Career Focus Areas:

• Business Process Management
• Criminal Justice
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Information Assurance
• Information Systems Management
• Management
• Marketing
• New Media/Internet Marketing
• Operations Management
• Prelaw
• Project Management
• Procurement
• Retail Management
• Risk Management
• Sales Management 

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program is designed to prepare students to pursue a variety of positions in the field of business while incorporating communication skills, critical thinking, and technical competencies required in the modern workplace. The program offers students an opportunity to obtain a breadth of knowledge that provides a foundation appropriate for work in the field. This program accommodates both the student whose immediate educational goals are satisfied by the bachelor's degree and the student who is planning to pursue study in business fields beyond the baccalaureate level.

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Total program requirements: 180 credits. If you have course credits from another institution, you may qualify for our Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Business Administration  and be eligible to earn your bachelor's degree from Kaplan University in as little as 2 years of full-time study. 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• BSBA-1: Evaluate information management, planning, and control in business environments.
• BSBA-2: Analyze organizational processes and procedures in a variety of business settings.
• BSBA-3: Synthesize appropriate principles, concepts, and frameworks for making ethical decisions.
• BSBA-4: Assess the roles that structure, management, and leadership play in organizational performance.
• BABA-5: Evaluate how economics, government, and law affect value creation in the global context.

 GENERAL EDUCATION LITERACIES

• GEL-1 Communications: Demonstrate college-level communication through a variety of media.
• GEL-2 Mathematics: Apply quantitative reasoning to real-world situations.
• GEL-3 Science: Analyze how scientific principles are applied in real-world contexts.
• GEL-4 Social Science: Critically evaluate the social or psychological issues that impact human behavior.
• GEL-5 Arts and Humanities: Recognize human potential through a study of human expressions.
• GEL-6 Research and Information: Apply methods for finding, evaluating, and using resources.
• GEL-7 Ethics: Identify, apply, and evaluate ethical reasoning.
• GEL-8 Critical Thinking: Apply critical thinking to real-life situations.
• GEL-9 Technology: Use information technology to solve real-world problems and communicate effectively.

How are the outcomes measured?

Kaplan University's assessment system assesses student achievement of program and general education outcomes on a six-point scale:

• 1-No Progress
• 2-Introductory
• 3-Emergent
• 4-Practiced
• 5-Proficient
• 6-Mastery.

How did the students perform?

In general, students reaching a "4-Practiced" level are able to apply learning related to that outcome successfully within a work environment. Students reaching a "5-Proficient" level and a "6-Mastery" level are able to apply learning to new environments and creatively extend knowledge related to the outcome to solve new and more difficult problems, respectively. Over the last three academic terms, in the School of Business and Management, 67.73% of students demonstrate a “4-Practiced” level of achievement or higher on their Course Level Outcomes.

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