Online Program Start Dates
Monday, August 22, 2022
Monday, January 9, 2023
Go further when you earn your Bachelor’s in Business Administration online.
Ready to take the lead? It all starts here. Our online bachelor’s degree program is just what you need to land a career in the world of business. And at SWU, you’ll learn what it takes to lead a company to the next level while gaining an understanding of business ethics rooted in Christianity.
Our 100% online program provides hands-on experience and exposes you to:
- Business Theory
- Accounting
- Business Law
- Economics
- Finance
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Statistics
Not to mention, our top-performing program is regionally accredited, flexible and taught by real-world experts. Ready to take the next step? We have faith in you. Apply here.
Customize your online BSBA degree.
What kind of business leader will you be? At SWU, you can pick a path that aligns with what you’re passionate about.
Accounting
If you’re interested in a career in financial services, a concentration in Accounting is for you. You’ll learn to assess and report on the profitability and financial health of different kinds of organizations, helping you become a trusted advisor that any business can rely on. This concentration is a great choice if you:
- Can quickly and accurately analyze facts and figures
- Have great organizational skills
- Enjoy problem-solving
- Have a keen eye for detail
Economics and Finance
Under our Economics and Finance concentration, you’ll develop the necessary skills for a career as a financial analyst, financial services sales agent, financial examiner or financial manager. Your coursework will cover topics such as:
- Single and multivariable derivatives
- Forecasting statistics
- Managerial economics
- Banking
- Financial markets
- Investment analysis
Financial Planning
Adding the financial planning concentration to your online business degree will help you take the next steps and further your career in the financial planning field. Having the certification for financial planning will make you more marketable to future employees.
You will take courses in:
- Fundamentals of Financial Planning
- Insurance
- Investment Income
- Income Tax
- Retirements
- Estate
Southern Wesleyan University has been approved by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning in the BSBA undergraduate program

General Business
If you’re looking for an immersion into the business world, you can take any combination of at least four (4) courses totaling 12 hours (minimum) from our approved business courses or via accepted transfer credit. Approved classes designated with prefixes such as ACCT, BUSI, ECON, MKMT and MGMT, beyond core requirements, may be used to fulfill the 12 hours of concentration courses and help you dive into the business world.
Human Resources Management
With a concentration in Human Resource Management, you’ll learn best practices for the development and supervision of an organization’s employees. Choose this path if you:
- Enjoy interacting with and serving people at all levels of an organization
- Want to develop your problem-solving skills
- Like to manage multiple needs of individual employees or groups
Our BSBA with Human Resource Management Concentration fully aligns with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. Throughout the world, 340 programs in 259 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
International Business
The concentration in International Business equips you with the cultural and global framework necessary to succeed in the international marketplace. Choose this path if you:
- Enjoy interacting with and serving people from different cultural backgrounds
- Want to develop your problem-solving skills
- Plan to operate in cross-cultural or international business environments
Management
Under our Management concentration, you’ll learn to make sound decisions and oversee operations while developing the skills necessary to advance to the highest levels of any business.
The Management concentration is a great choice if you:
- Enjoy managing processes, resources and people
- Have or want to develop problem-solving skills
- Look for flexibility and like to adapt to different environments
Marketing
Our Marketing concentration will help prepare you for one of the most versatile career paths. This program takes a deep dive into market research, integrated marketing communications and brand strategy. The result? You’ll become a creative, problem-solving professional that’s ready to help organizations everywhere tell their stories.
Supply Chain Management
Our Supply Chain Management concentration will teach you how to become a sourcing and logistics expert. Help companies optimize their processes and find ways to become more profitable. You’ll learn firsthand how suppliers, intermediaries, third-party providers and customers influence the management of supply and demand both within and across companies.
The BSBA with a Supply Chain Management concentration is a great choice if you:
- Have an interest in managing processes and materials in a supply chain
- Have or want to develop analytical and problem-solving skills
- Enjoy planning and coordinating functions within an organization
Hear about BSBA graduate Vanessa Miller and her journey to starting her own business.
Graduate Experience
Join the ranks of successful SWU business grads! Program alumni have gone on to work for companies you may have heard of, like:
- Cars.com
- Edward Jones
- Elliot Davis
- Enterprise Rental
- Ernst and Young
- First Citizens Bank
- Home Depot
- Jackson Marketing Group
- KPMG
- Marketplace Staffing
- Pickens County School District
- Queensborough Bank
- Tri-County Technical College
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Verizon Wireless
- Wal-Mart
The low student-faculty ratio fosters an ideal learning environment that allows students to connect better with both professors and classmates. Learning to work cooperatively with other classmates equipped me with group skills that are essential in life and business."
Kyle Blackwell, BSBA Graduate
"At SWU, you learn life skills and life lessons. For me, it fostered intangibles like communication, responsiveness, integrity, trust and confidence. I would not have had the confidence to take on an Ivy League graduate school or the world's business and financial hub in Manhattan if not for the confidence developed and nurtured at SWU."
Alex Baxter, BSBA Graduate
FINAL EXAMINATION
At the end of the program, you may be required to complete a comprehensive examination designated by the program. Consult the School of Business for specific details and requirements.