Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Completion Program

The Global Campus in partnership with the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Program Information

The College of Business Administration (CBA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), through its partnership with the Global Campus, now offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree Completion program for students with at least 60 hours of post-secondary course credit.

The BBA Degree has become widely desired by employers in the last decade because it prepares well-rounded employees who can direct all facets of a business. In addition, it:

Develops critical thinking, problem solving, communication, management and leadership skills
Exposes students to strategic management, finance, accounting, marketing, management information systems and other functions and processes of an organization
Provides career change and advancement opportunities to students from a wide variety of backgrounds

The UIC CBA and Global Campus BBA Degree Completion Program:

Is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Provides a learning environment where theory meets practice
Is developed and delivered by faculty engaged in cutting-edge research in all areas of business
Is an online program that promotes flexibility to accommodate your busy schedule and allows you to complete your course work when it is most convenient for you
Offers two different tracks: a part-time track for those with full-time jobs and other demands, and a full-time track for those who wish to complete the degree in the shortest time possible

The Global Campus:

Offers student-centered advising by a single advisor from application through graduation
Offers guaranteed tuition rates for four years from the time you take your first course
Offers financial aid and support for navigating the process
Offers career services and membership in the University of Illinois Alumni Association to foster a continual learning environment through networking with your peers
Offers student-centered technical support to allow you to take full advantage of our state-of-the-art online learning environment

Students interested in completing their Business Administration bachelor's degree in the traditional on-campus program at the University of Illinois at Chicago's campus can find more information on the UIC Undergraduate Business Administration Programs web site.

Degree/Certificate: Bachelors Degree

Total Credit Hours: 60

Course Starts:

Cohorts for the BBA degree completion program offered through the Global Campus are scheduled to start on the first Wednesdays of September and January each year.

Upcoming start dates include:

September 3, 2008
January 7, 2009
September 2, 2009

Although, in general, we anticipate that students will take courses with their cohorts in the order prescribed in the curriculum, we understand that life events and other circumstances occasionally will impact your ability to follow your cohort's schedule. Our advisors are prepared to work with you to adjust your course schedule to reflect any changes in your work or life schedules.

Required Campus Visits: 0

Completion Schedules:

Each course session is eight weeks in length. If you take two courses per session, you will be able to complete the BBA degree completion program in 20 months. If you take one course per session, you will receive your BBA degree in 38 months.

Program Contact:
Global Campus Student Services
510 Devonshire
Suite H
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (866) 896-3939
E-mail: gcadvisor@uillinois.edu