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Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2012-2013 
    
Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Organizational Management, B.S.


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The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management (ORM) program provides adult learners an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in management theory and practice. The overall goal of the Organizational Management program is to offer a quality, flexible degree completion curriculum that:

  • Affirms Christian values and beliefs;
  • Equips students to utilize leadership, management, and human relations principles;
  • Develops written and oral communication skills;
  • Instills a commitment to be critically reflective, self-directed, life-long learners;
  • Promotes an appreciation of the multicultural environment in which students live and work;
  • Helps students better adapt to technological and cultural change; and
  • Empowers students to work effectively as individuals and as team members.

Admission Requirements

Ideally, ORM students should have already earned an associate’s degree or at least 60 semester hours of college-level credit. However, students with fewer credits may be admitted to the ORM program. All outstanding General Education courses should be completed prior to beginning the ORM major courses.

Online

The required curriculum is provided through distance-learning class sessions with ample opportunity for both synchronous and asynchronous communication between faculty and fellow students. Content is centered on organizational behavior, leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving techniques. The eleven ORM major courses must be taken at PBA and must be completed in sequence. There will be at least two synchronous meetings for each eight-week course. Please refer to chapter 3 of this catalog for more detailed information.

Professional Education Credit (PEC)

Within the first semester, a student seeking credit through non-traditional professional educational credit must make application through his or her faculty advisor. All work and documentation for non-traditional credit must be completed no later than the end of the first semester that the student is enrolled. Please refer to the Academic Policies chapter of this catalog for more details.

Major in Organizational Management


120 Credit Hours

General Education Requirements - 45 Credit Hours


Note: Online course numbers begin with an ‘E’ such as ECIS.

All General Education courses must be completed prior to beginning the Organizational Management (ORM) major courses OR the student must be registered for any outstanding General Education courses prior to beginning the ORM major courses.

Required Foundational Courses - 12 Credit Hours


The following 4 courses should be taken in the first semester

Humanities Courses - 9 Credit Hours


(students must take all three)

Social Science Courses - 3 Credit Hours


(select one)

Required General Education Courses - 21 Credit Hours


(All of the following courses must be taken)

Required ORM Core Courses - 44 Credit Hours


These courses must be completed at PBA and must be completed in sequence.

Note:


* ORM 4044 - Global Management  satisfies PBA’s Global Studies Elective requirement.

ORM Elective Courses - 31 Credit Hours


Elective hours may be satisfied through PEC credits. Please refer to the Academic Policies  section of this catalog for more details.

Concentration Options


A concentration is a 16-hour special focus of courses beyond your major. The concentration of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior are added to your major and are listed on your official transcript.

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