Hiring Organizations

Alumni are sought after by a wide range of organizations and companies due to the students’ excellent reputation. We’ve highlighted a some of those employers here.

Core Courses

The B.S. in Business Administration is a traditional, residential 4-year degree. Every business major completes the basic core and then takes additional courses in at least one of the emphases.

Business Administration Core Courses (39 Units)

• ACC210 Accounting Fundamentals I
• ACC220 Accounting Fundamentals II
• ACC460 Tax Accounting
• BUS310 Statistics for Business*
• BUS320 Business Law
• BUS490 Advanced Business Seminar (Capstone)
• ECN210 Microeconomics
• FIN440 Finance
• INB311 Global Business Strategies
• MGT310 Management Theory
• MGT330 Business Communications**
• MKT350 Marketing Fundamentals
• One of the following:
  • CS270A Information Systems Applications
  • ACC329 Accounting IS Applications

*Fulfills G.E. requirement for MA240.

**Fulfills G.E. requirement for C100.

Biblical Studies Minor

Most business majors will also earn a minor in Biblical Studies. Students must ensure to complete 24 Bible units, including the following courses:

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of accounting.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of economics.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the management field.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of selected information system applications.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of finance.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of international commerce.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of marketing.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the quantitative analysis techniques applied within common business situations.
• Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of business law, including partnerships, contracts, and personnel.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret business-related qualitative and quantitative analyses, and to explain them to others in both written and oral form.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in teams.
• For given business ethics situations, identify applicable biblical imperatives.

Requirements are subject to change; please refer to the academic catalog.

TMU students rank nationwide in the top 1% of the nearly 700 colleges and universities that administer the annual ETS exam for “Accounting,” “Economics,” “Marketing,” “Legal and Social Issues,” and “International Business” (ETS Major Field Test, 2022).

Highlighted Rankings

• #1 Business Program for CPA Pass-Rate in California (NASBA)
• Best Business Programs: Top 3 Best Christian Colleges in California (3 of 23, Niche 2024)
• Best Business Programs: Top 8% Best Colleges in California (18 of 250, Niche 2024)
• Best Business Programs: Top 5% Best Christian Colleges in America (18 of 413, Niche 2024)
• #1 Best Christian Liberal Arts Colleges for Business in California and #2 in America (Niche 2023) >>
• Top 1% in “Accounting,” “Economics,” “Marketing,” “Legal and Social Issues” and “International Business” (ETS Major Field Test, 2022) >>
• #1 Best Marketing Schools in California and #8 in the U.S., Undergraduate (plexuss.com, 2023) >>
• Top 3% Best Christian Colleges for Business in America (13 of 427, Niche 2023) >>
• Top 7% nationally overall, top 5% in marketing, top 3% in finance (NASBA)
• Top 5% Most Focused Colleges for Other Marketing (5 of 101, collegefactual.com 2023) >>
• #2 Best Business Schools in California, Undergraduate (plexuss.com, 2023) >>
• #2 Best Business Management Schools in California, Undergraduate (plexuss.com, 2023) >>
• #11 Best Colleges for Business in California (Niche 2023)
• Top 10% Best Business Programs, Small Christian Colleges in America (Niche 2020)