The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program is offered by Kaplan University to individuals seeking career advancement in business management. The Career Focus Area of Entrepreneurship specifically emphasizes management of personally-owned or family-owned businesses. Launching a business can be an entirely different experience from managing the businesses of other people. This therefore requires the completion of specific courses that would provide the knowledge and skills necessary to operate, direct, and maintain one’s own business.

For a tuition cost of $ 371.00 per credit hour, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree by completing one hundred eighty (180) credit hours. Required Core Courses include 100/200 Level Communication Course, 100/200 Level Mathematics Course, 200 Level Communication Course, 300/400 Level Arts and Humanities Course, 300/400 Level Physical Science Course, and 300/400 Level Social Science Course. Major Courses include Microeconomics, Business Math, Introduction to Management, Finance, Marketing, Managerial Accounting for Business Professionals, Organizational Behavior, Management Policy and Strategy, Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors or Accounting I, Human Resource Management or Small Business Management, Ethics and the Legal Environment or Business Law, Business Process Management or Operations Management, Managerial Economics or Corporate Finance, Macroeconomics or Global Business, Marketing Research or Marketing Management or Marketing Elective, and Management Capstone Externship or Bachelor’s Capstone in Management. Career Focus Area Courses consist of Cost Accounting, Business Law, Advertising in the Twenty-First Century, and Business Entrepreneurship. Students are also required to complete a specified number of Open Electives.

Minimum eligibility requirements for applicants include a high school diploma or GED equivalent, permanent US residency or citizenship, and reliable computer access. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.