Business Professional (BSPCA)

Location(s): Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, Elkhorn Valley Campus, Online

Award: Certificate of Achievement

Pathway to Associate Degree: Business Administration (BSAAS)

Academic Focus Area: Business

The Business Professional program offers students an opportunity to design their educational goals to a specialty career or functional area of business including accounting, management, marketing, human resources, economics, real estate, finance, legal, and entrepreneurship.

Graduation Requirements

To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.

Total credit hours required: 54.0

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Major Requirements - 13.5 credits

ACCT 1100 - Accounting I 4.5 Credits
BSAD 1000 - Introduction to Business 4.5 Credits
Select one course from the following:
MGMT 2100 - Principles of Management 4.5 Credits
MRKT 1010 - Principles of Marketing 4.5 Credits

Elective Requirements - 27.0 credits

Select 27.0 credit hrs. from the following prefixes:

ACCT, BSAD, ECON, FINA (excluding FINA 1000), ENTR, INSU, LAWS, MGMT, MRKT, and REES

Certificate of Achievement General Education Requirements - 13.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for a Certificate of Achievement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Prepare a business report that effectively communicates to a target audience.
Identify ethical dilemmas in business situations.
Recommend ethical courses of action in business.
Explain how diversity affects the business environment.
Apply a decision-making process to business issues.
Apply core concepts of the foundational business disciplines: accounting, business law, economics, finance, marketing and management.
Design a career development plan