Applied Management Major

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
124 semester hours

Franklin University’s Applied Management completion program enables students to add to previous technical education and complete the bachelor of science degree. It has been designed to build a professional and managerial ability around a student’s chosen technical competency. Students who meet lower division requirements that include 24 semester hours core and/or related work experience are admitted into the Applied Management major with approval of the Program Chair. These 24 hours must consist of an identifiable core of work indicative of mastery in an area, discipline or topic appropriate at the undergraduate level.

Students entering the major with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) or technical training and other college credit must satisfy General Education requirements listed below for a total of 50 hours in General Education.

The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin. If you began your coursework before the current academic year, please contact your Academic Advisor for your degree requirements. Always confirm your degree requirements with your Academic Advisor.

Fundamental General Education Core (24 hours)
All courses must be at the 100 or 200 level

• Minimum of three semester hours of English Composition (if the course does not have a research paper component, COMM 130 Research Paper, two semester credits, is also required)
  Choose COMM 120 College Writing.
• Minimum of three semester hours of Mathematics (at least one mathematics or statistics course beyond the level of intermediate algebra)
  Choose from MATH 160 College Algebra, MATH 180 Applied Calculus, MATH 210 Finite Mathematics, MATH 220 Business Calculus, or MATH 215 Statistical Concepts.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Sciences (two science courses, with one having a laboratory component)
  Choose from the Science discipline.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (which must be in at least two different disciplines)
  Choose from the Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology disciplines.
• Minimum of six semester hours of Arts and Humanities
  Choose from the Humanities discipline.

Additional General Education Requirements (26 hours)

• COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
• COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
• COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
• ECON 210* - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
       OR  ECON 220* - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
• HUMN 305 - Global Issues (4)
• PF 321 - Learning Strategies (2)
• SPCH 100 - Speech Communication (4)
       OR COMM 150 - Interpersonal Communication (4)
• General Education Electives (6)
  

* Select another Social Science elective if either Economics course is used in the Fundamental General Education Core.

University Electives (14 hours)

Any undergraduate courses offered by the University except developmental education courses.

Applied Management Area (24 hours)

24 credit hours in a related technical discipline from transfer credit.

Major Area (36 hours)

• ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
• AMGT 390 - Project Management (4)
• AMGT 497 - Applied Management Capstone (4)
• MGMT 312 - Principles of Management (4)
• MGMT 325 - Organizational Behavior (4) 

Choose one of the following concentrations:

Performance Management Concentration (16 hours)

• AMGT 400 - Performance Management (4)
• HRM 420 - Principles of Organizational Development (4)
• MGMT 425 - Managing Change (4)
• Electives (4 hours)*

Small Business Management Concentration (16 hours)

• AMGT 415 - Small Business Management (4)
• AMGT 430 - Management and Organization in Small Business (4)
• AMGT 435 - Small Business Accounting and Finance (4)
• Electives (4 hours)*

*Select 4 hours from the following:

• ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting (4)
• BSAD 320 - Decision Making and Problem Solving (4)
• BSAD 460 - Business Ethics for Leaders (4)
• BSAD 476 - Global Business Issues (4)
• HRM 300 - Human Resources Management (4)
• HRM 301 - Staffing (4)
• HRM 302 - Training and Development (4)
• HRM 401 - Compensation and Benefits (4)
• HRM 402 - Employee and Labor Relations (4)
• MKTG 300 - Marketing (4)
• PSYC 325 - Coaching in Organizations (4)

Major Requirements

All students are required to pass College Writing (COMM 120), either Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) or Learning Strategies (PF 321) and either Speech Communication (SPCH 100) or Interpersonal Communication (COMM 150) prior to enrolling in any other course at the 200 level or above. Either PF 121 or PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the first 15-week BLF course.  Students who enroll at Franklin with 30 or fewer hours of transfer credit are required to pass Basic Learning Strategies (PF 121) in place of Learning Strategies (PF 321). Students must also meet the University algebra competency requirement.

Please see the Academic Bulletin for the complete list of degree and residency requirements.