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.
- Analyze the external and internal influences on business institutions and practices
- Identify the structures in business organizations that can be managed for productivity
- Differentiate the roles and tasks of business leaders and professionals in business, industry and non-profit organizations
- Use technology and other resources to remain current in the student's chosen business field
- Make effective business decisions using appropriate analytical and critical thinking processes
- Identify and analyze legal and/or ethical issues that arise in business practices and institutions
- Demonstrate effective written communication skills in a business environment
- Enter a graduate level program without further academic preparation
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.
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Course # |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Semester 1 |
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ORI100 |
Allied Online Orientation |
0 |
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ISY101 |
Introduction to Computer Systems |
3 |
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ECN 150 |
English Composition I |
3 |
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ENG160 |
English Composition |
3 |
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MAT115 or MAT120 |
Business Problem Solving or College Algebra |
3 |
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MGT 105 |
Essentials of Management |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
| Semester 2 |
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ACC101 or ACC225* |
Introduction to Accounting or Accounting 1 |
3 |
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ECN151 |
Intro to Macroeconomics |
3 |
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ENG170 |
English Composition II |
3 |
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PHI107 |
Intro to Ethics |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Science or Computer Science Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
| Semester 3 |
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ACC105 or ACC227* |
Managerial Accounting or Accounting II |
3 |
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COM120 |
Principles of Speech Communications |
3 |
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MKT220 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Behavioral/Social Science Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
| Semester 4 |
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BUS230 |
Principles of Business Law I |
3 |
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FIN202 |
Personal Finance |
3 |
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SOC250 |
Society and Technology |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Behavioral/Social Science Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
| Semester 5 |
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BUS210 |
Business Statistics I |
3 |
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BUS305 |
Business Research and Communications |
3 |
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ECN320 |
Microeconomics |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Behavioral/Social Science Elective (300-400 Level) |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 6 |
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BUS306 |
Business and Society |
3 |
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BUS354 |
Ethical Decision Making for Business |
3 |
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ECN321 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 7 |
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BUS364 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
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FIN335 |
Financial Management and Analysis I |
3 |
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MGT320 |
Leadership in Organizations |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Science/Computer Science Elective (300-400 Level) |
3 |
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UND UPD |
Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 8 |
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MGT305 |
Quality Management |
3 |
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MGT494 |
Strategic Management |
3 |
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BUS499 |
Senior Capstone |
3 |
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UND UPD |
Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level) |
3 |
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UND UPD |
Undistributed Elective (300-400 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
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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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