Careers in management are available in nearly every industry, offering diverse opportunities for job applicants with the right knowledge, skills, and credentials. In 2008, of the 11 bachelor’s degrees in highest demand, 5 were in business.* If you are ready to advance your career in management, earning a business management degree online at Kaplan University may prepare you with knowledge and skills to increase your income potential and marketability.

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program focuses on helping you develop the knowledge and skills required to become an effective, efficient manager. Through our comprehensive online curriculum you will have the opportunity to:

• Focus on developing critical thinking and communication skills and acquiring the technical competencies required to become an effective business leader
• Gain a detailed understanding of business functions including human resources, marketing, operations, finance, and accounting
• Examine group behavior and study to develop team-building and decision-making skills
• Complete a capstone course in which you will demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts learned online to real-world business management scenarios

Career Focus Areas for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Career focus areas are groupings of courses designed to prepare you with specialized knowledge and skills in a chosen field. Career focus areas allow you to personalize your education by focusing your elective choices on an area of study that best fits your desired career path. For example, if you are interested in pursuing a career as a financial analyst, the associated career focus area offers courses in economics and finance that provide specialized knowledge directly related to assessing a company’s financial performance.† Career focus areas include:

Accelerated MBA Option 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 Purchasing Retail Management Risk Management Sales Management

Fast Track Your MBA

Students enrolled in Kaplan University’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration can choose to complete the accelerated MBA option. Designed for high-potential undergraduate students interested in fast tracking their master’s degree, the accelerated MBA option is a grouping of eight undergraduate courses that you complete as part of your bachelor’s degree. If you successfully complete these courses with a minimum course grade, and have applied and been accepted to the Kaplan University Master of Business Administration program, you will have five of the graduate core courses waived and be allowed entry into a shortened version of the MBA program. Qualification for the accelerated MBA option is subject to eligibility requirements. Please contact an Admissions Advisor for more information.

Core Major Open Elective Total Program Requirements

Courses Credits Communication Course 5 Mathematics Course 5 Communication Course 5 Arts and Humanities Course 6 Physical Science Course 6 Social Science Course 6 Courses Credits Academic Strategies for the Business Professional 5 Accounting for Nonaccounting Majors OR Accounting I 5 Business Math* 5 Introduction to Management 5 Human Resource Management OR Small Business Management 5 Finance 5 Marketing 5 Managerial Accounting for Business Professionals 6 Organizational Behavior 6 Ethics and the Legal Environment OR Business Law 6 Operations Management OR Business Process Analysis 6 Managerial Economics OR Corporate Finance 6 Management Policy and Strategy 6 Choose one Macroeconomics 5 Microeconomics 5 Global Business 5 Choose one Marketing Research 6 Marketing Management 6 Marketing Elective 6 Choose one Management Capstone Externship 6 Bachelors Capstone in Management 6 *Students who do not possess prior learning credit comparable to IT 133: Software Applications must take the course in place of an open elective. Courses Credits Open Electives 59 Total Program Requirements 180

Development of new technologies is creating faster than average growth in employment of computer and information systems managers.‡ Kaplan University’s School of Business and Management has been validated by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) as meeting the National Training Standard for the following certificates:§

- Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI-4011
- Senior Systems Managers, CNSSI-4012

Already Have Experience or Credits?

If you have applicable work experience or course credits from another institution, you may qualify for our Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Business Administration  and get a faster start on earning your bachelor's degree online at Kaplan University. Speak to an Admissions Advisor or refer to our University Catalog for our Transfer of Credit policy.

Whether you are preparing for entry-level management positions or want to advance your current career, a bachelor's degree in business administration may help you qualify for management opportunities in a variety of fields, including marketing, finance, human resources, and accounting.† Completing the curriculum requirements for a career focus area may further enhance your value to prospective employers. Successful completion of this online program also provides you with the academic foundation required to further your education beyond the baccalaureate level.# Click here to review career profiles.

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* National Association of Colleges and Employers, Job Outlook 2008, “The top bachelor’s degrees in demand.”

†Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

‡Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Computer and Information Systems Managers, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos258.htm.

§Although the program is designed to prepare students for various certification and licensing examinations, the University cannot guarantee students will pass the exams.

#While many of Kaplan University's degree programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue continued graduate- or doctorate-level education, the University cannot guarantee that students will be granted admission to any graduate or doctoral programs.