Majors
Business majors earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree or an Associate of Arts Degree. Our comprehensive majors require 38 credit hours of business foundation courses and 34-35 credit hours of courses in the major. The Business Department offers six major areas of study.
- *Accounting prepares you for service in public or private accounting. You can complete the 150 credit hours required for the CPA certification by completing a double major in finance or management or by duel enrolling to complete a Master’s of Accountancy in five years under at Missouri State University.
- Business Education prepares you to teach business skills and communication in middle and secondary schools. You can also earn certification through EU’s Master’s of Education program.
- *Finance prepares you for careers such as corporate finance, banking, insurance and risk management, brokerage services, investment analysis, real estate, and financial consulting.
- *Management prepares you for a career in areas such as retail management, hospitality management, logistics, human resource management, health care administration, sports administration, management, music business, event planning, non-profit administration, and church business administration.
- *Marketing prepares you for a career in advertising, sales, public relations, marketing research, or promotions management in a variety of industries or to start your own business.
- Public Administration is offered in collaboration with the Department of Social Sciences for students interested in careers in government and public organizations. Students can earn a BBA degree or a Bachelor of Science with the Public Administration major. The BBA provides excellent preparation for careers that require a high level of business such as a city manager.
* Missouri State University enables qualified Evangel students to duel enroll for up to 9 credit hours in a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA), Master’s of Health Care Administration (MHA), or Master’s of Accountancy (MA).
Minors & Concentrations
A business concentration (36-38 credit hours) is available in accounting, management, and marketing. Minors may be combined with any major at Evangel. Minors in accounting, finance, international business, human resource management, management, and marketing can be combined with a any major at Evangel.
See our Degree Sheet for course requirements and Catalog for course descriptions.