University of Phoenix Online Undergraduate
Our Undergraduate programs are developed in cooperation with business and industry leaders, so that you learn only the most current business methods and practices. Courses last 5-6 weeks and are taken one at a time to ensure you truly learn the subject matter. Launch your career with an Associate or Bachelor's degree from the number one choice of working adults.
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Associate Bachelor's
The General Studies program lays the foundation for future career advancement and takes you one step closer to earning a bachelor's degree. Its balanced curriculum will supply you with the tools you need to further your education. You will also gain a better understanding of the changes taking place in today's complex and competitive work environment.
The degree will take two years or less to complete. During that time, you will explore the fields of psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, and mathematics. Your classes will also help you strengthen your written and interpersonal communication skills, which are critical to success on the job. You will learn how to research and analyze vital information as well as how to examine the underlying rules and reasons why the world of business follows specific patterns.
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The accounting major promotes identification with and orientation to the accounting profession and is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for a successful accounting career. Core competencies in technology, critical thinking, and communication are emphasized throughout the curriculum. Technology, in particular, is embedded in all accounting courses. Students also have broad exposure to varied business disciplines including management, organizational behavior, economics, statistics and finance, and learn how the general manager integrates these disciplines to meet the strategic goals of the organization.
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The Administration major is for people who want to learn all aspects of running a business and become effective administrators. This program will help you develop the skills you need to analyze and synthesize data-from both inside and outside an organization-that can impact a company's success.
As you work toward your degree, you will focus on the areas of economics, accounting, and finance that have direct relationships to the costs and profitability of a company, plus you will study the aspects of law that can influence the workplace. You will learn the most efficient ways to gather and analyze the information that is critical to meeting an organization's goals and objectives.
In addition, you will hone your skills in decision-making, value clarification, writing, and leadership. Equally important, the program will take you through the various means of developing short- and long-term business plans and acquaint you with the latest marketing tools.
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The Bachelor of Science in e-Business (BSB/EB) Program blends business and information technology to address the emerging field of e-Commerce and e-Business. The program courses provide fundamental knowledge and application in both business and information technology. The curriculum is designed to produce graduates ready to function in e-Business positions with the competencies, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. It forms the basis for continued career growth, life-long learning as a professional or for the student who desires to continue his or her education in a graduate program.
Business courses include coursework in management, organizational behavior, critical thinking, research and evaluation, financial analysis, and marketing. Information technology courses include coursework in business system development, project planning, operating systems, programming, databases, networks and telecommunications, the Internet and Web, and e-Business.
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The philosophy of the BSB/IS program is to enable business professionals to develop and refine business, leadership, and managerial skills with an understanding of the principles of information technology. The curriculum of this program is designed to provide a sound knowledge base of business and information technology principles and applications to support both business and information systems professionals. The program exposes students to a broad continuum of theory and practice-based skills and knowledge in both business and technology.
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A degree in Management will help you become an effective manager of both people and projects. The challenging curriculum was developed to provide you with the personal and professional skills needed to further an organization's goals and objectives.
Your classes will explore all aspects of decision-making, value clarification, group facilitation, and leadership as well as the means of developing, motivating, and compensating a productive work force. You will become familiar with the financial tools managers use, and examine the intricacies of project planning and implementation. You will also study the legal issues that are crucial to today's managers. Media and public relations strategies will be covered, along with the latest performance systems. Finally, you will learn how to analyze and distill important information found within various research instruments.
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The goal of the Marketing major is to equip you with the necessary skills to successfully manage the marketing functions of an organization. This includes the development of creative, analytical, and leadership abilities.
A variety of subjects will be explored: buyer behavior, sales management, advertising, marketing research, and international marketing. You will learn how to identify customer needs, how to communicate information about products and services to current and potential customers, the best ways to market your products and services, and how to price them. You will also study the growing demands of the international arena, how to take advantage of them, and how to address different cultural issues. Your courses will explore the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of budgets, along with the application of research information to marketing plans.
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The Bachelor of Science in Business program exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem solving. In the BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the public administration major includes coursework in computers and information processing, management, financial analysis, accounting, business law, employment law, and marketing. The public administration major focuses on the efficient and effective utilization of public resources to achieve the public purpose within a dynamic environment. The program will emphasize the foundations of public administration, public policy formulation, program development, implementation and valuation, human resources and labor relations, and public finance. Students will develop powerful leadership skills enabling them to successfully manage complex public programs.
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The Bachelor of Science in Business program exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem solving. In the BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the retail management major includes coursework in computers and information processing, management, financial analysis, accounting, business law, marketing, buyer behavior, and international marketing. The program emphasizes skill development in strategic management, marketing, supply management, product and brand management, retail operations, merchandising, and personnel management unique to the retail industry. Upon completion of this program students will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders in the retail industry.
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The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration provides students interested in policing, criminal law, or corrections with an interdisciplinary study of crime and justice in American society. The program's inclusion of interpersonal skills and managerial and administrative subject matter prepares students for positions of responsibility and leadership within the criminal justice community and related professions.
Students enrolled in the Criminal Justice Administration program will examine the criminal justice process and its key components while at the same time learn the skills needed for effective interpersonal communication, administrative decision -making and personnel management. Contemporary issues such as human relations and social conflict, professionalism and ethics, and the injection of technology into crime and its detection are also addressed.
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The Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management program prepares graduates by giving them knowledge and basic skills to work in the human services industry. The Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management is an integrated program combining academic instruction in the foundations of human services, such as counseling, social work, and psychology, with the management skills of planning, organizing, leading, assessing, and evaluating. BSHS/M students prepare for careers in management in the growing field of human services.
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The BSIT program is focused on the acquisition of theory and technical competencies associated with the Information Technology Profession. The core courses provide fundamental knowledge and application in both the information systems function and in system development. The specialty courses of the program are extensions in technical breadth and depth of the technology core courses and enable the student to choose one or more areas of expertise.
The curriculum is designed to produce graduates ready to function in information systems positions with the competencies, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. It forms the basis for continued career growth, life-long learning as an IT professional, or a future graduate program. The course objectives and competencies have been benchmarked against the guidelines for undergraduate IS/IT curricula set forth by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for Information Systems (AIS), and the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).
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The University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) program is designed to develop professional knowledge and skills of general managers in their organization or professional industry for improving organizational effectiveness. The curriculum is build upon a social science foundation of attaining performance excellence achieved through dynamic and evolving workplace managerial skills.
The program enhances the foundation through a learning-centered and participative educational set of courses. This is accomplished with behavioral objectives that concentrate on the development of general management roles to align resources, and to improve communication, productivity, and effectiveness. Managers become prepared to apply professional skills and knowledge to focus on the future, manage innovation, and make decisions based on facts in a customer focused atmosphere.
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The RN to BSN program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of working registered nurses. The curriculum is built upon a foundation of biological, physical, and social sciences which contribute to the science of nursing. The liberal arts components promote the development of the intellectual, social, and cultural aspects of the professional nurse.
The program enhances the foundation in the biological, physical, and social sciences through an instructional program with behavioral objectives that concentrate on the development of the nurse's role as caregiver, teacher, and manager of care. Utilizing a self-care framework, working registered nurses are prepared as generalists who are able to apply professional skills and knowledge to nursing, clients, and health care systems.
The RN to BSN program has a 36 credit nursing core and a 12 credit cognate requirement. Completion of this required course of study fulfills only part of the 126-semester credit minimum requirement for the degree.
RN to BSN Prerequisites
HCS 418 must be completed prior to NUR 401.
Students must also demonstrate proficiency in mathematics and English prior to enrolling in specific courses. Proficiency in English foundation skills and critical thinking must be satisfied prior to enrolling in NUR 401. Proficiency in mathematics foundation skills must be satisfied prior to enrolling in QNT 436.3.
Proficiency Component
In line with mission of the University's General Education program to ensure that students have reached baseline levels in basic skills before entering into the professional programs, students must demonstrate current proficiency in the areas of written communication, mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking. Proficiency requirements can be met in the following three areas using the approved methods:
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Associate | Bachelor's
Associate Bachelor's
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Accounting
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business / e-Business
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Information Systems
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Management
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Marketing
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Public Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business / Retail Management
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Human Services / Management
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Management
- RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
Associate of Arts in General Studies
The General Studies program lays the foundation for future career advancement and takes you one step closer to earning a bachelor's degree. Its balanced curriculum will supply you with the tools you need to further your education. You will also gain a better understanding of the changes taking place in today's complex and competitive work environment.
The degree will take two years or less to complete. During that time, you will explore the fields of psychology, sociology, philosophy, history, and mathematics. Your classes will also help you strengthen your written and interpersonal communication skills, which are critical to success on the job. You will learn how to research and analyze vital information as well as how to examine the underlying rules and reasons why the world of business follows specific patterns.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Accounting
The accounting major promotes identification with and orientation to the accounting profession and is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for a successful accounting career. Core competencies in technology, critical thinking, and communication are emphasized throughout the curriculum. Technology, in particular, is embedded in all accounting courses. Students also have broad exposure to varied business disciplines including management, organizational behavior, economics, statistics and finance, and learn how the general manager integrates these disciplines to meet the strategic goals of the organization.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Administration
The Administration major is for people who want to learn all aspects of running a business and become effective administrators. This program will help you develop the skills you need to analyze and synthesize data-from both inside and outside an organization-that can impact a company's success.
As you work toward your degree, you will focus on the areas of economics, accounting, and finance that have direct relationships to the costs and profitability of a company, plus you will study the aspects of law that can influence the workplace. You will learn the most efficient ways to gather and analyze the information that is critical to meeting an organization's goals and objectives.
In addition, you will hone your skills in decision-making, value clarification, writing, and leadership. Equally important, the program will take you through the various means of developing short- and long-term business plans and acquaint you with the latest marketing tools.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / e-Business
The Bachelor of Science in e-Business (BSB/EB) Program blends business and information technology to address the emerging field of e-Commerce and e-Business. The program courses provide fundamental knowledge and application in both business and information technology. The curriculum is designed to produce graduates ready to function in e-Business positions with the competencies, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. It forms the basis for continued career growth, life-long learning as a professional or for the student who desires to continue his or her education in a graduate program.
Business courses include coursework in management, organizational behavior, critical thinking, research and evaluation, financial analysis, and marketing. Information technology courses include coursework in business system development, project planning, operating systems, programming, databases, networks and telecommunications, the Internet and Web, and e-Business.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Information Systems
The philosophy of the BSB/IS program is to enable business professionals to develop and refine business, leadership, and managerial skills with an understanding of the principles of information technology. The curriculum of this program is designed to provide a sound knowledge base of business and information technology principles and applications to support both business and information systems professionals. The program exposes students to a broad continuum of theory and practice-based skills and knowledge in both business and technology.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Management
A degree in Management will help you become an effective manager of both people and projects. The challenging curriculum was developed to provide you with the personal and professional skills needed to further an organization's goals and objectives.
Your classes will explore all aspects of decision-making, value clarification, group facilitation, and leadership as well as the means of developing, motivating, and compensating a productive work force. You will become familiar with the financial tools managers use, and examine the intricacies of project planning and implementation. You will also study the legal issues that are crucial to today's managers. Media and public relations strategies will be covered, along with the latest performance systems. Finally, you will learn how to analyze and distill important information found within various research instruments.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Marketing
The goal of the Marketing major is to equip you with the necessary skills to successfully manage the marketing functions of an organization. This includes the development of creative, analytical, and leadership abilities.
A variety of subjects will be explored: buyer behavior, sales management, advertising, marketing research, and international marketing. You will learn how to identify customer needs, how to communicate information about products and services to current and potential customers, the best ways to market your products and services, and how to price them. You will also study the growing demands of the international arena, how to take advantage of them, and how to address different cultural issues. Your courses will explore the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of budgets, along with the application of research information to marketing plans.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Public Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business program exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem solving. In the BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the public administration major includes coursework in computers and information processing, management, financial analysis, accounting, business law, employment law, and marketing. The public administration major focuses on the efficient and effective utilization of public resources to achieve the public purpose within a dynamic environment. The program will emphasize the foundations of public administration, public policy formulation, program development, implementation and valuation, human resources and labor relations, and public finance. Students will develop powerful leadership skills enabling them to successfully manage complex public programs.
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Bachelor of Science in Business / Retail Management
The Bachelor of Science in Business program exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, e-business, and critical thinking and problem solving. In the BSB program coursework, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology, and e-business.
In addition to the BSB business entry coursework, the retail management major includes coursework in computers and information processing, management, financial analysis, accounting, business law, marketing, buyer behavior, and international marketing. The program emphasizes skill development in strategic management, marketing, supply management, product and brand management, retail operations, merchandising, and personnel management unique to the retail industry. Upon completion of this program students will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders in the retail industry.
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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration provides students interested in policing, criminal law, or corrections with an interdisciplinary study of crime and justice in American society. The program's inclusion of interpersonal skills and managerial and administrative subject matter prepares students for positions of responsibility and leadership within the criminal justice community and related professions.
Students enrolled in the Criminal Justice Administration program will examine the criminal justice process and its key components while at the same time learn the skills needed for effective interpersonal communication, administrative decision -making and personnel management. Contemporary issues such as human relations and social conflict, professionalism and ethics, and the injection of technology into crime and its detection are also addressed.
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Bachelor of Science in Human Services / Management
The Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management program prepares graduates by giving them knowledge and basic skills to work in the human services industry. The Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management is an integrated program combining academic instruction in the foundations of human services, such as counseling, social work, and psychology, with the management skills of planning, organizing, leading, assessing, and evaluating. BSHS/M students prepare for careers in management in the growing field of human services.
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Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
The BSIT program is focused on the acquisition of theory and technical competencies associated with the Information Technology Profession. The core courses provide fundamental knowledge and application in both the information systems function and in system development. The specialty courses of the program are extensions in technical breadth and depth of the technology core courses and enable the student to choose one or more areas of expertise.
The curriculum is designed to produce graduates ready to function in information systems positions with the competencies, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the workplace. It forms the basis for continued career growth, life-long learning as an IT professional, or a future graduate program. The course objectives and competencies have been benchmarked against the guidelines for undergraduate IS/IT curricula set forth by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for Information Systems (AIS), and the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).
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Bachelor of Science in Management
The University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) program is designed to develop professional knowledge and skills of general managers in their organization or professional industry for improving organizational effectiveness. The curriculum is build upon a social science foundation of attaining performance excellence achieved through dynamic and evolving workplace managerial skills.
The program enhances the foundation through a learning-centered and participative educational set of courses. This is accomplished with behavioral objectives that concentrate on the development of general management roles to align resources, and to improve communication, productivity, and effectiveness. Managers become prepared to apply professional skills and knowledge to focus on the future, manage innovation, and make decisions based on facts in a customer focused atmosphere.
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RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The RN to BSN program is designed to develop the professional knowledge and skills of working registered nurses. The curriculum is built upon a foundation of biological, physical, and social sciences which contribute to the science of nursing. The liberal arts components promote the development of the intellectual, social, and cultural aspects of the professional nurse.
The program enhances the foundation in the biological, physical, and social sciences through an instructional program with behavioral objectives that concentrate on the development of the nurse's role as caregiver, teacher, and manager of care. Utilizing a self-care framework, working registered nurses are prepared as generalists who are able to apply professional skills and knowledge to nursing, clients, and health care systems.
The RN to BSN program has a 36 credit nursing core and a 12 credit cognate requirement. Completion of this required course of study fulfills only part of the 126-semester credit minimum requirement for the degree.
RN to BSN Prerequisites
HCS 418 must be completed prior to NUR 401.
Students must also demonstrate proficiency in mathematics and English prior to enrolling in specific courses. Proficiency in English foundation skills and critical thinking must be satisfied prior to enrolling in NUR 401. Proficiency in mathematics foundation skills must be satisfied prior to enrolling in QNT 436.3.
Proficiency Component
In line with mission of the University's General Education program to ensure that students have reached baseline levels in basic skills before entering into the professional programs, students must demonstrate current proficiency in the areas of written communication, mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking. Proficiency requirements can be met in the following three areas using the approved methods:
- Written Communication
- Earn "C" or better in COMM 215
- Achieve a passing score on the UOP English Proficiency Assessment
- Achieve a passing score on the College Composition CLEP exam within the past two years
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Earn "C" or better in MTH 209
- Achieve a passing score on the UOP Math Proficiency Assessment
- Achieve a passing score on Mathematics (or higher) CLEP exam within the past two years
- Critical Thinking
- Earn "C" or better in PHL 251
- Achieve a passing score on the UOP Critical Thinking Proficiency Assessment
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Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
The BSHA major is designed to integrate a foundation of general education and applied sciences with the expertise that prepares the graduate for management positions in health care. The BSHA curriculum addresses the basic body of knowledge, understanding, and skills identified to be relevant to health care administration:- Structuring and positioning health organizations to achieve optimal performance.
- Financial management of health organizations under alternative financing mechanisms.
- Leadership, interpersonal and communications skills in managing human resources and health professionals in diverse organizational environments.
- Managing information resources and collecting, analyzing and using business and health information in decision-making.
- Statistical, quantitative and economic analysis in decision-making.
- Legal and ethical analysis applied to business and clinical decision-making.
- Organizational and governmental health policy formulation, implementation and effect.
- Assessment and understanding of the health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and managing health risks and behaviors in diverse populations.
- The development, organization, financing, performance and change of health systems in diverse communities drawing broadly on the social and behavioral sciences.
- Business and health outcomes measurement, process/outcome relationships and methods for process improvement in health organizations.
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