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Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Undergraduate Evening & Online Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Organizational Management, B.S.


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 the Academic Policies  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  for more details.

New first semester students can earn Professional Education Credits through the following methods:

  1. Active or inactive certificates or licenses
  2. Professional Trainings
  3. Military Trainings
  4. Non Traditional Coursework
  5. Case studies

Major in Organizational Management Curriculum Requirements


120 Credit Hours

Note: Online course numbers begin with an ‘E’ such as ECIS 1103.

Technology Requirement - 3 Credit Hours


(This course must be taken in the first semester of enrollment.)

General Education Requirements - 42 Credit Hours


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. (*Exception: MIN 4153 Christian Values & Biblical Faith  should be taken in the student’s final semester at PBA.)

Global Studies Requirement: Organizational Management majors fulfill the General Education Global Studies requirement through major study (ORM 4044 ).

Required Foundational Courses - 9 Credit Hours


The following 3 courses should be taken in the first semester

Humanities Courses - 9 Credit Hours



 Humanities courses should be taken in sequence.

Social Science Courses - 3 Credit Hours


(select one)

Required ORM Major Courses - 44 Credit Hours


These courses must be completed at PBA and must be completed in sequence. Please refer to the Degree Plans below for appropriate course sequence.

Note:


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

ORM Elective Courses - 31 Credit Hours


Elective hours may be satisfied through Professional Education Credits (PEC). Please refer to the Academic Policies  for more details.

Concentration Options


A concentration is a 16-hour special focus of courses beyond your major. The concentrations in Human Resource Management and/or Organizational Behavior may be added to your major and will be listed on your official transcript.