Course Selection Guide

Business Administration Program

This document is an unofficial course selection guide for Degree Seeking Students in the Business Administration program who
began their studies as of AY2018-19, Term 2 and onward. The course selection guide is meant to serve as a roadmap, giving you a
destination and a generic path for completing your degree. During your studies, you will need to run a degree audit report in the
Student Portal that will give you a screenshot of your current academic status and will help you plan your degree ahead. Keep in
mind that the following roadmap is a recommended pathway and not a mandatory order in which you should take your courses.

Associate of Science Degree Requirements

The Associate of Science degree in Business Administration requires:

o The completion of at least 60 semester approved credits

o Earn a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 in all coursework attempted at UoPeople
o Earn an overall grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 in all courses taken in the major area of study
o Complete the five (5) required proctored exams (exam monitor)
o Complete all the requirements for the Associate degree in no more than 25 terms of active enrollment excluding periods of
separation from the university.
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration requires:

o The completion of at least 120 semester approved credits

o Earn a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 in all coursework attempted at UoPeople
o Earn an overall grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 in all courses taken in the major area of study
o Complete the eleven (11) required proctored exams (exam monitor)

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 o Complete all the requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in no more than 50 terms of active enrollment excluding periods of
separation from the university.
The Associate of Science degree with the Bachelor of Science degree level in Business Administration has many goals in common.
This reflects the fact that students at the Associate’s level complete the same Year 1 and Year 2 program requirements with students
at the Bachelor’s level. However, because students at the Bachelor’s level are expected to achieve these goals at a higher
developmental level, they complete additional requirements in the third and fourth year of the program.

The Business Administration program is built on a strong liberal arts foundation with an appropriate balance maintained among the
three curricular components: The Major, General Education requirements, and Electives. The Associate’s degree program
introduces students to the basic tenets of the field of business and also provides a foundation for continued study towards a
Bachelor of Science degree. The Bachelor degree program provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of business theories
and models and their application to real-world problems.

Below is a recommended course selection plan for completing courses in the Business Administration Program. Please note there is
no particular order for selecting courses in the Business Administration Program as long as you meet prerequisite requirements.
Therefore, if you decide to follow a different plan for completing your degree program, that is completely fine.

Note:
1. As part of the Associate of Science curricular requirements, at least 3 courses including 1 course in Humanities (HU), 1
course in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), and 1 course in the Natural Sciences and Technology (NST) areas, must
be taken to fulfill the Disciplinary Area of knowledge requirements. For the Bachelor of Science curricular requirements, at
least 6 courses including 2 courses in the Humanities (HU), 2 courses in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), 1 course
in the Natural Sciences and Technology (NST), and 1 course from a discipline other than your major, must be taken to
fulfill the Disciplinary Areas of Knowledge Requirements.

2. Elective courses can come from any general education course that did not fulfill the General Education requirement
(including the Disciplinary Areas of knowledge Requirements) or from any cross major elective or program elective.

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 Course Selection Plan
Associate of Science Degree – Business Administration

Course Code Course Title Credits Pre- Program General Studies/

Requisites Major Elective
Year 1
UNIV 1001 Online Education Strategies 3 None 0 3
ENGL 1102 English Composition 2 proctored (exam monitor) 3 None 0 3
BUS 1101 Principles of Business Management 3 None 3 0
BUS 1102 Basic Accounting 3 BUS 1101 3 0
BUS 1103 Microeconomics 3 BUS 1101 3 0
BUS 1104 Macroeconomics 3 BUS 1101 3 0
MATH 1201 College Algebra proctored (exam monitor) 3 None 0 3
HIST 1421 Greek and Roman Civilization 3 None 0 3
Elective (Humanities) 3 0 3
Elective (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3 0 3
Credit Totals Year 1 30 12 18
Year 2
BUS 2201 Principles of Marketing proctored ( exam monitor) 3 BUS 1101 3 0
BUS 2202 E-Commerce proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 1101 3 0
BUS 2203 Principles of Finance1 3 BUS 1102 3 0
BUS 2204 Personal Finance (elective for BSc) 3 BUS 1101 3 0
BUS 2207 Multinational Management 3 BUS 2201 3 0
BUS 1105 Business Communications 3 None 3 0
MATH 1280 Introduction to Statistics proctored (exam monitor) 3 None 0 3
PHIL 1404 Ethics and Social Responsibility 3 None 0 3
Elective (Natural Science and Technology) 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Credit Totals Year 2 30 18 12
Total Program Credit 60 30 30

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 Bachelor of Science Degree – Business Administration
Course Course Title Credits Pre- Program General Studies/
Code Requisites Major Elective
Year 3
BUS 3303 Entrepreneurship 1 proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 2201 3 0
BUS 3305 Business Law and Ethics proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 2201 3 0
BUS 3306 Business and Society proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 2207 3 0
Elective (Humanities) 3 0 3
Elective (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3 0 3
Elective (a discipline other than your major) 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Credit Totals Year 3 30 9 21
Year 4
BUS 4402 Organizational Behavior proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 3306 3 0
BUS 4403 Business Policy and Strategy proctored (exam 3 BUS 3306 3 0
monitor) & BUS 2207
BUS 4405 Leadership proctored (exam monitor) 3 BUS 3303 3 0
BUS 4406 Quality Management 3 BUS 4402 3 0
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Elective 3 0 3
Credit Totals Year 4 30 12 18
Total Program Credit 120 51 69

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