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2013-2014 Argosy University Academic Catalog—Undergraduate Programs | Volume 4, Issue 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree Program (Revised Curriculum)
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Offering Campuses
Argosy University, Atlanta;* Argosy University, Chicago;* Argosy University, Dallas; Argosy University, Denver; Argosy University, Hawai’i; Argosy University, Inland Empire; Argosy University, Los Angeles; Argosy University, Nashville;* Argosy University, Orange County; Argosy University, Phoenix; Argosy University, San Diego; Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area; Argosy University, Salt Lake City; Argosy University, Sarasota;* Argosy University, Schaumburg;* Argosy University, Seattle; Argosy University, Tampa;* Argosy University, Twin Cities*
Note
* Denotes campus will begin offering curriculum effective Spring Semester 2014 (January 2, 2014).
Program Overview
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration degree program is designed to help students focus their academic and professional development consistent with their career objectives and experiences. It is open to both students who have already earned college credit at a community college, junior college, or other university, and working professionals with no college experience.
The program is designed to prepare students with competencies, skills and knowledge for entry-level employment while simultaneously providing the basis for graduate education in business.
Students enrolled in the BS in Business degree program can choose one of seven concentration areas. The primary goal of each concentration is to help students acquire the competencies, skills, and knowledge needed to seek entry-level positions in a related function or industry. Optional concentrations are as follows:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Marketing
- Organizational Management
Program Learning Outcomes
Program Outcome One: Communication
Competency 1.1
Use both written and verbal skills to communicate business concepts to appropriate audiences.
Competency 1.2
Analyze through observation, active listening, and probing questions as to how others are responding to your communication style.
Competency 1.3
Develop a responsiveness of how you are absorbing the content and tone of information provided to you, in various forms, and recognize when personal biases or assumptions have been applied.
Competency 1.4
Demonstrate awareness of body language and other non-verbal cues which lead to the “true message,” both implied and inferred.
Program Outcome Two: Team
Competency 2.1
Define the attributes of effective team member and leader behaviors in reaching specific business goals.
Competency 2.2
Identify situations and conditions under which team or individual projects are most appropriate, and communicate the information to relevant parties.
Competency 2.3
Select appropriate strategies for motivating teams to reach goals under different constraints and conditions.
Program Outcome Three: Cognitive
Competency 3.1
Basic Problem Solving – Given a business opportunity or problem, select and defend a course of action.
Competency 3.2
Advanced Problem Solving – Identify business situations and problems with several possible meanings or interpretations. After reviewing this business situation generate options, solutions and recommend an alternative approach.
Competency 3.3
Information Literacy – Identify appropriate sources and access both qualitative and quantitative information necessary to make informed business decisions.
Program Outcome Four: Analysis and Application
Competency 4.1
Integration — Identify the tensions and synergies between basic business disciplines.
Competency 4.2
Analysis – Determine the critical information necessary to make an informed business decision under a variety of conditions.
Competency 4.3
Generate options and recommendations for action that support the mission of the organization at the same time meeting the needs of critical stakeholders under conditions where there is imperfect and ambiguous information.
Program Outcome Five: Ethics/Diversity
Competency 5.1
Identify the ethical framework which managers and employees operate under in both work and life. Explain the relationship between social responsibility, and ethics with in the organization when unstable situations arise.
Competency 5.2
Articulate a code of professional ethics and/or behavior for yourself and your organization.
Competency 5.3
Understand how diversity of culture, languages, ethnicities, races, and genders effect an organization. Understand how to communicate professionally the underlying ethics and values which govern your approach in life and the business world.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must provide proof of high school graduation or GED documented by one of the following:
- Official or unofficial high school transcript (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
- High School diploma (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
- State issued high school equivalency (home school)
- Official General Educational Development (GED) document
- Official Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) document
- Official High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) document
- Official college transcript from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences that shows proof of high school graduation or an appropriately certified foreign institution that shows proof of high school graduation
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- Official college transcript from a completed associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
- A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, English Language Proficiency Policy .
Other Admission Requirements
All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative will help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:
- Completed Application for Admission Form
- Application fee (Non-refundable, except in Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.)
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours which includes
- 42 credit hours general education curriculum requirements1
- 33 credit hours business core course requirements
- 12 credit hours business electives or concentration requirements
- 33 credit hours open electives requirements2
- Completion of a minimum of 42 upper division courses
- An Argosy University GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Satisfactory completion of general education curriculum requirements with a grade of “D-” or better
- Satisfactory completion of business core courses with a grade of “C-” or better
- Satisfactory completion of business electives or concentration courses with a grade of “C-” or better
- Satisfactory completion of open electives requirments with a grade of “D-” or better
- A minimum of 30 credit hours completed at Argosy University
- A completed Petition to Graduate submitted to campus administration
Notes
1 General education curriculum requirements at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are 45 credit hours. To satisfy these requirements, students choose an additional general education elective. Open electives requirements are 10 courses or 30 credit hours. The total credit hours required to complete the program remains the same at 120 credit hours.
2 Open electives requirements are 30 credit hours at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa.
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Program Requirements
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program are required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours distributed as follows: general education curriculum requirements, 42 credit hours; business core course requirements, 33 credit hours; business electives or concentration requirements, 12 credit hours; and open electives requirements, 33 credit hours.
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General Education Curriculum Requirements (42 Credit Hours)
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program are required to successfully complete fourteen general education courses (42 credit hours)3 distributed as follows: - 6 credit hours in academic and interpersonal skills4
- 6 credit hours in communications, including ENG101 Composition I
- 6 credit hours in humanities5
- 6 credit hours in social sciences consisting of ECO 201 Macroeconomics andECO 202 Microeconomics 6
- 6 credit hours in natural sciences
- 6 credit hours in mathematics
- 6 credit hours in elective courses (which may be in any distribution area)7
Notes 3 The General Education Curriculum requirements at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are 45 credit hours. 4 To satisfy the Academic and Interpersonal Skills requirements, students are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success and COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness during the first semester of attendance. The requirement to take ASP100 Skills for Success will be waived for students who are admitted with a CGPA of 2.0 and who have either 1) completed an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or 2) transferred in at least 60 semester credit hours of college level course work at the time of admission. Transfer credit is not accepted for either course. Exceptions to this policy may occur in the case of established course equivalencies with institutions that have a transfer or articulation agreement with Argosy University. Academic and interpersonal Skills requirements are 3 credit hours at Argosy University, Twin Cities and are fulfilled by successful completion of COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities who are required to take ASP100 Skills for Success apply this course towards the open electives requirements. Arkansas residents who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs offered through Argosy University Online Programs are not required to take ASP100 Skills for Success and COM180 Interpersonal Effectiveness. 5 Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 9 credit hours within the humanities category. 6 Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 9 credit hours within the social sciences category. 7Students at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are required to take 9 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities are required to take 3 credit hours general education elective courses. Students who receive a waiver for ASP100 Skills for Success take an additional 3 credit hours of general education elective courses as follows. Students at all campuses except Argosy University, Sarasota, Argosy University, Tampa, and Argosy University, Twin Cities take 9 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa take 12 credit hours of general education elective courses. Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities apply ASP100 Skills for Success towards the open elective requirements of their selected degree program, and therefore their general education elective requirements are not impacted by the course waiver. | Business Core Requirements (33 Credit Hours)
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program are required to successfully complete eleven business core courses (33 credit hours). The primary goal of the business core is to provide the breadth of general management competencies, skills, and knowledge required of managers and supervisors regardless of the specific requirements of their management positions.
Business Core Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Business Core Requirements— 33 Credit Hours
Business Electives Requirements (12 Credit Hours)
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program are required to successfully complete four business elective courses (12 credit hours). Students may select one of the optional concentrations that will be applied to this requirement. Business Electives Requirements—Students Choose Four of the Following
Business Electives Requirements—12 Credit Hours
Optional Concentration Requirements (12 Credit Hours)
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program may select a concentration that will be applied towards the fulfillment of thebusiness electives requirements . The primary goal of the business concentration is to help students gain the knowledge, skills, and competencies in a specific area of study. Students may choose to complete one of the following concentrations: - Accounting
- Finance
- Healthcare Management
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Marketing
- Organizational Management
Accounting Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Accounting concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry level management or leadership positions in accounting. Accounting Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Accounting Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Finance Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Finance concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in finance. Finance Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Finance Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Healthcare Management Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Healthcare Management concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in health care administration. Healthcare Management Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Healthcare Management Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Human Resources Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Human Resources concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in human resources. Human Resources Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Human Resources Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
International Business Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the International Business concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in international business. International Business Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
International Business Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Marketing Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Marketing concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in marketing. Marketing Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Marketing Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Organizational Management Concentration Requirements
The primary goal of the Organizational Management concentration is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to seek entry-level management or leadership positions in any organization in the corporate sector. Organizational Management Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Organizational Management Concentration Requirements — 12 Credit Hours
Open Electives Requirements (33 credit hours)
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration degree program are required to complete eleven open elective courses (33 credit hours). Students may take any undergraduate courses listed under Section Twelve, Undergraduate Course Listings . Note Open electives requirements at Argosy University, Sarasota and Argosy University, Tampa are ten courses or 30 credit hours. Note Students at Argosy University, Twin Cities apply ASP 100 Skills for Success towards the open electives requirements. Students who receive a waiver for ASP100 Skills for Success may select a different course to apply towards the open electives requirements. | Gainful Employment Information
The following links provide program duration, tuition, fees, other costs, median debt, federal salary data, alumni success, and other important info for the BS in Business Administration degree program offered at Argosy University: | Campus | Gainful Employment Information | | Argosy University, Atlanta | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/569 | | Argosy University, Chicago | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/586 | | Argosy University, Dallas | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/1841 | | Argosy University, Denver | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/611 | | Argosy University, Hawai’i | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/636 | | Argosy University, Inland Empire | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/643 | | Argosy University, Los Angeles | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/743 | | Argosy University, Nashville | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/1688 | | Argosy University, Orange County | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/670 | | Argosy University, Phoenix | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/701 | | Argosy University, Salt Lake City | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/1854 | | Argosy University, San Diego | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/1384 | | Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/728 | | Argosy University, Sarasota | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/776 | | Argosy University, Schaumburg | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/807 | | Argosy University, Seattle | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/820 | | Argosy University, Tampa | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/846 | | Argosy University, Twin Cities | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/875 | | Argosy University Online Programs | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/1700 | |
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