CMB BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS - BA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Business Administration Degree

B.A. Business Administration

National Louis University's four-year Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration daytime program builds upon a solid liberal arts foundation and provides students with a broad range of applicable business skills.

Consider getting your business administration degree at NLU if you:

Want to enter the business world or advance your career

Are looking for a business program that's relevant, practical and flexible

Want to study in an environment that's highly personalized and interactive

Want to learn from faculty who have real-world business skills

Why NLU for Business

The four-year business administation degree is intended for students beginning their undergraduate business education and for those who have completed a significant portion of their general education courses elsewhere. Offered during the daytime and available through full-time study, the business administration degree combines a strong liberal arts foundation with a proven business curriculum that includes accounting, business law, economics, ethics, information systems, finance management, marketing and strategy.

What You Will Learn

An understanding of the role of consumers, ethics and business issues in today's marketplace

Accounting, finance and budgeting concepts and how to put them in practice

How to conduct and use research in decision making

Oral presentation and writing skills, communication skills, business savvy and polish

Career Outlook

Our competitive global economy is presenting new opportunities for students with business administration degrees. Today's companies are looking for graduates with both a broad understanding of business as well as an established professional identity. A business degree prepares you for a range of careers. Some of the career options for business degree students include:

Accounting/Budget Analyst

Business Consultant

Project Manager

Customer Service Manager

Sales Manager

Insurance Sales

Independent Business Owner

Program Requirements

The business administration degree program is a solid 180 quarter hours in length. All Business Administration majors must successfully complete at least 60 quarter hours of general education courses including the minimum distribution requirements listed below. In addition to college courses, students may complete general education requirements through Credit by Portfolio, Credit by Examination (CLEP or DANTES), or Credit by Proficiency.

CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

122 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
800.443.5522
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ELGIN

Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

620 Tollgate Road
Elgin, IL 60123
800.443.5522
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NORTH SHORE

Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

5202 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
800.443.5522
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LISLE

Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

850 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL 60532
800.443.5522
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WHEELING

Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL 60090
800.443.5522
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FLORIDA (TAMPA)

Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
Tampa, FL 33609
800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida
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WISCONSIN

NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
414.577.2658
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