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Accreditation InformationThe Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a listing of accredited programs, click here.
Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.
The Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a listing of accredited programs, click here.
Click here to see our IACBE Public Disclosure of Student Achievement.
Develop core skills with an online business administration degree
Businesses flourish when they're managed well, inside and out. Effective business management takes a 360-degree understanding of the entire operation, including finances, marketing, ethics and corporate responsibility. With Franklin's transfer-friendly Business Administration bachelor's degree program, you'll get the broadest view of business operations, opening up a wide variety of business career paths. (Good thing, considering the average person changes jobs 10 times in a career lifetime.)
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Business Administration Degree Overview
Elevate your knowledge with a career-focused business degree
With Franklin's online Business Administration degree program, you’re preparing for a lifetime of career opportunities across virtually any industry. You’ll learn the core functions of business, giving you a holistic perspective of how each area contributes to overall success.
You’ll also acquire essential skill sets employers are seeking, such as business strategy, management and operations, marketing, accounting, finance, and business ethics.
Gain experience that prepares you for a variety of business jobs & careers
At Franklin, you’ll also get practical experience through hands-on business classes and projects—the kind of experience that attracts employers. As part of your online business degree courses, you’ll create a strategic plan for an organizational scenario presented through a multimedia simulation program. You’ll start with performing a strategic competitive analysis, then formulate recommendations, before recommending a strategic implementation plan, including a complete risk assessment and contingency plan for an entire organization.
Tailor your business degree program to your career path and earn your degree faster
In addition to getting relevant studies and real-world experience, Franklin lets you customize your business administration major for maximum impact and opportunity. That means you’ll stand out even more among a pool of degreed candidates. From 60 major area elective courses, you can select up to four courses (16 credit hours) to suit your personality, leverage your talents and interests, and build on your professional experiences.
Finish faster by transferring credits to our accredited business administration degree program
Franklin's transfer-friendly policies let you bring more of your credits into our Business Administration program than most other institutions. That means you’ll save time and tuition. If you have previous college credits or think you may want to switch majors, Franklin’s online business degree program is the smarter choice.
At Franklin, you’ll learn from credentialed practitioners who freely share their years of professional experience to your benefit. They’ll show you how to apply business theory best practices to real-world situations through individual and team assignments in our small, interactive classes. And, Franklin’s Business Administration B.S. program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), the leader in outcomes-based accreditation in business, so you know you’re earning a respected degree with value in the workplace.
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Earn your degree on your terms by taking classes 100% online. Accredited and nonprofit, Franklin was built from the ground-up to satisfy the needs of adult learners. Our seamless transfer process and team of academic advisors will help ease your transition to becoming a student, while our flexible course schedules help to balance your education with work, family and life. Get started on your future today.
Sarah D.
B.S. Business Administration '20
"This accomplishment means everything to me. Being a single mom, working full time, and going to school definitely required a lot of faith, strength and dedication - but I did it!"
IACBE Accredited Program
The Ross College of Business at Franklin University has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our member status page.
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Business Administration Courses & Curriculum
In this course, students acquire the writing competencies necessary for completing analytical and argumentative papers supported by secondary research. A variety of assignments, beginning with personal reflections, build upon one another, as students develop ideas that respond to, critique, and synthesize the positions of others. Students systematize and organize knowledge in ways that will help them in all their courses. The course also emphasizes the elements of critical reading, effective writing style, appropriate grammar and mechanics, clarity of language, and logical and cohesive development. It culminates in submission of an extended, documented research paper.
This course introduces you to statistics with applications to various areas. The course covers both descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics included are: sampling techniques, data types, experiments; measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, graphical displays of data, basic probability concepts, binomial and normal probability distributions, sampling distributions and Central Limit Theorem; confidence intervals, hypothesis tests of a mean, or a proportion for one or two populations, and linear regression.
Choose either MATH 140 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning or MATH 150 Fundamental Algebra as the prerequisite to MATH 215. Course can count as a University Elective.
An introduction to economic theory involving the basic underlying causes and principles of the operation of an economic system. Emphasis is placed on studying the economy as a whole. Issues of inflation, unemployment, taxation, business cycles and growth are discussed in the context of the global economic system.
2 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology disciplines.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Two courses from the Science discipline. One course must have a lab component.
6 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from the Art, English Literature, Fine Arts, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Religion or Theater disciplines.
This course prepares students to be successful lifelong learners both academically and in their chosen careers. Franklin courses require a high level of self-directed learning and focus on the skills required in the workplace and the classroom that are easily transferrable between the two environments. The course includes strategies for time management, goal setting, reading comprehension, and advancing communication skills, including the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments.
This course prepares students to be successful lifelong learners both academically and in their chosen careers. Franklin courses require a high level of self-directed learning and focus on the skills required in the workplace and the classroom that are easily transferable between the two environments. The course includes strategies for advancing communication skills, including the use of electronic tools to participate in virtual environments. The assignments and activities in the course are created to closely simulate teamwork found in the workplace.
By using applied critical and creative thinking, students in this course will develop a set of communication skills that will enhance their personal and professional relationships and endeavors. This course will focus on skill development in key areas such as self, perception, listening, verbal messages, conversations, relationships, conflict management, persuasion, and presentation skills.
This basic public-speaking course intends to improve the student's ability to think critically and to communicate orally. Theory and practice are provided in various speaking situations. Each student is required to speak before an audience, but class work also involves reading, gathering and organizing information, writing, and listening.
This is an advanced composition course focusing on writing for business and professional purposes. Students will review the writing conventions commonly expected within business and professional environments, as well as strategies for analyzing rhetorical situations within those environments. Coursework includes analysis, revision, and research exercises, as well as substantial practice in composing business correspondence. The final project is an extensive, researched business proposal developed in stages and presented to the class. Students will be encouraged to relate course materials to their major programs and workplace experiences.
Completion of ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting & ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting can fulfill the ACCT 202 requirement.
This course is an introduction to financial and managerial accounting. It is designed for non-accounting majors. Financial accounting emphasizes how general purpose financial statements communicate information about the business's performance and position for users external to management. It emphasizes how the accountant processes and presents the information. The course also examines the major elements of the financial statements. The managerial accounting portion of the course studies internal reporting and decision-making. The course assists those who wish to learn "what the numbers mean" in a clear, concise and conceptual manner without focusing on the mechanical aspects of the accounting process.
A study of the everyday legal problems encountered in business with emphasis on the areas of legal procedure, contracts, agency, employment law, business organizations and torts, with cases relating to these and other areas.
An introduction to economic theory involving the examination of how decision making by firms and individuals is shaped by economic forces. Emphasis is placed on demand, supply, market equilibrium analysis, and basic market structure models. The invisible hand as the driving force for economic decisions as well as market externalities are discussed. The class concentrates on providing a balanced approach to studying economic agents' behavior and the global implications and outcomes.
This course is designed to survey the field of finance and provide the foundation for more advanced finance coursework. Topics include sources of business and financial information, financial statement analysis, the time value of money, the nature and measurement of risk, financial institutions, investments and corporate finance.
This course explores the basic concepts and processes of management. Students will explore the functional roles and processes of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling comprising the manager role. Students develop skills related to the manager function that are required in today's competitive environment.
Theory, strategies and methods are foundational to the informed practice of marketing. Students investigate the importance of marketing to an organization or cause, the interrelationship of the difference phases of marketing, the marketing of goods versus services, analysis and identification of markets, pricing strategies and digital marketing tactics.
This course focuses on the development of individual and team decision-making and problem solving skills. Real world domestic and global issues will be analyzed, diagnosed, and evaluated through the application of a variety of quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques used to arrive at effective decisions and solutions.
This course focuses on the application and evaluation of scholarly articles, case studies, and real-life ethical dilemmas using an ethical decision-making model. Students will evaluate personal value systems; individual, leadership driven, organizational, and community ethical issues; and the social responsibilities of global organizations. The course will culminate in an in-depth analysis of a real-life ethical dilemma based on an authentic organization.
This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the use of AI in business and its potential benefits and limitations. Students will explore the use of AI in marketing, supply chain management, finance/accounting, and human resources, as well developing an AI strategy and the future of AI use in business. By the end of the class, students should have a solid understanding of the ways in which AI is being used in business and the responsibilities that businesses have in ensuring its responsible use.
This course serves as the Capstone for the Business Administration major. The purpose of the course is to integrate all prior learning in business administration, related coursework, and workplace experiences to individually assess an organization. This is a time intensive team-oriented simulation course and it is recommended that students take this course at the end of their business program and as a stand-alone course. Three major components comprise the course: the strategic analysis of an organization; the development of a forward-looking strategy with competitive, ethical, and global considerations; and the development of an implementation plan.
20 credits from the following subjects: ACCT, AMGT, BSAD, COMM, ECON, EGMT, ENTR, FINA, FPLN, HCM, HIM, HRM, MGMT, MKTG, OSCM, PBRL, PSYC, RMI, SPM, excluding levels 100-200.
Students may take a graduate level course to fulfill requirements in an undergraduate program. Please review the academic policy and speak with your academic advisor for more details. Students should choose from the following graduate courses: Any graduate introductory course, e.g., MGMT 707.
In addition, any 300 or 400-level courses used to fulfill a minor as listed in the Academic Catalog may be used as well. To determine if a course other than those listed could be used as a Major Area Elective, consult with an academic advisor.
28 credits from the following types of courses:
Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.
Students may complete a focus area to fulfill the Major Elective requirement.
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Digital Marketing:
Students investigate and evaluate various digital marketing and communication strategies and tactics. An emphasis is placed on critical evaluation skills, as well as social media, search marketing, websites, email, and the evaluation of digital marketing initiatives. Students create a full digital marketing plan for a real-world company.
In this course, students will explore and experience the techniques for integrating Social media marketing as an integral component of a robust digital marketing campaign. Through an investigation of tools which include Internet forums, message boards, blogs, wikis, podcasts, picture sharing, video sharing, and social networking, students will have the opportunity to create and present a written plan for achieving business goals through the use of a social media marketing campaign. Also, by actively engaging in a hands-on simulation, the student will see the results of their social media marketing decisions.
In this course, students will learn the components of search engine optimization and evaluate the processes that bring websites to the top. Students will also learn how to choose the best keywords and phrases to target and how to monitor and maintain successful search engine rankings for those keywords.
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Management and Leadership:
This course focuses on the organizational processes and theoretical constructs related to organizational behavior. The roles of leaders, followers, and teams, and their influence on the culture and performance of an organization are addressed through the analysis of key organizational behavior concepts and related cases. Topics will include: values, perception, attitudes, assumptions, learning, motivation, conflict, diversity, and change.
This course focuses on the relationship between an organization's culture and its performance. The challenges and opportunities presented to both leaders and followers in adapting to and implementing organizational cultural change are addressed in this course. The impact culture has as a mediating factor between a leader's style and the effective performance of an organization is examined in this course.
Leadership is the ability to influence people towards a goal. This course will focus on the key factors and theories in leadership. You will develop skills to navigate your organization and determine how effective leaders or followers influence and motivate others in their organization. Students will build a foundation upon which to build lifelong learning practices for leadership development using both theory and application.
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Financial Management:
This course provides an overview of the financial system. The roles of money, financial intermediaries, financial markets, and central banks are discussed in the context of global economy.
An introduction to advanced concepts and methods of financial management. Topics include risk and return, asset evaluation, capital budgeting, capital structure, business financial planning and working capital management.
Global Finance is an examination of financial management in the global economy. Topics include international financial markets, exchange rates, interest rates and inflation, exchange rate risk management, working capital management, capital budgeting, country risk analysis, long-term financing, and global strategic planning.
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Human Resources Management:
This course is an introduction to the human resources function and related elements and activities. The course outlines the roles and functions of members of the human resources department, as well as educating others outside human resources, in how their roles include human resources-related activities. The student will learn about the evolution in human resources management as we know it today. Emphasis is placed on the modern day importance of HRM and the new ?corporate view? of the function. Additionally, the student will be exposed to the view of HRM from the perception of both management and subordinate employees. The importance of maintaining fair and equitable compensation and benefit programs will be discussed. The student will be exposed to practical situations and problem solving regarding areas of employee counseling, discipline, and termination. Equal Employment Opportunity will be discussed in order for the student to understand its need, importance, and the legal issues surrounding it. Other critical areas of training and development, staffing, and strategy will also be explored.
This course uses a systems perspective to identify, select, develop, and evaluate solutions to document and improve the performance of individuals, groups, and organizations. Students will learn how to analyze performance problems and make recommendations at the employee, job, and organizational level that will assist the organization and its employees in achieving organizational goals and managing change. Students will also learn how to bridge the gap between organizational strategy, individuals, and departments.
This course evaluates the current environment of employee and labor relations. Students will compare and distinguish the differences between employee relations and labor relations environments. Topics such as handbooks versus contracts, employee discipline versus grievance procedures, and workplace compliance laws, such as ADA, FMLA, sexual harassment, and the Civil Rights Act are discussed.
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Performance Management:
This course focuses on the organizational processes and theoretical constructs related to organizational behavior. The roles of leaders, followers, and teams, and their influence on the culture and performance of an organization are addressed through the analysis of key organizational behavior concepts and related cases. Topics will include: values, perception, attitudes, assumptions, learning, motivation, conflict, diversity, and change.
This course analyzes the forces that drive organizations to change, examines impediments to change, and surveys a range of approaches for making organizational change more effective. Students will develop an understanding of change processes and develop practical skills for becoming an organization change agent.
This course provides students with an overview of the emergence and development of organizational development as a field, processes for diagnosis and intervention, and basic skills needed to facilitate individual, small group, and organizational change. The course will also cover key concepts in organizational transformation, organizational development in global settings, and future directions in the field.
All students are required to pass College Writing (ENG 120), and either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or above. Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass PF 121 Basic Learning Strategies in place of PF 321 Learning Strategies. Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) or Speech Communication (SPCH 100) must be taken prior to enrolling in any course at the 300 level or above. Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.
Academic Minors
Personalize your degree with a minor. Explore available minors, learn how minors can benefit you, and find out what requirements you must meet to earn a minor.
Microcredentials Align with Job Essentials
In today's dynamic work environments, adaptive professionals thrive. A microcredential - either as a stand-alone course or integrated into your degree program - is a short, skill-specific recognition that enables you to demonstrate your competency in a distinct area. Like Franklin's degree programs, microcredentials are aligned with market and industry demand to ensure what you learn can be put to use right away. Microcredentials are easily shared via digital badges and can be stacked to create a unique portfolio of in-demand skills.
B.S. Business Administration Program Details
2023 - 2024 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Standard tuition | $398 |
B.S. in Nursing | $298 |
Current service members | $250 |
International students | $526 |
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67% LESS IN TUITION
For students taking 31 credits per year, Franklin University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $12,338. According to Collegeboard.org, that's about 67% less than the national average private, nonprofit four-year college tuition of $38,070.
A learning outcome map functions as a roadmap to help guide students' progress through their program of study. Click HERE to view the B.S. Business Administration matrix.
1. To be awarded an undergraduate degree, students must:
- Successfully complete all courses required in the major program, including:
- General Education
- Business or Professional Core
- Major Area and Elective Courses
- Technical transfer credit (for specific degree completion programs only)
2. Meet these grade point average (GPA) requirements:
- All students must attain a minimum Franklin University cumulative GPA of 2.00
- All students must attain a minimum GPA of 2.25 in the major area, and each major area course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements
3. Complete the residency requirement
- Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
4. Complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees
5. Not be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or a violation of the Student Code of Conduct
Program Chairs and Academic Advisors are available for consultation to provide information and guidance regarding the selection of courses, the accuracy of schedules, and the transfer process. However, students are responsible for understanding and meeting the degree requirements of their major program or degree and for planning schedules accordingly.
Overall Residency Requirements
Students seeking a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree. Students seeking an associate’s degree must earn 20 credit hours overall in residence at Franklin University to be eligible for a degree.
Course Level Requirements
A student must have 40 credit hours overall that are equivalent to 300/400 level Franklin University courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have a minimum of 12 credit hours of courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree.
Business Core Requirements
Majors that have Business Core requirements are Accounting, Applied Management, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business Forensics, Energy Management, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Forensic Accounting, Human Resources Management, Information Systems Auditing, Logistics Management, Management & Leadership, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management, and Risk Management & Insurance. The Business Core is the foundation of the related academic disciplines appropriate for a baccalaureate degree in business. The purpose of the Business Core is to provide students with a conceptual understanding of organizations, how the functional areas interrelate to achieve organizational goals, and how to apply professional decision-making competencies and technical skills in today’s environment. After completing the Business Core, graduates will be able to:
- analyze an organization’s accounting information in order to develop sound business decisions
- identify and apply valuation models relevant to an organization’s financial decisions
- identify the impact of forces influencing the major functional areas of business (e.g., ethical, legal, technological, economic, global and social)
- apply marketing activities to the delivery of goods and services in business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets
- apply interpersonal and resource management skills to enhance business success
Business Principles (BSAD 110) is a Business Core prerequisite. Transfer students with the equivalent of four business courses are not required to take Business Principles.
Major Area Requirements
A student must have 20 credit hours in the major area that are equivalent to 300/400 major level Franklin courses for a bachelor’s degree. A student must have 12 hours of major area courses that are equivalent to 200 level or above for an associate’s degree. A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in the major area for students enrolled in either the associate’s or bachelor’s degree programs, and each major course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better to count toward degree requirements.
Capstone Requirement
Every major has a capstone experience for which credit cannot be transferred into the University. This is a Franklin course designed to integrate and assess the learning outcomes specific to each major as a whole. This course should be taken as the last major course. If, given the academic scheduling process and the student’s projected graduation date, this is not possible, then the student should have Senior Standing (90 or more credit hours), plus the skill-based General Education courses (COMM, SPCH, WRIT, MATH, COMP), all business or professional core courses, and the capstone prerequisite courses.
Subsequent Degree Requirements
Students pursuing subsequent bachelor’s degrees must earn in residency at Franklin University a minimum of 30 credit hours at the 200 level or above, of which a minimum of 16 credit hours must be major area courses equivalent to 300/400 level courses.
Additional Degree Requirements
Students seeking an additional bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours (including the major requirements) beyond the first bachelor’s (or associate’s) degree. (See the “Subsequent Degree” section of the Academic Bulletin.)
Transfer Credit
Transfer credit and credit awarded on standardized exams, proficiency exams or portfolio credit awarded by another institution will not count toward the residency requirement at Franklin University. Credit awarded based on proficiency examination or portfolio evaluation conducted by Franklin University may apply as appropriate major area credit, but will not reduce the hours required toward the residency requirement.
A student who meets at least one of the following criteria is eligible for admission as a degree-seeking student:
- Has provided official documentation of graduation from an accredited high school or its equivalent (see Documentation Required below), or
- Has an associate, bachelor or master’s degree from an institutionally (formerly regionally) accredited institution of higher education, an institution recognized as a candidate for accreditation, or an institution recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation
Documentation Required
- Documentation of high school graduation or equivalence - required for applicants who are transferring fewer than 60 semester hours that apply towards a Franklin degree.
- If the student has transferable hours of 60 credit hours or more from an institutionally (formerly regionally) accredited institution of higher education, then they will not have to provide a high school diploma or equivalence. Acceptable forms of documentation of high school graduation or high school equivalence for undergraduate admission must include one of the following:
- Official high school transcript listing the date of graduation
- Official GED certificate
- Official documentation of having passed a State High School Equivalency examination
- Official documentation of a home school completion certificate/transcript
- Official transcripts from all educational institutions (college, universities, professional schools, etc.) previously enrolled in, regardless if credit was earned.
A student classified as degree seeking will not be permitted to register for courses until all transcripts are received and placement tests completed (see specific requirements under “Placement Testing”).
Admission Process
Admission procedures should be started early to maximize scheduling options and financial planning. Learn more about the undergraduate admission process.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
Prospective students must demonstrate English Language Proficiency. The requirement is met through any of the following:
- The applicant is a citizen of a country where English is the official language.
- he applicant has received a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution located in an English-speaking country in which the courses were taught in English.
- The applicant has earned appropriate scores on language proficiency exams taken within the last two years, as listed below.
Undergraduate face-to-face: Students must earn a minimum overall TOEFL score of 500 (paper-based), 60 (Internet-based), 5.5 IELTS, ACCUPLACER ESL 259, or Cambridge 160 with at least the following scores on each of the exam subsections. Prior to registration, students will be given a language placement exam to determine whether ESL studies are required.
TOEFL | IELTS | ACCUPLACER | Cambridge English Scale | |
Reading | 15/30 | 5.5 | 85 | 160 |
Writing | 15/30 | 5.5 | 4 | 160 |
Listening | 15/30 | 5.5 | 85 | 160 |
Speaking | 15/30 | 5.5 | n/a | 160 |
Sentence Meaning | n/a | n/a | 85 | n/a |
Global or Online International students must take Reading Comprehension and Writing placement exams.
Students must earn a minimum overall TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) /79 (Internet-based), 6.5 IELTS, ACCUPLACER ESL® 105, or Cambridge 180 with at least the following scores on each of the exam subsections.
TOEFL | IELTS | ACCUPLACER | Cambridge English Scale | |
Reading | 20/30 | 6.5 | 00 | 180 |
Writing | 20/30 | 6.5 | 5 | 180 |
ACCUPLACER Assessments for Admission
- Prospective students may demonstrate English language proficiency through the ACCUPLACER ESL® examinations administered by Franklin University. The ACCUPLACER ESL® suite of examinations are internet-based, computer-adaptive assessments designed to properly assess students’ English language competencies.
- Testing fees and any related administrative or proctor fee will be assessed for the administration of the
- ACCUPLACER examinations. Students are also responsible for all fees incurred for retake examinations.
- Students who do not meet the minimum score requirements may retake the examination(s) once within a two-week period. Subsequent examination retakes will be considered after a three month waiting period. Passing scores will remain valid with Franklin University for a period of two years.
- All ACCUPLACER examinations must be administered by an approved proctor that meets specific criteria, as defined by our proctor expectations. An alternative to finding a proctor in your area is Virtual, an online proctoring service, approved by ACCUPLACER. For additional information, contact the Office of International Students and Programs.
The University employs a team approach to planning, developing and maintaining its academic curriculum. An essential element of this process – and a key to the institution’s quality assurance practices – is the Program Advisory Board (and the associated Alumni Advisory Board). A diverse array of business and industry leaders make up these discipline-specific boards that provide guidance on theory-to-practice ideas, global business perspectives, and emerging topics in the field. Each academic year, Program Advisory Boards meet with Division Chairs and faculty for lively and engaged conversations, thus bringing members’ substantial professional experience and expertise into the classroom. In addition, some Division Chairs elect to engage Program Advisory Board members in the assessment of academic program outcomes.
Name | Organization | Title |
---|---|---|
Patrick Brobeck | State of Ohio Attorney General's Office | Deputy Director Quality Assur. |
Carmen Daniels | Columbus State Community College | Dean, Business + Eng. Tech. |
Angela Fernandez | Sinclair Community College | Interim Dean |
Dan Fuline | Stark State College | Dept. Chair Mgmt. + Mktg. |
Jacqueline Hagerott, Esq. | Hocking College | VP Student Affairs |
Toni Johnson | North Central State College | Dean of Academic Services |
Roger Kisiel | Rax Restaurant Inc. | Retired Executive |
Michael Pfahl | Owens Community College | Dean, Bus. Inf. + Public Serv. |
Cara Rex | Rhodes State College | Chair of Business Dept. |
John Stinnett | JP Morgan Chase | VP, Senior Prg. Manager |
John Torpey | American Electric Power | Retired |
Hear What Our Business Administration Graduates Are Saying
“I feel like I now have the tools to being successful in everything that I do.”
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"I am extremely proud of my academic accomplishment that I achieved while working full time."
"Thank you, Franklin University for providing me with the education to accomplish my goals and further my career!"
"Franklin taught me how to be a more effective leader. I learned I don't always have to be out in front and in charge to be a leader. Effective leaders identify the strengths of every person to advance the team."
“This accomplishment means everything to me. Being a single mom, working full time, and going to school definitely required a lot of faith, strength and dedication - but I did it!”
"Professionally, this accomplishment will prepare me for new adventures and challenges with better knowledge to excel in my field. Thank you, Franklin faculty and staff."
“I am so happy and proud of this accomplishment. I am a first-generation college graduate."
“Achieving my degree is a goal I set many years ago. I am proud and excited to see the new opportunities this will lead me to on a new career journey.”
Business Administration Career Opportunities
Account Manager
Account Managers cultivate client relationships, serving as the primary liaison between the client and the client account team.
Business Analyst
Business analysts gather business requirements, assess needs, determine technical requirements and establish corresponding project plans.
Business Consultant
Business Consultants assess organizational processes and practices in order to make recommendations that help maximize productivity and profitability.
Customer Service Manager
Customer Service Managers establish and implement policies for dealing with customers, work to ensure customer satisfaction, and resolve customer concerns.
Department Manager
Department Managers oversee a business or employee group, ensuring effective operations or production in order to achieve objectives and profitability.
Division Manager
Division Managers oversee, review, and direct the actions of team assignments and projects, ensuring employees meet goals, deliverables, and deadlines.
General Manager
General Managers ensure smooth, efficient, and profitable operations by planning and directing a company’s resources, suppliers, and activities.
Planning Analyst
Planning Analysts research and report data regarding cost, feasibility, and profitability on short- and long-range strategic plans.
Sales Manager
Sales Managers direct the business development activities of sales personnel, ensuring revenue targets are met or exceeded.
Small Business Owner
Small Business Owners plan, direct, and manage all functions from operations to marketing to accounting, ensuring business health and profitability.
Store manager
Store Managers oversee employee activities and production, including hiring and training, ensuring that employees maintain productivity levels and meet sales goals.
Supervisor
Supervisors organize and manage staff and resources to ensure performance, quality, cost containment, and safety.
Business Administration Employment Outlook
From 2021-2031 jobs in Business Administration are expected to increase by 5%.
All Occupations
2021 |
21,366,677 jobs
|
2031 |
22,481,983 jobs
|
Computer and Information Systems Managers
2021 |
538,074 jobs
|
2031 |
610,038 jobs
|
Sales Managers
2021 |
555,524 jobs
|
2031 |
613,422 jobs
|
Software Developers
2021 |
1,531,674 jobs
|
2031 |
1,971,649 jobs
|
Source information provided by Lightcast.
Business Administration Knowledge & Skillsets
Gain in-demand skills sought by employers with curriculum that teaches you:
- Perform comprehensive analyses and strategy development related to financial performance, outcomes, metrics, and bottom-line improvements
- Prioritize project portfolios based on growth potential, required resources, financial returns, and strategic alignment
- Participate in business analyses, generating strategic recommendations related to organizational and competitive markets
- Develop business plans to achieve sales goals and improve profitability
- Keep abreast of market needs, industry trends, and competitive climates, determining business impact and developing course-correction and action plans where necessary
- Drive critical growth initiatives based on current business contexts, applying core organizational competencies to leverage market opportunities.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, including leadership, marketing, sales, industry analysts, and relationship management teams, in gathering data to define market positioning, product needs and go-to-market strategies
- Evaluate organizational performance using a strategic decision-making process
- Ensure that business strategies are incorporated into organizational activities in order to create industry or market competitive advantage
- Support best-in-class delivery of customer experiences by monitoring activities and resolving issues effectively and efficiently
- Review and improve operational activities to meet best practice standards and achieve workflow efficiencies
- Use statistical models and tools in the development of corporate demand forecast, long-term infrastructure planning, and project prioritization
- Lead planning and execution of administrative initiatives, ensuring high-quality, customer-focused, cost-effective operations
- Analyze business and sales processes, identifying opportunities and defining strategic initiatives to improve operations, enhance margins, expand channels, and optimize offerings
- Work within various business functions to develop and execute tactical projects, sustainability initiatives and business-generating activities to achieve business goals and revenue targets
- Lead operations planning activities to drive strategic plan alignment and tactical plan achievement
- Create cross-functional processes and procedures for effective and efficient operations and workforce utilization
- Employ analytics, such as customer segmentation, acquisition and retention models, and forecasting to identify meaningful efficiencies and drive financial outcomes
- Apply risk assessment and contingency planning to determine optimal approaches for strategic plans
- Develop and execute annual marketing plans to achieve market share, volume, and profit objectives
- Analyze and report on current market data and trends, making recommendations to position organizations for growth and response to market changes
- Review all elements of the marketing mix, including product formulation, price, packaging, and promotion to build brand equity and optimize sales, market share, and profitability
- Manage lifecycle marketing and brand advocacy programs, including establishing metrics and benchmarks to measure program success
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership in the implementation of marketing action plans to ensure effective implementation of strategic plans
- Partner in implementing promotional and/or community relations programs to enhance overall market share, organizational identity, and customer acceptance
- Closely monitor and analyze sales volumes, market share trends, and competitive activity
- Complete post-promotion analyses, comparing results to established objectives and assure effectiveness of marketing programs
- Apply marketing theory to strategy formulation
- Maintain accounting standards, ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Prepare consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow
- Produce required financial statements to meet regulatory requirements, such as Form 10-Q, 10-K, and Annual Report
- Prepare account reconciliation and analyze accounts for unusual fluctuations
- Consolidate and submit financial transaction reports, summarizing current activities and projected financial position
- Analyze balance sheets and income statements to determine organizational performance
- Collaborate with business development in tracking and reporting sales efforts
- Determine how changes in business and organizational structures impact reporting and operating results
- Analyze transactions to identify issues, determine root causes of variances, and recommend appropriate corrective action
- Ensure integrity of financial data for decision support and cost accounting systems, maintaining cost standards
- Provide costing reports and insight to support change in resource allocations, work methods, and materials
- Recommend competitive strategic paths based on accounting data
- Develop and execute cost-effective actions and expense-saving initiatives in support of financial objectives
- Use accounting principles and practices to inform and recommend process improvement changes to accounting systems, methods, and procedures
- Conduct proactive, insightful analyses to identify key operational issues, providing timely, focused reporting of income, expenses and loss
- Facilitate strategic and financial planning efforts, including development of annual financial plans, quarterly projections, and long-term financial and business planning
- Review and analyze data to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and cost-driving attributes
- Determine organizational and industry trends using ratio analysis for effective strategic planning
- Manage high-level financial and analytical analyses, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
- Provide meaningful analyses, draw conclusions from financial results and make appropriate cost-behavior recommendations
- Develop a keen understanding of key business-drivers and build robust financial models to project future cash flows and balance sheets
- Prepare financial- and business-related research and analysis on financial performance, costing, budgeting, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital
- Develop frameworks, models, and financial metrics to help facilitate senior-level decision-making on a variety of business issues and/or problems
- Analyze industry trends and business conditions, using findings to forecasts and develop competitive strategic plans
- Evaluate pricing, customer, competitor, and economic data in the analysis of past performance, contributing to strategic go-forward business planning to improve outcomes
- Provide analysis and economic counsel on strategic business objectives such as market integration, growth, and expansion
- Articulate potential effects of business, competitive, and global economic climates
- Interpret the impact of organizational policies on individuals, the organization, and the community
- Apply ethical decision-making processes to gain different perspectives of the interrelationships and social responsibilities of domestic and global organizations
- Formulate analyses of ethical dilemmas using the ethical decision making model
- Ensure adherence to laws and regulations, promoting a culture of integrity that includes high standards of individual and organizational ethics and business practices
- Model compliance with company policies and procedures in support of mission, values, and ethical standards
- Lead and develop comprehensive global corporate social responsibility strategies to enhance culture and reputation
- Participate in development opportunities to further the effectiveness of the corporate responsibility programs (CRPs)
- Develop, implement, and monitor various controls and systems, complying with regulations and contract requirements to avert risk
- Assure ethical compliance with process flows, including contracts, internal controls, regulatory mandates, and quality management standards, such as ISO
- Identify and monitor key internal controls, responsible control owners and requirements throughout project lifecycle, documenting and remediating control gaps
- Interpret the impact of organizational policies on individuals, the organization, and the community
- Apply ethical decision-making processes to gain different perspectives of the interrelationships and social responsibilities of domestic and global organizations
- Formulate analyses of ethical dilemmas using the ethical decision making model
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Business Administration Degree Frequently Asked Questions
Congratulations on wanting to finish your degree. At Franklin, we make it easy and convenient for busy, working adults to complete their bachelor's degree program alongside other commitments. Typically, a bachelor’s degree takes about 4 years of full-time study from start to finish. However, Franklin’s generous transfer policy can help you finish faster. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how your previously earned credits can save you time toward your bachelor’s.
Franklin makes getting started easy and convenient. WWe offer three trimesters every year, with start dates within each. Talk to your admissions advisor to find the start date that works best for you.
Franklin University offers a quality education at a competitive cost so you can afford to invest in your future. Our per credit hour tuition rates (vs. per year or per term rates) enable you to get a realistic estimate of exactly how much your degree will cost - especially once you've factored in transfer credit. Our 2023-2024 tuition rate is $398 per credit hour and with our tuition guarantee, you can lock-in your tuition rate from your first term through graduation. Ask our helpful staff about available financing options and financial aid programs. Visit MyTransfer Credit to see how transfer credits could help you save time and money.
This is a four-year undergraduate degree program designed for anyone who wants a broad-based business degree. With Franklin University's B.S. Business Administration degree program, you'll focus on the development and implementation of business strategies. You'll also gain a thorough working knowledge of important management skills, such as deicion making, across a variety of disciplines, including marketing, communication, operations, finance and technology.
With a B.S. Business Administration from Franklin, you'll be well-prepared for a wide range of business-focused career positions, such as analyst, consultant, project manager and entrepreneur. As a business generalist with a bachelor's degree, you'll also be qualified for a variety of mid-level management positions, including general manager, division manager, department manager and sales manager.
The bachelor's in Business Administration degree program is one of the most well-respected undergraduate degree programs. When you graduate with a Franklin B.S. Business Administration degree, you'll not only understand foundational business concepts and theories, you'll understand how to apply them to real-world situations to solve complex business problems. In general, business adminsitration is a versatile, in-demand major for anyone interested in rapid advancement in the workplace.
Franklin University’s B.S. Business Administration degree program combines a strong, core program with the flexibility to tailor your degree to your interests. Choose from an extensive list of elective options to specialize in a functional area. Being part of a degree program that lets you tailor your coursework could give you a competitive advantage for hiring and career advancement.
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