Business Administration (Bachelor of Science)

University of Vermont

Bachelor degree

48 months

Application deadlines: January 15

Processing time: 30 days

Application fee: $55

Full-time

Intakes: Fall

International tuition: $42,000

Domestic tuition: $16,500

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration provides a distinctive focus on three interdisciplinary strategic themes. All students must choose one theme by their junior year. The available themes are: Global Business, Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship. All students must complete four (4) courses within their chosen theme, including one interdisciplinary "capstone" course in the fourth year. Students who complete our undergraduate program receive a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with an interdisciplinary theme in one of the three areas. In addition to completing the requirements for the interdisciplinary theme, all students must complete four (4) courses within a selected concentration. The concentration should be declared in the junior year. The available concentrations include: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Business Analytics.

This program can be done

On campus

Exams:

TOEFL iBT
IELTS

Official secondary school transcript sent directly to Admissions by your high school (official translation of transcripts if not already in English). First quarter grades or mid-year grades if available. One letter of recommendation is required. All applicants whose first language is not English must send official TOEFL or IELTS test scores to the Office of Admissions.

Possible Career Paths following a Global Business Theme: depending upon a student's interests and skills, the Global Business theme can help prepare students for careers involving international market analysis, international commercial and investment banking, portfolio analysis and risk assessment, new market development and international management and consulting. Possible Career Paths following a Sustainable Business Theme: careers in sustainable business, are found in such varied fields as clean technology startups, environmental protection and remediation, waste reduction, the fossil fuels industry, green building, sustainable agriculture, climate change, and renewable energy and energy efficiency. Students pursuing the Sustainable Business theme may also pursue careers in industries that are pursuing strategies to reduce their negative social and environmental footprint. These careers may range from sustainability consulting, carbon finance, corporate social responsibility and corporate environmental management. Possible Career Paths following an Entrepreneurship theme: many of the students who choose the Entrepreneurship theme plan to, or already have, started their own businesses. Other graduates are in high demand as employees for companies stressing innovation and change. Some students studying the Entrepreneurship theme may choose to work for a family or closely held business, purchase a franchise, work as a business consultant, or enter the financial services industry.