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Build your business degree around the training you already have. Perfect for cosmetologists, CNAs, HVAC professionals, culinary specialists and more, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Applied Management Major takes your specialty credits and puts them to work for you.
The Experience
Students in this accredited online applied management program must already have training in a technical field. You will build on that training to develop skills in leadership in the applied management profession. Our faculty, many of whom have worked for Fortune 500 companies and have started and owned businesses, will guide you along your path of degree completion.
The Results
As a graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management degree from Trine, you will be prepared as a well-rounded candidate with a special understanding of all aspects of a business organization, both in the office and on the workplace floor
You also have an option to earn graduate credit toward an MBA or Master of Science in Business Analytics while working on this bachelor's degree. Through this combined degree program, you can finish both degrees in just four years and save up to $8,625!
To be admitted to Trine University's TrineOnline, you will need to submit the following:
Total Credit Hours - 120
General Education - 42 credit hours
• ENG 143 College Composition
or ENG 133 Technical Communication
• HUM 203 Humanities Seminar
• Humanities Electives - 6 credit hours
• SP 203 Effective Speaking
• ECO 213 Principles of Microeconomics
or ECO 203 Survey of Economics
• ECO 223 Principles of Macroeconomics
or Social Science Elective
• MA 113 College Algebra
• MA 173 Essential Calculus
• MA 253 Statistics
• Science Elective - 3 credit hours
• BA 213 Advanced Spreadsheets for Business
• COM 213 Business Communication
• PSY 113 Principles of Psychology
Business Core - 35 credit hours
• AC 203 Accounting I
• AC 213 Accounting II
• BA 123 Business Concepts
• BA 201 Professional Development and Strategies
• BA 343 International Business
• FIN 303 Managerial Finance
• LAW 203 Business Law
• MGT 353 Designing Operations
• MGT 363 Organizational Behavior
• MGT 453 Strategic Management
• MGT 473 Capsim Business Simulation
or BA 3113 Business Internship
• MK 203 Marketing
• UE 111 Online Learning Orientation
Major in Applied Management Requirements – 18 credit hours
• Management Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 credit hours
• Management Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 credit hours
• Management Elective (300/400 Level) - 3 credit hours
Technical Specialty - 9 credit hours
This major is for students who have already gained a set of skills in a specific discipline from another institution or from specialized training. Students will be eligible to enter the BSBA AM program only if transferring in 9 hours of a “technical specialty”. The technical specialty should be a specialty in an area that Trine does not already offer a degree in. If a student cannot transfer in all 9 hours, the student will be advised to select another program.
Additional Program Requirements - 25 credit hours
• BA 113 Business Applications
or Computer Litaracy elective - 3 credit hours
• Free Electives - 21 credit hours