1. Business Degree
Degree Information
This cohort degree program in Business is designed to provide a foundation of professional skills need to
become a successful global business manager. Dynamic course experiences will focus on a broad foundation
that will enable the student to be a valuable asset to their organization in a variety of areas. The focus on finance
and accounting, marketing, supply chain management, business systems and information management and
organizational structures and management are applied in theory and application through business simulation.
Effective communication, critical thinking, ethics, legal application, global business application, and decision
making tools are integrated throughout the curriculum to enhance the learning experience and allow student
application in their workplace and society.
Prerequisites for the College of Business' Business Accelerated Cohort Bachelor's Degree
Completion Program
Bellevue University's College of Business offers Accelerated Bachelor's Degree Completion Programs for
working adult students, those with past employment history or those with significant volunteer experience who
have completed an associate's degree or a minimum of 60 semester hours of transferable credit from regionally
accredited institutions of higher education.
The accelerated nature of the degree presumes that students have organizational life experiences that can be
applied to their studies. This allows for application-based instructor to student interaction and a student's
contribution to peer-to-peer learning.
Prior to beginning the cohort-based major, you need to:
 Possess an associate's degree, or 60 semester hours completed with a grade of "C-" or higher from an
accredited institution of higher learning. Please submit copies of official transcripts.
 Be currently employed, have a past employment history or have significant volunteer experience (such
as serving on a not-for-profit Board of Directors or serving as an officer of a volunteer organization for a
period of years) where the academic content of the major can be applied; and
 Submit an Application for Admission, completed, signed, and accompanied by the $50 processing fee
Curriculum
Major Requirements (40 credit hours)

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 LA 300 Foundations for Professional Success
 BUSC 309 Business Communications
 BUSC 319 Decision Making in a Business Environment
 BUSC 329 Foundations of Fiscal Management
 BUSC 426 Business Accounting and Finance
 BUSC 436 Business Marketing and Supply Chain
 BUSC 446 Management of Information Systems
 BUSC 456 Business Management and Organizational Behavior
 BUSC 466 Global Business Management
 BUSC 476 Business Capstone
Kirkpatrick Signature Series Requirements (9 credit hours)
(In addition to the Major Requirements, all Bellevue University students must complete the Kirkpatrick
Signature Series)
 LA 400 American Vision and Values
 LA 410 Tradition and Change
 LA 420 Freedom and Responsibility
Students applying for professional license or certification should verify the University’s offerings meet the
requirements with the professional organization.