Bachelor of Business

A key focus of the bachelor programmes is the development of personnel to take up professional roles in accounting and in other business related activities within the various service organisations operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Pacific Island nations. These programmes are designed to also meet the need for business personnel in government organisations and in private industry. For this reason, programmes are designed to meet the basic academic and practice requirements in the professional areas required by professional organisations such as the Certified Practising Accountants of Papua New Guinea.

In terms of academic content, the Bachelor of Business programme aims to provide students with a systematic and coherent introduction to a body of knowledge appropriate to the preparation of a professional business practitioner together with attitudes and interpersonal skills necessary to provide comprehensive entry-level practice in a variety of professional settings.

The Bachelor of Business programme is a four-year full-time degree programme requiring the successful completion of 495 credit points of study.

Accounting is offered as the core field of study in all three double major programmes. The choices are as follows:

• Accounting and Entrepreneurship (Double Major)
• Accounting and Information Systems (Double Major)
• Accounting and Management (Double Major)

Nested within the degree are a series of diplomas which students may use for credit toward the completion of the degree requirements in the major concentration of their choice. Admission to diploma programmes is available only on the Sonoma campus. A Diploma of Business award may be conferred on the Koiari Park campus but only as an exit award.

A minimum of B pass in Mathematics at the HSC and Matriculation level is required. No prior work experience is required. Students need to achieve a GPA of 2.7 or better to be admitted.