2026 - 2027 Catalog
Business Management
Bachelor of Science — Fully online program
OBJECTIVE
Graduates from this program are strategic business partners, consultants, and leaders in organizations. They understand a variety of concepts and their applicability to business, including accounting, finance, digital marketing, operations, management and leadership, organizational behavior, law and ethics, business intelligence, and business analytics. They are effective organizational practitioners who are able to problem solve and collaborate, as well as synthesize and implement evidence-based strategies. Additionally, they understand project management, data-driven decision-making, critical thinking, and professional communications. Graduates value financial and information literacy and diversity awareness and are informed decision-makers both within their organization and their professional field.
TYPICAL CAREER PATHS
- Banking/Finance
- Marketing/Sales
- Customer Service
- Operations
- Healthcare Administration
- Project Management
- Human Resources
- Supply Chain
- Logistics/Manufacturing
Applicants for careers in this field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, and drug/or alcohol testing. Employment decisions, including whether to require background checks and other tests, are made at the discretion of the employer. Rasmussen does not pre-screen for enrollment in this program. Any prospective student must consider their history, lifestyle and future actions before enrolling in this program, and carefully consider whether their actions may prevent them from attaining employment in the field they choose to pursue. Additional requirements, such as industry-specific training may be required to obtain employment in this field.
- Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education Program
- Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available
ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, applicants must provide transcripts from an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that demonstrates one of the following:
- a.A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree
- b.Completion of at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C- or higher in each course
Students who transfer a conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree will receive a block transfer of 90 lower-level quarter credits. In addition, the students will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine whether any upper-level credits will also apply to their program. Eligible transfer credits will be applied to their program at the appropriate level.
Students who have fewer than 90 transferable lower-level quarter credits will be required to take additional lower-level coursework. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University based upon a predetermined elective pool appropriate for the program of enrollment.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
Upper Division
| Category | Credits |
| Communication (Select 1 course) | 4 |
| Humanities (Select 2 courses) | 8 |
|
Math / Natural Sciences
(Required)
Inferential Statistics and Analytics
|
4 |
| Social Sciences (Select 2 courses) | 8 |
See page 150 for General Education Course Selections.
CORE COURSES
Upper Division
| Code | Title | Credits |
| Accounting for Business Managers | 4 | |
| Business Law and Ethical Behavior | 3 | |
| Introduction to Business Intelligence | 4 | |
| Financial Decision Making and Risk Management | 4 | |
| Business Research and Analysis | 4 | |
| Business Project Management | 4 | |
| Managing a Diverse Workforce | 4 | |
| Emerging Trends, Markets, and Technologies in Business | 4 | |
| Leadership and Management Essentials | 3 | |
| Dynamic Team Development | 4 | |
| Operations Management | 4 | |
| Organizational Behavior Analysis | 4 | |
| Strategic Management | 4 | |
| Business Management Bachelor Capstone | 4 | |
| Foundations of Digital Marketing | 4 | |
| Strategic Sales and Sales Management | 4 | |
| Introduction to Data Visualization | 4 |
| Transferred Lower-Division Credits | 90 |
| Upper-Division General Education Credits | 24 |
| Upper-Division Core Credits | 66 |
| Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits | 180 |
+Self-directed assessment available; see page 132 for details.
This is an Empowered Learning Competency-Based Education (CBE) program. All courses are offered only as CBE courses, and only self-directed assessments and CBE courses may be selected to fulfill General Education electives within this program.
A student enrolled in an associate degree program through Rasmussen University Online may dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program when enrolled in the final 12 credits needed to complete their enrolled associate’s degree program, and all program acceptance requirements are met. The student may be scheduled to complete Associate program course requirements before taking Bachelor-level courses. The student will graduate from their enrolled associate degree program only when all course requirements specific to that program have been completed. Students who choose this option to dual enroll cannot complete the final 12 credits in the associate degree as self-directed assessments (SDA). Students enrolled in a Rasmussen University Certificate or Diploma program are not eligible to dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program. Students enrolled in a residential program through a campus are not eligible to dual enroll in this program.
MASTER'S-LEVEL COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS
Eligible students enrolled in this program may elect to substitute specific master’s-level courses for certain bachelor’s-level courses as displayed on the table below. See the Eligibility to Substitute Master’s-Level Course While Enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree Program Policy for more information.
| Bachelor’s-Level Course | Master’s-Level Course Substitution* |
| ACG3357 Accounting for Business Managers | ACG5500 Accounting for Business Analysis |
| FIN4489 Financial Decision Making and Risk Management | FIN6466 Financial Analysis and Decision-Making |
| MAN4240 Organizational Behavior Analysis | LDR5200 Organizational Behavior and Leadership |
| MAN4720 Strategic Management | MAN6720 Applied Strategic Planning |
*Master’s courses are 11-weeks in length and are solely offered as competency-based education (CBE) courses.
SPECIALIZATION OPTIONS
Students may elect to focus their degree by substituting a set of specialization courses in place of: GEB3124 Business Research and Analysis; GEB4513 Emerging Markets, Trends, and Technologies in Business; LDR4360 Dynamic Team Development; and MAR3592 Strategic Sales and Sales Management.
Courses within these specializations contain both traditional and competency-based education (CBE) courses. CBE courses are indicated in italics.
Business Intelligence Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
| Introduction to Data Analytics | 4 | |
| Foundations of Analytics Platforms, Environments,<br>and Software | 4 | |
| Applied Business Intelligence | 4 | |
| Data Visualization Implementation and Communication | 4 |
IT Project Management Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
| Risk Management and Business Continuity | 4 | |
| Information Technology Project Management Tools | 4 | |
| Information Technology Project Management I | 4 | |
| Information Technology Project Management II | 4 |
Logistics and Operations Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
| Principles of Supply Chain | 4 | |
| Procurement and Supplier Relations | 4 | |
| Transportation and Distribution Management | 4 | |
| Inventory Management | 4 |
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