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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Accountancy

      Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy program, a five-year course, is essentially an extension of the basic BSBA curriculum. It aims to develop the accounting student into a professional public accountant as well as provide him/her with the basic preparation to be a professional manager or entrepreneur. The program accepts between 60 and 90 students every year. Click on the links at the left column of this page for more details.
The College offers a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration which primarily trains students to be professional managers and entrepreneurs. The objective of the program is to develop students who are capable of holding positions of responsibility which can be both personally rewarding and socially relevant. The program is a general management course, although the student has the option to develop a certain degree of specialized knowledge and skill in a functional area of business activity. Thus upon graduation, s/he can immediately assume a high level staff career position in the business firm. Around 100 students enter the program annually.

Curriculum for Old Students in AY 2018-2019
BSBAA Checklist as of April 2012
    
BSBA Checklist as of April 2012
First Year




First Year



1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
Math 17 5
GE (AH 2) ** 3
Math 17 5
GE (AH 2) Eng 10 3
    or Math 11 (3)
GE (MST 2) 3
    or Math 11 (3)
GE (MST 2) 3
    and Math 14 (3)
GE (MST 3) 3
    and Math 14 (3)
GE (MST 3) 3
GE (AH 1) Eng 10 3
GE (SSP 3) 3
GE (SSP 1) Philo 1 3
GE (SSP 3) 3
GE (SSP 1) 3
Math 100 4
GE (AH 1) 3
GE (SSP 4) 3
GE (SSP 2) 3



GE (SSP 2) 3
Math 100 4
GE (MST 1) 3



GE (MST 1) 3


PE (2)
PE (2)
PE (2)
PE (2)

17

16

17

19
Second Year




Second Year



1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
GE (AH 3) ** 3
GE (AH 4) Fil 40* 3
GE (SSP 5) Kas 1* 3
GE (AH 5) Comm 3 3
GE (MST 4) STS 3
GE (SSP 5) Kas 1* 3
GE (AH 3) Fil 40* 3
GE (MST 4) STS 3
GE (SSP 4) Philo 1 3
BA 180.1 3
GE (AH 4) 3
BA 99.2 3
BA 99.1 3
BA 99.2 3
BA 99.1 3
BA 180.1 3
Econ 100.1 3
Econ 100.2 3
Econ 100.1 3
BA 181 3
Stat 101 3
BA 181 3
Stat 101 3
Econ 100.2 3
NSTP (6)
PE (2)
NSTP (6)



18

18
PE (2)
PE (2)







18
(2) 18
Third Year




Third Year



1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
GE (AH 5) Comm 3 3
BA 114.2 3
BA 101 3
BA 105 3
BA 101 3
BA 142 4.5
BA 115 3
BA 142 3
BA 114.1 4.5
BA 151 3
BA 141 3
BA 152 3
BA 141 3
BA 162 3
BA 151 3
BA 160 3
BA 161 3
BA 186 3
BA 182 3
BA 170 3
BA 182 3
BAA Elective*** 3
BA 186 3
Non-BA Elective 1** 3

19.5

19.5

18

18
Fourth Year




Fourth Year



1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units
BA 105 3
BA 117 3
PI 100 3
BA 190 3
BA 116 6
BA 118.1 6
BA 129 3
BA Elective 4*** 3
BA 120.1 4
BA 121 3
BA Elective 1*** 3
BA Elective 5*** 3
BA 147 3
BA 127 3
BA Elective 2*** 3
BA Elective 6*** 3
BA 170 3
BA 166 3
BA Elective 3*** 3
BA Elective 7*** 3

19

18
Non-BA Elective 2** 3
Non-BA Elective 3** 3







18

18
Summer Units
2nd Semester Units



BA 118.2 3









3








Fifth Year









1st Semester Units
2nd Semester Units





BA 118.3 6
BA 123 5





BA 128 3
BA 126 3





BA 129 3
BA 190 3





BA 164 3
BAA Elective*** 3





BA 120.2 3
PI 100 3






18

17





Total Units 183



Total Units 144







         




* Kas 1 & Fil 40 satisfy the 6-unit Philippine Studies requirement
** Any course in any College numbered 100 and above subject to approval of adviser. Allow non-BA electives below 100 only for international language courses (besides English) or a course which is a prerequisite to another non-BA elective.
*** A maximum of four (4) electives may be taken in any particular business discipline to achieve depth.
Note: As a requirement for graduation, all students are required to take six (6) units in one of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) component. ROTC & Civic Welfare Training Service are offered by UPD.


***** Listing of Curriculum for Old Students ends here. *****


Curriculum for First Year Students in AY 2018-2019
BSBAA

First Year		 BSBA

First Year
1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units 1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units
GE 1 Eng 13 3 GE 5 ARTS 1 3 GE 1 Eng 13 3 GE 5 ARTS 1 3
GE 2 Fil 40 3 GE 6 Kas 1 3 GE 2 Fil 40 3 GE 6 Kas 1 3
GE 3 Philo 1 3 GE 7 Soc Sci 1/Soc Sci 2 3 GE 3 Philo 1 3 GE 7 Soc Sci 1/Soc Sci 2 3
GE 4 Speech 30 3 BA 99.2 3 GE 4 Speech 30 3 BA 99.2 3
BA 99.1 3 BA 101 3 BA 99.1 3 BA 101 3
Stat 101 3 Math 211 4 Stat 101 3 Math 211 4
PE (2) NSTP (6) PE (2) PE (2)
PE (2)
Semester Total 18 19 18 19
Second Year Second Year
1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units 1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units
BA 114.1 4.5 BA 114.2 4.5 GE 8 GE Elective2 3 BA 142 3
BA 141 3 BA 142 3 BA 103 3 BA 151 3
BA 161 3 BA 162 3 BA 115 3 BA 170 3
BA 180.1 3 BA 182 3 BA 141 3 BA 180.1 3
BA 181 3 BA 186 3 BA 181 3 BA 182 3
Econ 100.1 3 Econ 100.2 3 Econ 100.1 3 Econ 100.2 3
PE (2) PE (2) NSTP (6) PE (2)
PE (2)
Semester Total 19.5 19.5 18 18
Third Year Third Year
1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units 1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units
GE 8 STS 1/ DRMAPS 3 BA 105 3 GE 9 STS 1/ DRMAPS 3 BA 106 3
BA 116 6 BA 117 3 BA 105 3 BA 124 3
BA 121 3 BA 118.1 6 BA 145 3 BA Elective 14 3
BA 145 3 BA 118.2 3 BA 152 3 BA Elective 24 3
BA 151 3 BA 122.1 3 BA 186 3 Non-BA Elective 13 3
BA 170 3 PI 100 3 BA 160 3 PI 100 3
Semester Total 21 21 18 18
Fourth Year Fourth Year
1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units 1st Semester Units 2nd Semester Units
GE Elective 92 3 GE Elective 102 3 BA 129 3 BA 190 3
BA 118.3 6 BA 123 6 BA 133 3 BA 193 3
BA 122.2 6 BA 126 3 BA Elective 34 3 BA 194 3
BA 127 3 BA 128 3 BA Elective 44 3 BA Elective 54 3
BA 166 3 BA 190 3 Non-BA Elective 23 3 BA Elective 64 3
Non-BA Elective 33 3 BA Elective 74 3
Semester Total 21 18 18 18
Fifth Year
1st Semester Units
BA 129 3
BA 199 6
Semester Total 9
Total Units 166 Total Units 145

1 All students required to take Math 21 must have passed any of the following: (1) Pre-Calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12; (2) the Validation Examination for Math 20 (Pre-Calculus: Functions and their Graphs) administered by the UPD Institute of Mathematics; or (3) Math 20 as a non-credit course.

2 Must be English courses offered by the Department of English and Comparative Literature in the College of Arts and Letters (CAL)
1 All students required to take Math 21 must have passed any of the following: (1) Pre-Calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12; (2) the Validation Examination for Math 20 (Pre-Calculus: Functions and their Graphs) administered by the UPD Institute of Mathematics; or (3) Math 20 as a non-credit course.

2 Must be from the fields of Math, Science and Technology, except Math 2.

3 Any course in any College numbered 100 and above subject to approval of adviser. Allow non-BA electives below 100 only for international language courses (besides English) or a course which is a prerequisite to another non-BA elective.

4 A maximum of four (4) electives may be taken in any particular business discipline to achieve depth.
Notes:

As a requirement for graduation, all students must take six (6) units in one of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) components: Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Reserved Officer’s Training Corps Military Science (ROTC Mil Sci). These are offered by UPD.

The University regularly reviews course curricula and may revise them. Students admitted into this program shall follow the existing curriculum until such time that a new curriculum replacing it has been duly approved for implementation. All courses prescribed and taken under this existing curriculum shall be credited under the new curriculum.