Associate Professor and Interim Academic Director: Edwin Knox, PhD
CUNY School of Professional Studies
101 West 31st Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Email Contact: Business@sps.cuny.edu
The Program
The online BS in Business offers a core business curriculum infused with the application of ethics and corporate social responsibility principles in a technologically savvy environment. Graduates of this program acquire the skills necessary to solve interesting and challenging issues involving the creation and exchange of goods and services, the management and development of personnel, and the efficient and socially responsible use of resources. Our goal is to produce highly versatile, receptive and knowledgeable graduates who have mastered the fundamentals of business and have a steady command of the world’s dynamic economy.
Students of the online Bachelor’s Degree in Business will:
- Master critical thinking skills via case studies and the capstone project;
- Develop a global perspective of business;
- Acquire ethical decision-making techniques;
- Work in diverse teams using clear and effective communication skills; and
- Learn to analyze numerical data, enhance decision-making ability and rationalize judgments.
In addition, general education courses complement this specialized study and emphasize critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, effective communication and the exploration of the foundations of knowledge and culture.
Admissions Criteria
Applicants must possess at least 24 transferrable credits from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants need to demonstrate basic proficiency in reading, writing, and math.
Note: A minimum grade of C is required in all courses in the Business major, both required courses and business electives, and all Business minors, as well as all prerequisite courses. Where there are prerequisites, a student may not progress to the next course in the sequence without having a C in the prerequisite course(s).
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