At Grace, we understand that one of the biggest challenges relates to the cost of your career. We want to alleviate your anxiety so this doesn’t hinder your ability to pursue God’s calling on your life.
Preparing you for your calling by equipping you for your career
We will help you find your path in this world
We will use scripture as the foundation for this path
Develop rich, godly friendships that will last a lifetime
We will prepare you for a higher level career
At Grace, we know that the Bible is essential to a Christian education. We want to help you to stand on God’s Word as you begin your career.
Our Business Program provides the necessary core to give students skills for life, allowing them to focus on possibilities – not obstacles.
You’re more than just a name. Our professors and staff believe in the importance of investing in each student at Grace.
You are a person with unlimited potential made in the image of a loving God. We understand that your calling and career path will be as unique as you are. At Grace, we will help you align your calling with the skills needed for your future careers so you can confidently impact the world, well beyond your time with us.
By stimulating a rich appreciation of and a thirst for knowledge, the School of Business Innovation & Public Service’s Business program prepares students to be difference-makers in today’s world. A biblically informed education takes students’ natural talents, gifts, and passions and prepares them to serve effectively and immediately.
Welcome to the School of Business Innovation & Public Service: Business Program page. As the Chair of the Business Program I am excited to help you academically and spiritually. The mission of the business program at Grace Christian University is to provide a Biblically informed interdisciplinary education designed to take the natural talents, gifts, and abilities from a diverse group of students and prepare them to serve effectively and immediately in the workforce. The program will provide students with an interdisciplinary look at the field of business. Students will learn to utilize a variety of field experiences with businesses, real-world case studies, role-playing, and group projects for developing business opportunities and ventures in society. The program is committed to leveraging the use of current technology in every discipline.
Sincerely,
Fallon McMurray, M.B.A.
Chair and Professor of Undergraduate Business Program
Every major at Grace Christian is focused on intertwining spiritual and academic growth. The school aims to develop passionate servants of Jesus that emphasize the integration of character transformation, ministry experience, and biblical truth.
The Grace Christian University School of Business has four pillars; Business as Mission, Personal Mastery, Business Acumen, and Cultural Intelligence. Successful understanding of these pillars enables graduates to advance their local church, and think strategically about their call to various business opportunities. With in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to lead others, develop improved processes, promote financial stewardship, and analyze financial statements, graduates responsibly reflect Christ using business as a medium.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BUS 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
BUS 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
BUS 210 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
BUS 212 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
BUS 255 | Fundamentals of Business Law | 3 |
BUS 260 | International Business | 3 |
BUS 295 | Fundamentals of Business Technology | 3 |
BUS 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
BUS 303 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
BUS 372 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
BUS 485 | Strategic Management | 3 |
BUS 495 | Business Portfolio | 3 |
BUS 499 | Business Internship | 3 |
MKT 330 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
* 18 credits for Degree Completion Transfer Students
For all the details, look up your Major in the Program Information section of the Catalog.
Every Associate of Arts degree is designed to meet the Art and Science core required of students while intertwining our biblical core. The school aims to develop passionate servants of Jesus that emphasize the integration of character transformation, ministry experience, and biblical truth.
Begin your story with the flexibility of a General Studies Associate Degree. Even if you’re not sure where God’s leading you yet, that’s okay—you don’t have to have it all figured out. Build a solid biblical and academic foundation before deciding. General Studies allows students to pursue a well rounded Associates degree before deciding on a Bachelor’s Degree.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours | Degree Requirement |
COM 140 | Life Communication | 3 | Written and Oral Communication |
ENG 101 or | English Composition or | 3-4 | |
HST — | History Elective | 3 | Humanities |
ENG — | Literature Elective | 3 | |
PSY 201 or | Introduction to Psychology or | 3 | Social Sciences |
MTH — | Math Elective | 3 | Math and/or Science |
SCI — | Science Elective | ||
— | Arts and Science Electives | 6 | Arts and Science |
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BBL 102 | Old Testament Literature | 3 |
BBL 202 | New Testament Literature | 3 |
BIB 205 | Bible Study Methods and Application | 3 |
THE 161 | Christian Worldview | 3 |
THE 162 | Christian Mission | 3 |
THE 213 | Biblical Christian Thought | 3 |
The Associate of Arts is comprised of:
Students may elect to complete one of the following Emphases:
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BUS 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
BUS 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
BUS 210 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
BUS 212 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
BUS 255 or | Fundamentals of Business Law or | 3 |
BUS 301 or | Principles of Management or | 3 |
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
COM 210 | Foundations of Communication | 3 |
COM 220 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
COM 250 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
MKT 265 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
PSY 282 | Research Statistics | 3 |
COM 290 | Professional Communication | 3 |
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
CJS 220 | Introduction to Legal Studies | 3 |
CJS 251 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
PSY 201 | Introduction to Psychology* | 3 |
PSY 245 | Lifespan Psychology | 3 |
PSY 215 | Psychology of Leadership | 3 |
SOC 251 | Principles of Sociology* | 3 |
SOC 255 | Introduction to Human Services | 3 |
* PSY 201 and SOC 251 apply toward both the Arts and Sciences Core and Social Science Content Area requirements.
For all the details, look up your Major in the Program Information section of the Catalog.
A concentration is a specialized field of study within the major you have chosen. These concentrations are available to Business Major and they are 12 credits. Choosing a concentration bolsters a student’s knowledge of the languages scripture was written in and helps students have a deeper understanding of the historical context of these languages.
Students adding a concentration in management will take courses on personal development, leadership, culture and conflict. Students will experience the challenge of learning how to improve their group communication skills through participation. Exploring biblical characteristics of leadership and teamwork. Engaging in production and operations management. Topics include inventory control, production control, quality control, services management, and facilities management and control. Students will learn about strategies in competitive versus collaborative negotiation and conflict negotiation. Providing a well rounded skill set needed to step in a leadership role across a wide range of industries.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BUS 470 | Personnel Development | 3 |
BUS 475 | Operations Management | 3 |
COM 330 | Culture and Conflict Management | 3 |
COM 350 | Leadership and Group Communication | 3 |
Recommended PSY 215 | Psychology of Leadership | 3 |
Students adding a concentration in marketing to their business degree will engage with course work on social media, advertising, market research. Students will engage with a biblical framework to determine and guide the identification and use of rapidly changing media and explore various engagement options to ensure cultural awareness in advancing a marketing strategy. Students will learn about marketing research and discuss key concepts, processes, and techniques, as well as their applications.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
MKT 265 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
MKT 310 | IT for Marketers | 3 |
MKT 315 | Advertising and Promotions | 3 |
MKT 435 | Market Research | 3 |
The School of Business Innovation & Public Service offers a range of minors designed to support students’ desire to engage in an area they are passionate about beyond their major. Adding a minor helps students enhance their ministry and vocational preparations.
Students pursuing a minor in business will engage in basic styles of management, principles of planning, organizing, motivating, directing, supervising, staffing, controlling work and work performance in a business. There is a major emphasis on business as mission and how our faith fits into workforce management. Students Engage in a basic overview of conflict resolution, fundamental principles of resource allocation, production and income distribution, evaluation of consumer and government spending, business investment, taxation and monetary policy.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
BUS 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
BUS 210 | Accounting I | 3 |
BUS 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
MKT 330 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
BUS 470 | Personnel Development | 3 |
Adding a minor in Criminal Justice degree gives a broad overview of the field and the unique challenges of law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Students will have theoretical knowledge and application for real-world Christian service. Students gain an overview of criminal law and specific offenses and applies constitutional restrictions on government’s power emphasizing basic criminal law. Students will engage in a wide array of topics related to juveniles, criminology and law enforcement. Each course will integrate a Christian worldview of justice and on the topics studied.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
CJS 310 | Criminal Law | 3 |
CJS 315 | Criminal Procedures | 3 |
CJS 330 | Law Enforcement and Corrections | 3 |
CJS 350 | Criminology and Social Deviance | 3 |
CJS 370 | Juvenile Law and Delinquency | 3 |
Pursuing a minor in Human Services gives practical support for helping others. No one is more prepared to meet this need than the Christian who is able to apply the principles of the Word of God and the knowledge and skills gained in a Human Services program. Students will learn to understand and practice cultural diversity competence. Growth in these skills equips individuals with the social graces needed to form bonds of mutual trust that will bridge the differences that ordinarily divides people. Students will engage in topics related to human services in public and private settings, contemporary Western society with emphasis on culture, socialization, group life, social institutions, social processes and social change.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
SOC 243 | Introduction to Cultural Diversity | 3 |
SOC 251 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
SOC 255 | Introduction to Human Services | 3 |
| Upper division PSY/SOC/CJS electives chosen with advisor | 6 |
Psychology students embrace individuals holistically, taking a bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective. Further, approaching psychology from a biblical worldview empowers students to support psychological findings in God’s general revelation with His special revelation, the Bible. Students will explore human development from conception through death using the biopsycho-social-spiritual model. Using major theories, such as psychodynamic, behaviorism, cognitive, ecological. Students will examine the psychological influences on health, well-being and longevity. There will be a focus on research methodology and statistics as a liberal arts discipline.The emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the principles and concepts underlying the use of statistics in social sciences research and applications.
Course | Course Name | Credit Hours |
PSY 201 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
PSY 245 | Lifespan Psychology | 3 |
PSY 339 | Health Psychology | 3 |
PSY 282 | Research Statistics | 3 |
| Psychology/Sociology elective chosen with advisor | 3 |
Grace Christian University is accredited by both the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). ABHE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education and has designated Grace Christian University as an institute of higher education in which the Bible is central and the development of Christian life and ministry is essential.
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