Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Agricultural Business

Earning a degree in Business Administration is an investment in the future. In today's increasingly complex global economy, the need for well-trained business professionals is greater than ever. Having a business degree puts students one step ahead of other job seekers. As a Business major, students will also acquire valuable communication, critical thinking, research, and analytical skills that will help them succeed in any career.

Unlike private and online universities, the School of Business and Public Administration at California State University, Bakersfield is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five  percent (5%) of the world's business schools.

Located in the nation’s most productive agricultural state, California’s San Joaquin Valley is the single richest agricultural region in the world. The Agricultural Business degree from California State University, Bakersfield  is a home grown opportunity to become a leader in the agricultural industry.

The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business is a '2+2' program that combines core upper division undergraduate courses in agricultural business at California State University, Bakersfield , with lower division agricultural science and agricultural business foundation courses completed at a community college. This degree enables students to enhance their foundation agricultural courses, completed at a community college, with upper division knowledge and skills so as to better prepare them for entry-level management positions in the agriculture and food sector.

Students learn the fundamentals of planning, organizing, marketing, financial management, and trade policy with an emphasis on California’s agriculture and natural resources.