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Organizational Administration Major BAS

Metropolitan State University offers a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in organizational administration. Only students who have graduated with an AAS degree from an approved community/technical college program may pursue this major. The goal of this program is to educate and to train prospective and current employees who wishes to build upon the technical strength of their associate degree training in order to take on greater responsibilities and seek advancement beyond their technical training.

Metropolitan State University organizational administration graduates can expect a dynamic and challenging career in ever-changing economic and global conditions. They can expect to be better positioned for employment opportunities and for promotions. They can expect to acquire the organizational, communication and critical thinking skills necessary for anyone accepting management positions in technical and nontechnical fields. Graduating students are prepared for positions such as supervisor, department manager and agency director in business, business owner, nonprofit organizations and government.

This program can be completed on campus, online, or by combining on campus and online courses.  Program requirements are the same, regardless of the delivery mode.

Admission Requirements

• Must have completed an approved AAS degree as stipulated in the articulation agreement
• GPA of 2.5 or higher in AAS
• Completion of an approved BAS Degree Plan 

Requirements

The degree requirements have four components:

1. General Education and Liberal Studies

   Students in degree programs at Metropolitan State University must complete while at the university, or transfer to the university, a number of courses to meet general education and liberal studies requirements. View General Education and Liberal Studies (GELS) for Metropolitan State University.

2. Foundation Courses (22 credits)
   
   
   
   • MATH 115 College Algebra (or higher)
   • STAT 201 Statistics I
   • *ACCT 210 Financial Accounting
   • *ECON 201 Macroeconomics
   • *ECON 202 Microeconomics
   • *MIS 100 Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations
     
     
3. Business Core Courses (12 credits)
   
   
   • **DSCI 434 Introduction to Operations Management
   • FIN 390 Principles of Finance
   • MGMT 310 Management Principles and Practices
   • MIS 310 Principles of MIS
   • MKTG 300 Marketing Principles

   Choose one of the following:

   • MGMT 499 Case Studies in Strategic Management or
   • MGMT 490 Challenges and Choices in Small Business /Entrepreneurship    

4. Elective Courses (4 upper-division credits from College of Management curriculum or equivalent)