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Online Business Administration Degree: Curriculum Highlights
Arm yourself with business management skills as you work towards your online bachelor’s degree. Learn how companies operate, scale, and compete, all while taking cues from economic conditions, consumer behavior, and industry regulations.
Your studies will combine general education with business courses to help you develop the skills and perspective essential for making business decisions. As a business administration major, you’ll discuss everything from human resource management to the role of information technology in business.
Explore the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Modern Business Operations
This bachelor’s degree in business administration helps ready learners for the ever-evolving business landscape. With AI technology becoming increasingly prominent in virtually every industry, business leaders across the board can attest to the importance of embracing this technology.
From automating business operations to potentially shifting entire career paths, AI and machine learning resources will redefine the workplace. Students at AMU contemplate, research, and explain its many applications as they progress through the core courses comprising this BBA program.
AMU’s BBA degree program incorporates a variety of concentration options to tailor your learning experience. Whether your goal is to launch your own business or join the ranks of an established organization, you’ll have the opportunity to take courses directly related to a wide variety of interest areas.
Our DoD project management concentration is one of the more popular options among active-duty and transitioning servicemembers and veterans.
Each concentration involves a specified number of credit hours.
Pursue Your Business Degree Online
Attend Courses From Wherever You’re Stationed
As a military-friendly institution, AMU offers this business administration degree program in a convenient, online format. You may attend courses while stationed overseas, serving active-duty, or from the comfort of your home.
Courses start each month and can be accessed through the University’s online learning environment. There are no set login times, so you can fit your studies around your work and other obligations.
Each week, you’ll complete assignments and participate in virtual discussion forums with your professors and fellow business students. There, you’ll analyze the intricacies of business finance, business law, project management, AI, and other pertinent topics.
Coursework and University library resources are available 24/7, from any location with a secure internet connection.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Program Accreditation
Attending an accredited program should be a top priority for all learners seeking a degree in business. Accreditation sets the bar for standards of quality against which all schools are measured. Additionally, institutional accreditation is one factor in determining a school’s eligibility for financial aid. This includes federal student aid, military tuition assistance, and veteran benefits.
Accreditation may also be of particular interest to students planning to pursue a master of business administration ( MBA) after completing this BBA degree. Admission to accredited graduate schools may be influenced by the accreditation status of the institution from which a student’s bachelor’s degree was awarded.
AMU's bachelor's degree in business administration program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Also, American Military University is part of American Public University System, which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
How Does This Business Administration Program Compare to AMU’s BA in Business?
The University offers two online bachelor’s-level business degrees: this bachelor’s degree in business administration (also referred to as a BBA), and the bachelor of arts in business degree (also known as a BA in business).
These two business programs share many of the same major-required courses. In fact, the BBA program incorporates all of the major-required courses found in the BA program, in addition to several others that are not part of the BA curriculum. Also worth noting is the absence of degree concentration options in the BA program.
When choosing between the BA and BBA programs, learners must consider their own academic preferences. Those who are interested in a more general business education may be drawn to the bachelor of arts in business degree. Conversely, a student seeking in-depth knowledge of a particular business avenue may find the BBA program to be a more suitable choice.
The BA in business program is also well suited to individuals who have a large number of credits to transfer from previous college coursework.
Receive Academic Credit For Your Military Training and Service
You may be closer to earning your business administration bachelor's degree than you think. Students may transfer up to 90 credits toward this 120-credit bachelor of business administration degree program. The University awards transfer credit for military experience, including professional military education and training. Learn more about how your service may be counted as college credit.
Transfer credit may be applied towards this bachelor’s degree in business administration for the following:
- Academic credit completed at accredited institutions, including community college coursework and credit awarded by examination
- Professional training and/or certification
- Government training
- Public safety training
Learn more about transferring credits and our $0 transfer credit evaluation fee on the University’s policy page.
Paying For Your Online BBA Degree
You May Qualify For AMU’s Preferred Military Rate
Affordable tuition at AMU gives you the freedom to pursue your academic goals. When you enroll in an online bachelor’s degree program, you may also qualify for additional ways to save on your education, such as AMU’s Preferred Military Rate.
Our Preferred Military Rate reduces tuition expenses associated with this BBA program for active-duty military members, National Guard members, Reservists, and qualifying military spouses and family members.
When combined with other forms of financial aid, such as military tuition assistance or federal Pell grants, AMU’s Preferred Military Rate makes it possible to earn your bachelor of business administration (BBA) degree for a tuition rate equal to military tuition assistance.
Learn more about the Preferred Military Rate and how it’s helped students save on their bachelor’s degrees.
Qualifying Students Save on Tuition With AMU’s Veteran Grant
Some learners pursuing a BBA degree may be eligible for the University’s Veteran Grant. All veterans and family members—including parents, spouses, legal partners, siblings, and dependents—are eligible to receive a Veteran Grant on undergraduate and master’s-level standard rate tuition. (Tuition grants cannot be combined with other special rates, promotions, or grants and only one can be applied per course).
Military Tuition Assistance (TA) and GI Bill® Benefits
Servicemembers and veterans seeking business administration bachelor’s degrees are encouraged to apply military TA and GI Bill benefits® toward their education at AMU. Learn more about payment options for students with military experience.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
Employer Benefits
Many employers offer educational benefits that may be used to help pay for a baccalaureate degree. The application process to receive these benefits may be unique to your employer. Consult your company’s human resources department to find out if you are eligible to receive tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement through your workplace.
Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Loans
Learners who seek financial assistance to pay for their bachelor’s degrees may wish to consider student loans and/or grants administered by the federal government. Alternatively, loans from private lenders, such as banks or credit unions, may be used to help cover the cost of a degree.
AMU also accepts funds awarded to students through private scholarships.
Self-Pay Options
The University accepts the following “out-of-pocket” payment forms for this online BBA program:
- Credit cards: the University accepts most major credit cards
- Digital payments
- E-checks
We also offer an automatic debit plan, which enables you to space payments over time on an 8- or 16-week schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. AMU welcomes learners from military and non-military backgrounds. Learn more about undergraduate admissions requirements.
As an online business student, you may work through course materials at your own pace every week.
Students are required to complete weekly assignments. Still, online classes at AMU are asynchronous, meaning there are no set login times. With 24/7 access to course materials, you can create a flexible schedule as you progress through the BBA program.
In addition, AMU’s virtual learning environment makes it possible for you to connect with out-of-state and international students for an even more robust learning experience. Outside of class time, BBA students are encouraged to get involved in the University’s online communities and organizations.
A business administration bachelor’s degree may be an attractive option for students interested in developing managerial skills. The business administration major combines general education with fundamental business topics, including marketing, ethics, business law, business finance, and basic accounting. This knowledge is applied daily by for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
A bachelor’s degree in business administration is a type of undergraduate business degree sometimes referred to simply as a BBA degree.
Both are examples of bachelor’s degrees, however, while a BS can be attained in any number of disciplines, a BBA typically refers to a bachelor of business administration. Many BBA programs provide students with the opportunity to specialize their studies by selecting a degree concentration.
Yes, students in this BBA program will explore the role of human resources within an organization.