Business Administration – Alaska Pacific University

Overview

Prepare for leadership. APU’s Associate of Arts in Business Administration offers an applied, relevant learning experience for students seeking career advancement.

Year round entry points and a fully online, evening program give you the flexibility you need to finish your degree while attending to your other responsibilities.

Full-time faculty mentors drawing on real-world expertise provide you with personalized support and a professional network to guide you toward your career goals.

Degree Fit

APU’s Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration is an excellent and affordable choice for students with less than 60 academic transfer credits who intend to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business. The AA degree gives you the necessary foundational understanding of principles and practices you need to succeed in entry-level positions in in business and other industries as well as the credits you need to advance directly into APU’s bachelor’s degree program in Business Administration and Management.

Degree Roadmap

Critical Thinking for Management

offers interdisciplinary and intercultural inquiry into the issues of human consciousness and experience focusing on the integration of the issues into a holistic view of the world. Ways to bring knowledge to bear on critically analyzing social, economic, and business problems and issues.

Personal Finance

will provide an overview of basic personal financial planning including budgeting, managing credit, savings and investment, insurance, and retirement planning. Students will develop a personal financial plan with short- and long-term goals.

Organizational Behavior

examines motivation, work design, perception, creativity, and innovation as part of the larger organizational behavior concept. Organizational culture is examined in the context of organizational change and behavior. Effective models are critically reviewed.

Scholarships

Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association

Full-time undergraduate and graduate students from Alakanuak, Emmonak, Grayling, Kotlik, Mountain Village and Nunam Iqua, GPA of 2.5 or higher, awarded through Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association

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Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship

Full or part-time undergraduate or graduate qualified veteran pursuing a Business degree, GPA of 3.0 or higher

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Ramona F. Sines Endowed Scholarship*

Full-time female undergraduate under 26 years old, HS GPA 3.5 or higher, APU GPA 2.75 or higher

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Cook Inlet Region Inc. Scholarship Fund*

Full-time students who are CIRI shareholders

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Institute & Program Area

APU’s Institute of Business & Public Policy promotes the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and reasoning in Business Administration, Management, and Public Policy. Honoring Alaska’s complex and distinctive organizational and business enterprises, the Institute prepares students to address and engage in stewardship of our peoples and communities, with relevance to the world.

Move on to the next challenge with purpose. Develop your career – or chart a new path – with the APU business degree that’s right for you. We maintain small class size and focus on relevant studies. Our faculty double as mentors throughout your program and beyond graduation. You’ll be among close-knit peers who value cooperation as much as competition. Flexible course schedules include your choice of degree programs delivered online and at night– without sacrificing network building. And our advising makes the most of your time as well as the transfer credits you’ve already earned.

Business Administration Institutes

Business AdministrationAssociate of Arts

Overview

Degree Fit

Career Outcomes

Graduates from AA degree in Business Administration are pursuing careers in businesses like: