Administrative Management, BAS

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Administrative Management provides career advancement opportunities for individuals employed (or seeking employment) in a wide variety of corporate, business and office environments. Like all BAS programs, the Administrative Management major builds upon the technical education acquired through an associate degree in a career field. For the Administrative Management major, the associate degree or career courses should be in an office- or business related field, such as office administration, secretarial studies, merchandising, paralegal studies, or business data processing. We offer the following concentrations in the Administrative Management major: Applied Criminal Justice, Organizational Leadership, and General Studies.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Critical thinking and research: Students will be able to identify and describe key organizational principles and will be able to analyze business situations in a critical manner from practice gained in progressive business problem-solving situations.
  2. Ethical decision making: Students will recognize the legal and ethical considerations that impact business administration and will demonstrate their application in business problem-solving situations.
  3. Business acumen: Students will identify key concepts necessary for career success in today’s global economy and will demonstrate their application in professional contexts.
  4. Workplace technology skills: Students will use information technology systems to achieve course requirements and to make solid business decisions.
  5. Management and supervisory skills: Students will recognize and apply supervisory and management concepts at levels required for effective performance in professional contexts.

Program Requirements

  1. Student must have minimum overall GPA (as defined by Banner) of 2.0 at time of application
  2. The student must satisfy one of the three career course requirements prior to being admitted to BAS program:
    1. Must have an AAS or AAT (Career Associate Degree) from a regionally accredited college or university with 38 transferrable technical or career credit hours

      OR
    2. Must have at least 38 semester credit hours of professional/technical courses from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or higher and 21 of these 38 hours must be in one professional/technical area. If the student has 30- 37 professional/technical courses, he/she will need to take additional courses to satisfy the 38 hour requirement; the student’s advisor will recommend appropriate courses.

      OR
    3. Must have at least 12 semester credit hours of military courses from the U.S. Military. If the student has less than the 38 transferrable technical/career/military courses, he/she will need to take additional courses to satisfy the 38 hour requirement; these courses can be satisfied from a combination of additional technical or career courses, military credit and/or lower division academic credit. The student’s advisor will recommend appropriate courses. Please note that students cannot use lower division academic courses to satisfy both the block credit (38 hours) and core curriculum (Areas A-F) requirements. Therefore, students may need to take additional courses to satisfy their core curriculum requirements.

      OR
    4. Must have at least 360 out-of-class clock hours of state or professional approved certification work which is equivalent to 12 academic credit hours. The department can only accept a maximum of 1,080 out-of-class clock hours or 36 academic credit hours. To meet the 38 academic hour requirement for entrance into the BAS program, students will need to take additional courses which can be a combination of technical or career courses, military credit and/or lower division academic credit. The student’s advisor will recommend appropriate courses. Please note that students cannot use lower division academic courses to satisfy both the block credit (38 hours) and core curriculum (Areas A-F) requirements. Therefore, students may need to take additional courses to satisfy their core curriculum requirements.
Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)42
All Core Curriculum requirements for the BAS Administrative Management degree are shown under Core Curriculum in the Graduation Requirements section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
Lower Division Career Courses38
Program specific courses are taken as part of the career associate degree at Clayton State University or another institution.
Upper Division Major Requirements16
Required in All Concentrations
ENGL 3900Professional & Tech. Writing3
or COMM 3300 Interpersonal Communication
ADMN 3101Supervision for the Workplace3
ADMN 3104Ethics for Adm and Tech Mgrs3
ADMN 3111Applied Economics 13
ADMN 4115Global Technology3
ADMN 4850Seminar in Adm and Tech Mgmt1
Choose one concentration from the following:24
Organizational Leadership
General Studies
Applied Criminal Justice
Homeland Security Emergency Management
Total Credit Hours120

Concentration Requirements

Organizational Leadership

ADMN 3112Applied Accounting 23
ADMN 3115Legal Issues-Admin./Tech. Man.3
ADMN 3160Technology Entrepreneurship3
ADMN 4101Human Resources for Admin/Tech3
ADMN 4111Leadership-Admin./Tech.3
Related Electives (Select two)6
Any ADMN or AVIA 3000-4000 level course (no duplication) OR
FINA 3100Personal Financial Management3
HMSV 3010Intro to Human Services3
HCMG 3101Intro to Health Systems Mgmt.3
HFMG 3110Personal Health and Wellness3
MGMT 3101Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior3
MGMT 3520Negotiation and Conflict Mgmt.3
MKTG 3100Personal Marketing3
MKTG 3101Principles of Marketing3
Free Elective
Choose any upper division 3000- or 4000-level course.3
Total Credit Hours48

General Studies

Upper Division Electives Requirements
Take seven 3000-4000 courses (21 hours) with one of the following prefixes: ADMIN, TECH, AVIA, HSEM, CRJU, MKTG, MGMT, FINA, HMSV, HFMG 321
Free Elective
Choose any upper division (3000 or 4000) level course.3
Total Credit Hours24

Applied Criminal Justice

CRJU 3100Criminology3
CRJU 3300Corrections3
CRJU 3410Survey of Criminal Law and Procedures3
CRJU 3400Courts3
CRJU 3200Policing3
Subtotal15
Related Electives
Choose two of the following:6
Any ADMN, CRJU, or HSEM 3000-4000 level course (no duplication)
Judicial Process
Constitutional Law I: Institut
Free Elective
Choose any upper division (3000-4000) level course.3
Total Credit Hours24

Homeland Security Emergency Management

HSEM 3000Homeland Security3
HSEM 3003Emergency Management3
HSEM 3500Counter Terrorism3
HSEM 4600Intelligence & Analysis3
HSEM 4700Legal Issues in HSEM3
Related Electives6
Choose two of the following:
Any ADMN, CRJU, or HSEM 3000-4000 level course (no duplication)
Free Elective3
Choose any upper division (3000-4000) level course
Total Credit Hours24

1

Students with credit for ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomicsmay replace ADMN 3111 Applied Economics or TECH 3111 Applied Economics with an additional upper division related elective. A grade of C or better is necessary in both courses.

2

Students with credit for ACCT 2101 Principles of Financial Acct. and ACCT 2102 Principles Managerial Acct. may replace ADMN 3112 Applied Accounting or TECH 3112 Applied Accounting with an additional upper division related elective. A grade of C or better is necessary in both courses.

3

No more than 2 classes (6 hours) can come from any one prefix.