Bachelor's of Science Degree - Business Administration

(CIP Codes 52.01 - 52.99)

AAU curriculum designed with student success in mind!

Train to be the boss! This program is the most popular degree program in the world and it is also the one with the most earning power! AAU graduate successfully take their bachelor's degree straight into the career world as managers, assistant managers, supervisors, and other related positions in business, hospitality, healthcare, human resources, manufacturing, production, sales, retail and other major industries. AAU graduates become key decision makers to help their employers improve organizational performance.

Program Objectives

This program allows you to gain a solid foundation of the business concepts and leadership skills needed in order to contribute and create solutions for today's complex business problems. Upon successful completion of this program, you will acquire critical skills necessary to integrate management, marketing, accounting, and finance concepts to develop strategies to improve organizational performance. You will also qualify to enroll in a graduate level program.

Business Administration Bachelor's Degree Program Description

The purpose of the Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration is to prepare students for entry-level management positions in business, industry and non-profit organizations. The program provides the foundational background for students seeking to acquire a high-level of knowledge from a broad base of business concepts to create solutions to contemporary business problems. Students will acquire the critical knowledge and skills needed to integrate management, marketing, accounting, and finance concepts to develop strategies to improve short-, medium-, and long-term organizational performance. Allied American University (AAU) also offers an Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration.

Course #

Course Name

Credit Hours

Semester 1

ORI100

Allied Online Orientation
0

ISY101 Introduction to Computer Systems
3

ECN 150 English Composition I
3

ENG160 English Composition
3

MAT115 or MAT120 Business Problem Solving or College Algebra
3

MGT 105 Essentials of Management
3
 
Semester Credit Hours
15
Semester 2  

ACC101 or ACC225* Introduction to Accounting or Accounting 1
3

ECN151 Intro to Macroeconomics
3

ENG170 English Composition II
3

PHI107 Intro to Ethics
3

Gen Ed Science or Computer Science Elective (100-200 Level)
3
 
Semester Credit Hours
15
Semester 3  

ACC105 or ACC227* Managerial Accounting or Accounting II
3

COM120 Principles of Speech Communications
3

MKT220 Principles of Marketing
3

Gen Ed Behavioral/Social Science Elective (100-200 Level)
3

UND LOD Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level)
3
 
Semester Credit Hours
15
Semester 4  

BUS230 Principles of Business Law I
3

FIN202 Personal Finance
3

SOC250 Society and Technology
3

Gen Ed Behavioral/Social Science Elective (100-200 Level)
3

UND LOD Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level)
3
 
Semester Credit Hours
15
Semester 5    

BUS210

Business Statistics I

3

BUS305

Business Research and Communications

3

ECN320

Microeconomics

3

Gen Ed

Behavioral/Social Science Elective (300-400 Level)

3

UND LOD

Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level)

3

Semester Credit Hours

15

Semester 6

BUS306

Business and Society

3

BUS354

Ethical Decision Making for Business

3

ECN321

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

UND LOD

Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level)

3

UND LOD

Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level)

3

Semester Credit Hours

15

Semester 7

BUS364

Organizational Behavior

3

FIN335

Financial Management and Analysis I

3

MGT320

Leadership in Organizations

3

Gen Ed

Science/Computer Science Elective (300-400 Level)

3

UND UPD

Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level)

3

Semester Credit Hours

15

Semester 8

MGT305

Quality Management

3

MGT494

Strategic Management

3

BUS499

Senior Capstone

3

UND UPD

Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level)

3

UND UPD

Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level)

3

Semester Credit Hours

15

Total for Semesters 1-8

120

*Student is required to take the ACC 225/227 series if going on to a Bachelor's of Science Degree

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