Is a business management degree a BA or BS?

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BA/BS, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEGREES

Background: in 1984, the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee was asked to prepare a policy statement which would differentiate between Bachelor of Science degrees and Bachelor of Arts degrees at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The need for this arose when some departments at Cal Poly proposed to change their BA degrees to B.S. degrees. The requests were refused by the Chancellor's Office in part because Cal Poly, SLO, had no campus policy which specified the differences between the two degrees.

1. Both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees should have a reasonable balance of three components:

A major providing depth of preparation in an academic or professional field.
General education providing basic university-level education in science and mathematics, in the social sciences, in the arts and humanities, and in human communication.
Electives chosen to fit the student's preferences or needs. (It is recognized that the number of these electives may be fewer in some degrees because of accreditation requirements, but the inclusion of some electives is important.)

2. Bachelor of Arts Degree:

is usually less specialized than a Bachelor of Science degree.
requires a minimum of 180 quarter units for the degree; 36 units are required in the major, of which at least 18 units are at the 300-400 level.
is normally awarded in such majors as the languages, literature, other humanities, and history.

3. Bachelor of Science Degree:

typically involves technical fields.
requires a minimum of 180 quarter units for the degree; 54 units are required in the major, of which at least 27 quarter units are at the of 300-400 level.
is normally awarded in such majors as the physical and biological sciences, engineering, and agriculture.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IS MORE CAREER ORIENTED; WHEREAS, BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IS MORE CONTINUING EDUCATION ORIENTED. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE TRANSFERS EASILY NOW WHERE IT DID NOT PREVIOUSLY. MY VOTE IS FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, SORRY ALL YOU ARTS FOLKS!

Sources: Academic Senate Resolution AS-172-85/CC, Campus Administrative Manual Section 411

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