Online Business Economics Degree :: Accredited Universities

Businesses take a risk with every new hire. They need to ensure a potential employee has high integrity, makes ethical decisions and can deploy skills essential to the job. Graduates of Crown’s online, Christian-focused Business Administration B.S. are attractive to employers. They know Crown’s academic curriculum, and its Christian core, provide students with effective business training, critical thinking skills and solid Bible-based principles for ethical decision-making.

Whether you’re a traditional student or adult learner, Crown’s accredited, online faith-based Business Administration B.S. will provide you with a comprehensive view of business principles. You’ll learn concrete skills in accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing. You’ll also acquire practical expertise in applying the Bible’s teachings to decision-making in the business world.

The faculty members within Crown’s Christ-centered business program have a strong walk of faith, terminal academic degrees and significant business experience. Many are committed to teaching while remaining active business leaders and managers. As a result, faculty members bring real-life experience into the online classroom, to provide students with a clear picture of business challenges and opportunities: Powerful and positive aspects of the program.

Virtual collaboration with colleagues from around the world in Crown’s online learning environment reflects real-world work processes. Graduates are prepared for careers in non-profit and para-church organizations, as well as with other nonprofits, businesses, and public and private corporations. Some graduates go on to pursue Crown’s Master’s degrees Organizational or International Leadership.

Crown’s B.S. students are free to add the Business Administration B.S. or any other Bachelor’s offerings as a minor. In many cases, the minor does not add any additional courses to their B.S. program.

The online Business Administration B.S. reflects Crown’s academic integrity as one of the "Top 10 Online Christian Colleges of 2013." Crown’s easy-to-use online learning environment allows you the freedom and flexibility to complete coursework at your convenience. Tuition is priced competitively lower than at similar accredited institutions.

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Application Fees $20.00

Technology Fee $100 per semester

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This degree program is professionally focused degree and is designed to produce graduates who possess practical knowledge and associated critical thinking skills desired in today’s competitive business world. Students will be grounded in the study of business through a core curriculum of management, information systems, marketing, law, finance, accounting, economics, and business strategy. They are also given the opportunity to pursue interesting specializations in areas of their choice including business analysis, entrepreneurial/small business, international business management, information technology management, and marketing. This degree is applicable for any student interested in or working in any number of business, government, military, or other professions.

Statement of Mission - School of Business
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APUS' School of Business mission is to prepare students to be principled leaders in the global business community through a flexible learning environment that leverages technology and best practices focused on the practical application of knowledge.

Priorities:
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Curriculum: Provide a well-rounded curriculum that blends practical, real-world application and theoretical aspects of business and economics in a global context.
Teaching: Foster understanding through strategic goals, quality instruction, and continuous evaluation by faculty who are real-world practitioners and scholars.
Student Interaction: Encourage students to reach their highest potential through collaborative relationships that motivate and sustain growth individually and organizationally.
Learning Outcomes: Build competencies in effective communication, critical thinking, quantitative experience, knowledge-based decision making, and ethical behavior.

Entry Requirements

The bachelor’s degree program is open to students who possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.

All students who enroll in the bachelor's degree program must enroll in COLL100 - Foundations of Online Learning as their first course.

International Students
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Applicants self-certify on their admissions application that they have received the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma.

Depending on the country of citizenship applicants may be required to provide documentation of English proficiency to complete their admission file. Please check at "http://www.apu.apus.edu/admissions/general-information/international-students/english-proficiency.htm".

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The College of Business and Economics is committed to providing a broad and flexible professional education. The program offers students the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the changing global business environment and to prepare students for success in their professional careers. Recognizing the importance of ethics in the business community, business ethics is an important component in three of our required core classes.

The Business Administration major program is structured around a set of core courses enabling students to develop general business perspective and skills. Students are required to choose an area of specialization (option) corresponding to their desired career path. In addition, the program allows students flexibility to customize their program by choosing business elective courses. These electives may be chosen to further strengthen their preparation in their chosen option or to explore other subjects. The program is designed to encourage students to actively participate in shaping their program to fit their individual needs.

Program Objectives
Students graduating with a BSBA from Cal State East Bay will have achieved the following:

International/Global Perspective: Each student can identify and communicate the variety of risks and opportunities of doing business in a global environment.

Ethical Responsibilities in Organizations and Society: Each student can identify and evaluate ethical issues and articulate defensible resolutions for practical situations involving financial issues, human resource management and marketing.

Knowledge of Technological and Analytical Tools Necessary for Solving Complex Business Problems:
Students have learned how information technology and analytical tools are used to aid decision-making in organizations. They can identify, analyze and solve complex business problems using appropriate technological and analytical tools.

Communication Skills and Teamwork: Each student can communicate in a variety of domains that include writing, speaking, listening, reading and the impact of technology in a variety of communication situations.

General Management Knowledge: Each student will demonstrate knowledge in the following management areas including computer information systems, accounting, marketing, economics, finance, management, and management science.

Entry Requirements

Be a high school graduate or have a GED
Have completed, or be in the process of completing, a minimum 15 unit pattern of college preparatory courses. (Each unit is equal to a year of study in a subject area.) A grade of C or higher is required for each course.

4 years - English

3 years - Mathematics: algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra

2 years - History /Social Science

2 years - Laboratory Science

2 years - Language other than English: the same language (possible waiver)

1 year - Visual / Performing Arts: art, dance, drama/theater, or music; must be in the same discipline

1 year - Elective Courses: additional classes selected from the above subjects

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The aim of the business administration program is to provide an opportunity for students to gain a practical understanding of the business aspects of our society. The curriculum is organized to give students a knowledge of business practices and economic processes, the role of business and economics in the world marketplace, and an awareness of the major business issues that confront society.

At Drury University, students must complete 124 credit hours of coursework to earn a bachelor of business administration. The general education requirements fulfill 37 of the 124 hours, and 53 hours are fulfilled by completing the required curriculum for the bachelor of business administration. The remaining 34 hours are free elective hours.

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Equip yourself with the knowledge necessary for real-world business environments with the Master of Business Administration. Build your competency in accounting, economics, finance, marketing and organizational behavior, as well as expertise on the inter-relatedness of business functions with executive decision-making and corporate leadership.

The MBA is often referred to across the globe as the most prestigious of degrees. After all, a solid understanding of business principles and the skills to successfully apply them at the organization level are more desirable than ever. What makes this Florida Tech MBA even more significant is its customizable curriculum. Students can build a personalized MBA around their choice of any four specialization courses from 10 different academic disciplines. It’s the perfect MBA to suit your unique professional goals, no matter what the industry. Learn how to build competitive advantages, understand group behaviors that shape organizations, and ultimately experience the multifunctional cause-and-effect relationship of senior-level decision making. Rooted in the case method approach, this intensive MBA program offers a uniquely collaborative, hands-on education only Florida Tech can offer – with no GMAT or GRE requirement.

Learn How To :

- Form a complete business plan tailored to your interests and ambitions.

- Apply modern theories of effective leadership, management and negotiation.

- Make critical decisions and problem solve in the face of uncertainty.

- Predict, initiate and manage change through innovative methods.

- Synthesize conflicting points of view through active case discussion.

- Assess and manage risk using financial, statistical and economic data.

- Integrate varying marketing, operations, personnel and financial initiatives.

Benefit From a Degree
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- Increase your career opportunities, confidence and financial security with a prestigious, one-of-a-kind MBA graduate degree.

- Boost your potential for higher salaries, signing bonuses and other attractive perks.

- Open doors to the most desirable senior management and executive positions.

- Gain skills you can apply immediately in the workplace.

Entry Requirements

- Complete an online application for graduate admissions. Whether you want to apply through Quick Apply, as a full-time student or as a transient student, Florida Tech's online application is quick and easy, and there is no fee. Simply create an account to securely submit your application and track its progress.

- Complete and submit a transcript request form. Your enrollment coordinator will then collect your transcripts on your behalf.

- Relevant, professional work experience will be considered during the evaluation for admission. Please submit a resume to Florida Tech, care of University Alliance.

- Applicants with an undergraduate degree from outside the U.S. must also comply with the "Supplemental Application for Applicants with an International Background."

- Applicants interested in transfer credit possibilities may contact their program representative. Note that Florida Tech does not award graduate transfer credit prior to official admission.

- Non-U.S. citizens presently residing in the U.S. must provide a copy of their Visa or Permanent Resident Card. Florida Tech does NOT provide students with assistance in obtaining a Visa.

International Applicants
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International candidates must prove English language proficiency by at least one of the following:

- A minimum score 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of at least a 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) or a score of at least 6.5 on the IELTS, earned no more than two years before attendance at Florida Tech

- Attended for three consecutive years and graduation from an accredited or state-approved mainland U.S. high school where English is the language of instruction

- Successful completion of a total of 20 semester hours at a regionally accredited, mainland U.S. university or college where English is the language of instruction, including three semester hours of English that qualify as transfer credit for Florida Tech’s Composition and Rhetoric (COM 1101) course

- Successful completion of a NASFA-recognized ESL program

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