College of Business Administration

About COBA

Accreditation
Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges. The College of Business has undergraduate and graduate accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The Accounting program has received the accounting accreditation through AACSB International.

Mission Statement
The College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University provides a student centered, learning community that presents, applies, and extends the current boundaries of knowledge about today's dynamic global business environment.

Academic Offerings
Georgia Southern offers 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the doctoral level in its seven Colleges. The College of Business Administration offers 8 majors with 4 minors and 3 Master’s degrees in 4 fields.

Founded
Georgia Southern University was founded in 1906. The College of Business Administration began offering the BBA degree during 1965, the MBA degree during 1969, WebMBA program in 2001, the MAcc degree in 1988 and MSAE degree in 2007. The College of Business Administration has 15,800 alumni located throughout the world. The University offers 120 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels through seven colleges.

Location
The 675-acre campus is located in Statesboro, Georgia which is a community of approximately 30,000 residents, 50 miles northwest of historic Savannah and 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Size
A residential university serving approximately 16,000 students, Georgia Southern's hallmark is a superior undergraduate experience emphasizing academic distinction, excellent teaching, and student success.

Athletic Association:
The Georgia Southern Eagles compete nationally in intercollegiate sports on the Division I level, with winning records that have earned nationally-televised season appearances in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. The Eagles made history by winning six NCAA I-AA National Football Championships – 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, and 2000 – a record unequalled in the Division.