Program: Business Administration, B.S.
Real Estate Option
Program Description
The option in Real Estate covers both theoretical and practical aspects of real estate and provides an academic foundation for careers in real estate.
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Program Requirements
Business Majors
A Business major is any student majoring in Accountancy; Information Systems; or Business Administration with an option in either Business Analytics, Business Law, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Global Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management and Insurance, or Systems and Operations Management. The B.S. in Accountancy is an impacted major with additional admission requirements. All Business majors share 27 units of common lower division core courses and 18 units of common upper division core courses.
Double Major Requirements
Students seeking a double major in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics must be in good standing (2.0 overall and 2.0 CSUN GPA) and be able to complete both majors within a maximum of 140 units.
Transfer Course Requirements
Students should be aware that no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted on transfer from another institution to satisfy department or David Nazarian College of Business and Economics requirements.
Residency Requirement
At least 50 percent of the business and economics course credit units and 50 percent of the specialized major credit units required for the Bachelor of Science degrees in Accountancy, Business Administration, or Information Systems and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics must be completed in residence at CSUN.
Course Requirements
Check course descriptions for prerequisite courses. Prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in the course.
1. Common Lower Division Business Core (27-30 units)
ACCT 220 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 230 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ENGL 205 Business Communication in its Rhetorical Contexts (3)
IS 212 Information Systems for Business Users (3)
MATH 103 Mathematical Methods for Business (3)*
or MATH 150A Calculus I (5)*
or MATH 255A Calculus for the Life Sciences I (3)*
SOM 120 Basic Business Statistics (3)
or MATH 140BUS Introductory Statistics for Business (4)
*Must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
2. Common Upper Division Business Core (18 units)
BUS 312 Data Literacy for Business (3)
BUS 497A or BUS 497B Capstone (3)
FIN 303 Financial Management (3)
MGT 360 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 304 Principles of Marketing (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)
3. Required Upper Division Courses, Option in Real Estate (24 units)
BLAW 308 Business Law II (3)
BLAW 481 Real Estate Law (3)
RE 412 Real Estate Practice (3)
RE 414 Real Estate Principles (3)
RE 416 Real Estate Appraisal (3)
RE 418 Real Estate Market and Development Analysis (3)
RE 420 Real Estate Finance (3)
Select 3 units from the following:
BLAW 368 Law, Business and Ethics (3)
BLAW 453 Negotiation (3)
MGT 456 Negotiation and Conflict Management (3)
RE 422 Real Estate Property Management (3)
4. General Education (43 units)
Undergraduate students must complete 43 units of General Education as described in this Catalog, including 3 units of coursework meeting the Ethnic Studies (E.S.) requirement.
12 units are satisfied by the following courses in the major: MATH 103 satisfies Basic Skills Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning; FIN 303 satisfies Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning, Upper Division; and ECON 160 and ECON 161 satisfy Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition, IS 212 fulfills the Information Competence requirement.
5. Campus Requirements (6 units)
Undergraduate students must complete 6 units of Campus Requirements as described in this Catalog. IS 212 meets the Lifelong Learning requirement.
Total Units in the Major/Option: 69-72
General Education Units: 31
Campus Requirement Units: 3
Additional Units: 14-17
Total Units Required for the B.S. Degree: 120
Contact
Department of Business Law
Chair: Kurt M. Saunders
Bookstein Hall (BB) 3121
(818) 677-2905
Program Learning Outcomes
Students receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration will be able to:
- Write professional business reports, deliver strong oral presentations, and create effective visual materials.
- Analyze problems and devise appropriate solutions using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
- Identify ethical dilemmas, analyze them from multiple perspectives, develop solutions, and support their decisions.
- Recognize and evaluate the role of diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism in the global business environment.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the functional areas of business as well as the ability to synthesize and apply this knowledge across disciplines.
Students receiving an option in Real Estate will be able to:
- Understand the theoretical and practical applications of real estate.
ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Maps
Students who have graduated with a verified Associate Degree for Transfer and have been admitted to a CSUN program that has been deemed similar will be able to complete the baccalaureate degree within 60 semester units. For additional information, see ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Maps.
Business Administration/Real Estate Option - AS-T in Business Administration 2.0 (2025-Present)