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2017-2018 Argosy University Academic Catalog—Undergraduate Programs | Volume 8, Issue 1 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree Program
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Offering Campuses
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Notes:
Campuses with an asterisk ( * ) are currently not accepting new students effective July 2, 2018. If you are interested in an Argosy University program of study at another location or online, please call (855) 758-5664.
† Argosy University, Seattle is no longer accepting new students in this program.
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 graduates with competencies, skills and knowledge to seek entry-level employment while simultaneously providing the basis for graduate education in business.
Students enrolled in the BS in Business Administration 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 Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Organizational Management
Program Learning Outcomes
The BS in Business Administration degree program is designed to develop the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Program Outcome 1a: Oral Communication
Prepare and deliver oral presentations employing business concepts and data, with consideration of the relationship between the topic, audience and situation, using appropriate technology.
Program Outcome 1b: Written Communication
Prepare written documents employing concepts and data that adhere to conventions of grammar, mechanics, genre and rhetoric, with consideration of the relationship between the topic, audience and situation.
Program Outcome 2: Team Engagement
Describe and employ the interpersonal and group communication skills that enable businesses to attain their goals.
Program Outcome 3: Information Literacy
Gather, evaluate, and ethically use information from a variety of relevant technological and library resources to make business decisions and take action.
Program Outcome 4a: Ethical Awareness
Describe and employ the ethical framework that managers and employees are expected to operate under while interacting in a business situation.
Program Outcome 4b: Diversity
Identify the benefits and challenges of social, cultural and economic diversity within and across organizations, as well as the opportunities that diversity represents for business strategy.
Program Outcome 5: Foundational Knowledge
Explain and synthesize the multiple concepts of business administration, including the roles and responsibilities of the functional areas of business leaders and teams.
Program Outcome 6a: Analysis and Application
Develop a conclusion, opinion or course of action based on exploration and analysis of information, issues, ideas and events to solve business problems.
Program Outcome 6b: Numerical Literacy
Analyze and interpret quantitative data in order to solve problems and make informed business decisions.
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) (except California)
- 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
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 credit hours of upper division
- 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 requirements 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.
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: 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) successfully completed at least 60 credit hours of college level coursework. 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 the business 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 Resource Management
- 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 Resource Management 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 Resource Management Concentration Requirements — Students Are Required to Take the Following
Human Resource Management 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 . Students may be eligible to complete select graduate courses to fulfill some of their undergraduate electives. To qualify to take graduate courses, the student must apply and be accepted in the Master’s Accelerated Plan (MAP); application criteria include a CGPA of at least 3.0, successful completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours toward the bachelor’s degree, and approval from the College Dean. If approved, students may take up to 15 graduate credit hours in an area of interest (see list below). Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, the student may apply to the master’s program associated with the area of interest listed below. If accepted, the elective courses completed with a grade of B- or better as an undergraduate student may transfer into the graduate degree. - Master of Business Administration (up to 15 credit hours may apply)
- Master of Science in Human Resource Management (up to 15 credit hours may apply)
- Master of Science in Management (up to 15 credit hours may apply)
- Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (up to 15 credit hours may apply)
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 ASP100 - 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 and other costs, median debt, salary data, alumni success, and other important information 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, Northern Virginia | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/879 | | Argosy University Online Programs | ge.argosy.edu/programoffering/5401 | |
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