Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Accountancy

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy program, a four and a half year course, extends from the core BSBA curriculum. It aims to develop the accounting student into a professional public accountant as well as provide them with the basic preparation to be a professional manager or entrepreneur. The program provides in-depth training and discourse on specializations in accounting and finance, including a semester-long internship. The program accepts between 60 and 90 students every year.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is a four-year undergraduate program that trains students to be professional managers—whether of private or public, profit or nonprofit, others’ or own organizations. The program provides general preparation for a business career, guided by the UP General Education Program requirements and in-depth core courses covering the management disciplines. The student also has the freedom to select several business and nonbusiness electives to complement and deepen specific skill sets in their preferred management discipline.

The objective of the program is to develop students who can hold positions of responsibility that can be both personally rewarding and socially relevant. Upon graduation, the student can immediately assume a high-level staff career position in a business organization or set up their own company.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Graduates of the BSBA program are able to:

1. Practice Business Problem Solving: Develop data-driven solutions to complex business cases and organizational issues using relevant management principles and the problem-solution-action mindset.

2. Align Career and Learning Goals to Managerial Discipline Interest: Differentiate among the managerial disciplines, develop initial career and learning goals in at least one specialization, and foster a commitment to professional growth and lifelong learning.

3. Internalize an Effective Personal Leadership Philosophy: Adapt an effective organizational leadership philosophy that is both suited to their personality and enables them to articulate complex ideas persuasively, thus motivating stakeholders into action.

4. Develop a Global & Local Value Creation Mindset: Manage organizations and make meaningful contributions with a growth mindset that considers critical industry nuances within the Philippines and across international markets.