Bachelor of Science
Business Administration, Online
Choose one of three concentrations within this program.
Without a Concentration
PTC’s general Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree program can help you advance your skills to the next level, give you an edge when it comes to the competition, and support you even if you’re considering a new career. This program has a curriculum with a strong range of professional-focused courses to provide the flexibility and marketable skills you’ll need to realize your full career potential. Key topics you’ll study include accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, business intelligence, international business, management, marketing, supply chain, and operations. You can complete your degree in as little as 36 months, spending 33 months in the classroom and three months in your internship as you gain real-world experience outside of the classroom.
Career Skills
- Collaborate as part of a team to solve problems and critical decisions that impact the success of a business.
- Employ innovative thinking to generate solutions and new methods to respond to opportunities.
- Apply analytical and evaluative business skills to a variety of business situations through the use of case studies and simulations.
- Analyze, evaluate, and interpret business situations to assist in developing marketing initiatives for an organization.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, regulatory, political, global, and environmental factors that impact business and industry.
- Evaluate and analyze data to assist with making sound business decisions within different areas and levels of an organization.
- Use information technology to optimize business operations.
- Employ generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and procedures to make decisions and manage the costs associated with business.
- Analyze business statements, financial reports, sales forecasts, and other performance indicators.
Career Opportunities
With our Bachelor’s in Business Administration, you can pursue a career in fields including:
- Advertising and Promotions
- Sales
- Operations
- Human Resources
- Project Management
- Accounting
- Finance
- Banking
Employers of PTC Grads
When you’re ready to start your job search, our Career Services staff is here to support you every step of the way. Just as they’ve helped our grads who’ve been hired by companies including:
- FedEx
- #1 Cochran Automotive
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Riverpoint Management
- Kelm Oil Company
- Keystone Closing Services
- Matthews International Corp.
- ServiceLink
- Sheetz
- Verizon Wireless
Accounting
In our Accounting concentration, you’ll work to gain both a thorough understanding of accounting and fundamental business skills as you prepare for a successful career in the dynamic, changing business environment. You can complete your degree in as little as three years—with the flexibility of studying online and on campus. The program consists of 12 quarters spanning 36 months. You will be in the classroom for 11 quarters while your final three months will be spent in an internship and one last class.
Career Skills
- Apply real-world accounting practices to a series of cases and simulations.
- Work as part of a team to develop an organization’s business strategy.
- Develop a deep understanding of current accounting methods and processes.
- Gain skills in tax and cost accounting for business.
- Master today’s accounting information systems.
- Build hands-on skills as you explore cases in accounting and learn accounting for sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
- Gain valuable skills in general accounting, auditing, taxation, and payroll, as well as labor relations and financial management.
- Work with the most current, widely-used accounting information system software.
Career Opportunities
Our Accounting concentration can prepare you for a career in areas including:
- Payroll technician
- Business associate
- Staff accountant
- Accounting assistant
- Billing coordinator
Employers of PTC Graduates
When you’re ready to start your job search, our dedicated Career Services staff is here to help. Just as they’ve helped our grads who’ve been hired by companies including:
- Accountemps
- Aker Solutions
- Allegheny County Health Department
- BCD Travel
- Bolsan Company Inc.
- CBC Innovis
- Gordon Food Services
- H&R Block
- Henderson Fluid Power, LLC
- Huntingdon National Bank
- Kelm Oil Company
- Keystone Closing Services
- Matthews International Corp.
- Mercy Surgical Dressing Group
- NCO Financial Services
- Ruzomberka Holland Renk Smith, Inc.
- Seegrid Corporation
- ServiceLink
- Sunrise Accounting
- Surveillance Group, Inc.
- Wolfpac Technologies
Program Courses
You can complete your degree in as little as 36 months, spending 33 months in the classroom and three months in your internship. For course descriptions, visit our catalog. Courses offered within this program include:
Lower Division
Business Foundations Courses Required
- Financial Accounting 1
- Financial Accounting 2
- Introduction to Business
- Computer Applications
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Finance
- Principles of Marketing
- Small Business Management
Business Emphasis Courses
Required Accounting Concentration Emphasis Courses
- Accounting for Partnerships and Corporations
- Federal Taxes 1: Individual Taxation
- Federal Taxes 2: Tax for Business Entities
- Payroll Accounting
General Emphasis Courses
- Accounting Information Systems
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Human Resource Management
- Database Applications for Business
- Business Law
- Business Strategies
- Financial Management
- Investment Management
- International Business
- Resort Management
- Professional Selling
- Advertising and Promotions
- Destinations
- Introduction to Reservations
- Dynamics of Tourism
- Hospitality Supervision
- Global Distribution Systems 1
- Marketing & Selling the Travel Product
- Tourism & the Corporate Environment
- Travelogue
- International Travel
Required General Education Courses
- English Composition 1
- English Composition 2
- College Algebra
- Pre-Calculus
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
General Education Elective Courses
- Effective Speech
- Art History
- Human Relations in Organizations
- Physical Science
- Personal Finance
- Psychology
- Ethics
- Critical Thinking
- Social Problems
- Cultural Diversity
- Leadership Principles
Elective Courses
- Students may select courses within any school to broaden their skills in area(s) of interest.
Upper Division
Business Foundations Courses Required
- Managerial Accounting
- Business and Employment Law
- Global Business Strategy
- Capstone Strategic Corporate Management
- Strategic Marketing
Business Emphasis Courses
Required Accounting Concentration Emphasis Courses
- Cost Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Accounting II
General Emphasis Courses
- Social Media in Communications
- Auditing
- Supply Chain Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Organizational Behavior
- Government and Public Policy
- Operations Management
- Leading Organizational Change
- Labor Relations and Employment
- Managing Complex Projects
- International Marketing
- Business Intelligence and Analysis
- Electronic Commerce Strategies
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Hospitality Facility Management
- Corporate Finance & Investments
- Information Systems Management
- Hospitality & Tourism Financial Management
- Hospitality and Tourism Law
- Risk Management for Meetings and Events
Required General Education Courses
- Applied Calculus
General Education Elective Courses
- American Literature
- Professional Communications
- American Government & Politics
- International Relations
- Social & Cultural History of the United States
- Statistics
- Social Psychology
- Ethical Issues in Business & Industry
Career Skills Courses Required
- Career Development
- Steps to Career Success
- Internship
Program Highlights
Simulated cases. Real learning.
A unique advantage to our Bachelor’s in Business Administration is our series of comprehensive simulations that offer a deeper level of learning in the areas of marketing, business management, and corporate management. You’ll call upon the theoretical knowledge you’ve gained in all your business courses to make tactical and strategic decisions in complex, realistic business situations. You’ll see the results of your decisions as you reflect on the challenges you faced. Whether the simulation takes the form of a game, a competition, or a team challenge where you’re virtually running a corporation, each simulation is designed to help you develop the critical skills you’ll need to succeed in today’s business world.
DECA
PTC hosts an active DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) group that offers students hands-on business experience and the opportunity to network with business leaders. Learn more about this student organization.
Management
Our management program is designed to help you fulfill these roles and earn a competitive salary. You can complete your degree in as little as three years—with the flexibility of studying online and on campus. The program consists of 12 quarters spanning 36 months. You will be in the classroom for 11 quarters while your final three months will be spent in an internship and one last class.
Career Skills
- Engage in a series of simulations and cases that reflect real-world business practices.
- Work in a team environment to make critical strategic decisions that can help determine your organization’s success.
- Learn to solve business problems, think critically and strategically, and make effective presentations.
- Develop skills in human resource, supply chain, operations, and project management.
- Build a solid foundation in government policy and labor relations.
- Understand the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Acquire skills in organizational leadership and team building.
- Evaluate a firm’s external environment in terms of consumer markets, competition, market segments, positioning, product and branding, services, pricing, and promotion.
- Develop essential leadership and management skills that apply to both large and small businesses.
- Gain valuable knowledge in human resource management, supply chain management, operations management, marketing, project management, labor relations, and financial management.
Career Opportunities
With our Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Management, you can pursue a career in fields including:
- Banking
- Telecommunications
- Small business operations
- Human Resources
- Marketing and Sales
- Retail operations
- Financial services
- Healthcare
Your future career’s title or position could be:
- Executive director
- Operations manager
- Communications manager
- Marketing analyst
- Regional manager
- Merchandise supervisor
- E-commerce product manager
- Business analyst
- Human resources manager
- Employment specialist
- Property administrator
- Retail general manager
- Store manager
Employers of PTC Graduates
When you’re ready to start your job search, our dedicated Career Services staff is here to help. Just as they’ve helped our grads who’ve been hired by companies including:
- FedEx
- #1 Cochran Automotive
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Riverpoint Management
- Rivers Casino
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Best Buy
- CBC Innovis
- CORE–Center for Organ Recovery & Education
- Clearfield County Courthouse
- Fairfield Inn by Marriott
- Genesis Medical Associates
- H&R Block
- IBEX Global
- Marshalls
- ServiceLink
- Sheetz
- Verizon Wireless
Program Courses
You can complete your degree in as little as 36 months, spending 33 months in the classroom and three months in your internship. For course descriptions, visit our catalog. Courses offered within this program include:
Lower Division
Business Foundations Courses Required
- Financial Accounting 1
- Financial Accounting 2
- Introduction to Business
- Computer Applications
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Finance
- Principles of Marketing
- Small Business Management
Business Emphasis Courses
Required Management Concentration Emphasis Courses
- Human Resource Management
- Business Strategies
General Emphasis Courses
- Accounting Information Systems
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Accounting for Partnerships and Corporations
- Federal Taxes 1: Individual Taxation
- Federal Taxes 2: Tax for Business Entities
- Payroll Accounting
- Database Applications for Business
- Financial Management
- Investment Management
- Resort Management
- Professional Selling
- Advertising and Promotions
- Destinations
- Dynamics of Tourism
- Hospitality Supervision
- Global Distribution Systems 1
- Marketing & Selling the Travel Product
- Tourism & the Corporate Environment
- Travelogue
- International Travel
- Business Law
- International Business
- Introduction to Reservations
Required General Education Courses
- English Composition 1
- English Composition 2
- College Algebra
- Pre-Calculus
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
General Education Elective Courses
- Effective Speech
- Art History
- Human Relations in Organizations
- Physical Science
- Personal Finance
- Psychology
- Ethics
- Critical Thinking
- Social Problems
- Cultural Diversity
- Leadership Principles
Elective Courses
- Students may select courses within any school to broaden their skills in area(s) of interest.
Upper Division
Business Foundations Courses Required
- Managerial Accounting
- Business and Employment Law
- Global Business Strategy
- Capstone Strategic Corporate Management
- Strategic Marketing
Business Emphasis Courses
Required Management Concentration Emphasis Courses
- Government and Public Policy
- Operations Management
- Leading Organizational Change
- Supply Chain Management
- Managing Complex Projects
General Emphasis Courses
- Social Media in Communications
- Cost Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Accounting II Auditing
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Organizational Behavior
- Labor Relations and Employment
- International Marketing
- Business Intelligence and Analysis
- Electronic Commerce Strategies
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Hospitality Facility Management
- Corporate Finance & Investments
- Information Systems Management
- Hospitality & Tourism Financial Management
- Hospitality and Tourism Law
- Risk Management for Meetings and Events
Required General Education Courses
- Applied Calculus
General Education Elective Courses
- American Literature
- Professional Communications
- American Government & Politics
- International Relations
- Social & Cultural History of the United States
- Statistics
- Social Psychology
- Ethical Issues in Business & Industry
Career Skills Courses Required
- Career Development
- Steps to Career Success
- Internship
Program Highlights
Simulated cases. Real learning.
A unique advantage to our Bachelor’s in Business Administration is our series of comprehensive simulations that offer a deeper level of learning in the areas of marketing, business management, and corporate management. You’ll call upon the theoretical knowledge you’ve gained in all your business courses to make tactical and strategic decisions in complex, realistic business situations. You’ll see the results of your decisions as you reflect on the challenges you faced. Whether the simulation takes the form of a game, a competition, or a team challenge where you’re virtually running a corporation, each simulation is designed to help you develop the critical skills you’ll need to succeed in today’s business world.
DECA
PTC hosts an active DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) group that offers students hands-on business experience and the opportunity to network with business leaders. Learn more about this student organization.
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