BS in Business Administration Curriculum
At Olin, you’re admitted into the BSBA program as a first-year student.
The early entry—offered by only a handful of business schools—means you have a more targeted tool set when you apply for internships and full-time positions.
Obviously, you focus on business fundamentals and your business major. But with your business degree, you must take at least 40% of your classes in areas other than business, which encourages you to broaden your educational horizons and pursue a minor (or two), second major or second undergraduate degree.
In addition to first-year entry, hallmarks of our curriculum include:
- Eight different business majors
- Emphasis on critical-thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills
- Experiential learning courses with a consulting emphasis
- Numerous study abroad offerings, including international internships
A Well-Rounded Business Curriculum
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Required Courses
You must take all your business and required courses for grades, and you must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA overall and in your business school classes. A typical sequence is listed below. See the WashU Bulletin for detailed degree requirements.
First Year
- Individual in a Managerial Environment
- Foundations of Business
- Calculus I or higher
- English Composition 100
- Microeconomics
- Managerial Statistics I
- Calculus II
Sophomore Year
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Managerial Statistics II
- Management Communication
- Analytics and Modeling for Business Decisions
- Core requirements
Junior Year
- Core and professional requirements
Senior Year
- Professional and general electives
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Experiential Learning
Olin’s Center for Experiential Learning pairs teams of business school students with Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofit organizations and startups looking for cost-effective—or pro bono—management expertise. Options include the following:
- In the Practicum, faculty-led teams of four or more students work with company representatives on a semester-long management project.
- In the Taylor Community Consulting Program, teams of two to four students are assigned to each six-week project with a St. Louis nonprofit.
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Global Experiences
International internships, study abroad and on-location courses help you gain an appreciation of how culture influences business strategy and operations.
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Entrepreneurship
Students seeking an outlet for their creativity and innovation have many options: the Hatchery business plan course, Innovating for Healthcare, CEL Entrepreneurial Consulting Team, student-run on-campus businesses and pitch competitions. The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurial Studies supports startups at all stages as well as student ventures.
Each student that I asked to describe Olin used the same word: collaborative. Collaboration is deeply woven into Olin Business School.
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