Business Management Major Online Degree Completion Program (BS)
College: College of Business, Economics, and Computing
Students majoring in business management are prepared for a variety of business careers. All students receive a foundation in the various functional areas of business. These students must also select a particular area of business as a concentration: for the online business degree completion program, the only concentration currently available is the general business concentration. Advanced course work in the general business concentration should be taken after the student has completed most of the business foundation core courses. However, due to the sequence of course offerings, students may wish to begin advanced work in general business prior to completing the entire core program. Students are encouraged to check with their faculty advisor on the scheduling of advanced course work.
- Students can recognize the ethical implications in a business situation and choose and defend an appropriate resolution.
- Students can write effectively and make an effective oral presentation about a business problem or issue.
- Students are knowledgeable in project management principles and are able to apply these principles to a practical situation.
- Students will be able to articulate important diversity issues including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, age, socio-economic status and political/religious/sexual orientation in business management.
- Students will be able to effectively use computer technology to support a business decision.
Requirements for the Business Management Major Online Degree Completion Program
Students declaring the business management major as an online degree completion program must have an associate degree or junior/senior standing.
It is expected that students applying for the online degree completion program in business management will have completed UW-Parkside’s skills requirements, general education requirements and diversity requirements. Students in this program are not required to complete the foreign language requirement. Students who have not completed all of these requirements may be given conditional admission though pending status, and are expected to complete all requirements needed for a UW-Parkside degree.
Common Fundamental, Preparation, and Core Course Requirements for all Business Majors
Business students should declare a major, and concentration if applicable, as soon as possible to stay on track toward graduation.
The following common requirements for all degrees in the business department are in addition to the university general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Preparation Courses 1 | ||
| A minimum grade of C or better is required in each course below (C- is not acceptable) | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| ECON 120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| COMM 105 | Public Speaking for the 21st Century | 3 |
| QM 110 | Applied Quantitative Analysis in Business | 3 |
| Advanced Writing Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Writing for Business and Industry | ||
| Fundamental Preparation Courses Subtotal | 15 | |
| Business Preparation Courses 1 | ||
| A minimum grade of C or better is required in each course below (C- is not acceptable) | ||
| ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 272 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| QM 210 | Business Statistics I | 3 |
| QM 310 | Business Statistics II | 3 |
| Business Preparation Courses Subtotal | 15 | |
| Business Foundation Core Courses 2 | ||
| Students must acquire an overall average GPA of 2.5 in 300/400 level foundation, major and concentration courses | ||
| QM 319 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 330 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| MGT 349 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 350 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BUS 495 | Capstone in Strategic Management | 3 |
| Business Foundation Core Courses Subtotal | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 48 | |
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Approved transfer classes worth fewer credits than the equivalent class can reduce the 15 credit requirement.
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Approved transfer classes worth fewer credits than the equivalent class can reduce the 18 credit requirement.
Prerequisites for 300-400 level business courses:
- Major declared and accepted;
- Completion of a minimum of 54 credits;
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.00 (calculated with and without transfer grades);
- Be within 12 or fewer credits of completing general education requirements.
Requirements for the Business Management Major Online Degree Completion Program
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Common Fundamental, Preparation, and Core Courses | 48 | |
| Business Management Concentration-General Business | ||
| Required Course | ||
| HRM 343 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Upper-Level Business Department Courses | ||
| Select 15 additional credits in Upper-Level Business Department Courses 1 | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 66 | |
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No more than two courses (6 credits) in any one business area (accounting, business, entrepreneurship, finance, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, selling, project management, retail management, or quantitative methods).
The combined credits for BUS 494 Internship in Business and BUS 499 Independent Study across all business disciplines cannot exceed 6 credits.
General University Degree Requirements (Bachelor's Degree)
In addition to individual program requirements, students must also fulfill the following requirements:
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Skills | 7-8 |
| General Education | 36 |
| Foreign Language** | 6-8 |
| Ethnic Diversity | 3 |
| Total | 52-55 |
** Transfer students in sustainable management, and health information management and technology collaborative, online degree-completion programs, the business management online degree-completion program, and the flexible option degree-completion program will be exempt from the university’s foreign language requirement. See appropriate academic section for further information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Reading | 3 |
| Computational Skills | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Survey of Mathematics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| College Algebra I | ||
| Total Credits | 7-8 | |
Degree Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Minimum Total Credits | 120 |
| Upper Level Credits (300 level or above) | 36 |
| Residency | 30 |
Cumulative Degree GPA: 2.0 minimum