General Business
Earn a degree that offers you the flexibility and freedom to explore whatever passion you’re pursuing. Our BSBA in General Business is designed to be tailored to students’ individual interests. With over 10 concentrations to choose from, students can explore anything from the riveting world of Marketing to a lucrative career in Finance.
The Leaders Of Tomorrow
Yesterday’s students are today’s change-makers. At Nichols, we develop leaders and innovators that graduate with a packed resume and preparation to work in the global market. Our business faculty are experts in their fields who invest in their students— they take the time to learn their names, learning styles, and goals. With these in mind, they guide students to accomplishing their dreams and achieving successful careers in business.
From our Thunder Investment Fund to our integrated Nichols Consulting Group, our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Terminals, our Center for Intelligent Processing Automation, our faculty-led travel experiences, and buzz-worthy internships. We create opportunities for our students to innovate and solve the pressing problems of all aspects of the business world. There is no place to study business like Nichols College.
Customize your Education
To keep our business program dynamic and career-focused, we make sure our students can customize their program of study to suit their career goals. Nichols allows business majors to choose six courses from the following options:
- Accounting
- Business Communication
- Civic Leadership and Politics
- Criminal Justice Management
- Economics
- Entrepeneurship
- Finance
- Hospitality Management
- Human Resource Management
- Intelligent Automation
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate Management
- Sport Management
Why the Hill?
Internships & Experiential Learning
Every Nichols College student benefits from an experiential learning opportunity. Students explore their passions by working with real businesses, community partners, or industry experts on projects that make an impactful difference. Because of our specialized focus on career readiness, students graduate with the experience and confidence they need to succeed in the real world.
98% of 161 alumni from this program (2019-2022) had professional business positions in the summer of 2023.
Meet your Faculty
General Business Courses
General Business majors must complete 120 credit hours (approximately 40 courses), including courses from the foundation and business core curricula, focused electives, and a range of specialized courses. Please see the Course Catalog for a complete list of courses that satisfy requirements for the General Business program.