This accelerated program is designed for accomplished business professionals not only to complete their bachelor’s degree but also move directly into the MBA. Building upon the congruence between the existing BA in Business Administration and Management and MBA core curricula, this option is offered to undergraduate students seeking to move directly into the MBA program as soon as they have completed at least 104 undergraduate credits including all GUR and major requirements for the BAM degree, with the exception of the senior project.

Admission requirements for this accelerated program include:

• Candidates must have completed 72 undergraduate credits before applying to the Accelerated BAM/MBA Program. These credits must include completion of APU’s GUR requirements.
• Candidates must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible management experience.
• Candidates must write an essay describing their goals including the relevance of an MBA.
• Candidates must be accepted by a departmental admissions committee.

The following are the degree competencies for students in the Business Administration and Management degree:

• Manage Organizational Change: Develop competencies to manage organizational changes (MOC) 
• Leadership: Learn to identify different leadership styles and how they are used to motivate employees and effectively manage organizations (L)
• Human Resource: Understand human resource policies, procedures, and regulations to effectively manage work force (HR)
• Written & Oral Communication: Develop written and oral communications skills for effective performance in the work place (WOC)
• Problem Solving: Develop competencies in the methods of inquiry to solve organizational problems (PS)
• Financial Management: Understand business financial management including financial statement analysis, financing and investing (FM)
• Law & Ethics: Understand the law of contracts & legal and ethical issues involved with management (LE)