Business Administration, B.A. - BDC program

The Bachelor’s Degree Completion (BDC) program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (B.A. in BSA). The BDC program offers a flexible, manageable, and academically meaningful way for students to complete their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack College. Tailored to returning students and adult learners, the BDC program offers a clear, well-defined, and achievable path to degree completion, with a career-focused and academically rigorous curriculum. This program prepares students for success in today’s diverse and dynamic workplace.

Distinct from the traditional full-time on-ground program, the BDC program features eight-week courses taught online. It also provides one-on-one academic advising, as well as professional and career development coaching. The B.A. in BSA requires the completion of a minimum of 124 credits, including a minimum of:

1. 12 credits in the Professional Core

2. 28 credits in the Arts and Sciences Core

3. 64 credits in the Psychology Major

4. 20 credits in Open Electives

Students may transfer a maximum of up to 90 credits for previous college coursework, prior learning, and/or professional equivalencies.