Reasoning general education requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Demonstrate competency in multiple business disciplines.
2. Apply critical thinking to solve business problems.
3. Evaluate business decisions based on a Christian perspective.
4. Communicate ideas through professional channels.
5. Demonstrate awareness of community impact.