Business Management

The Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Business Management (BASM) atYVC is designed for prospective students who have earned an associate’s degree and need a pathway to a bachelor’s degree. This pathway combines lower-division technical and transfer courses with upper-division credits in business management resulting in an application-oriented four-year degree.

The BAS caters to working adults. Classes meet in the evenings one time per week for two hours and seats are available in Yakima and Grandview. Continued instruction and student interaction takes place online.

Full-time students, those taking 15 credits per quarter, can finish the program in two years once prerequisites have been met. Currently, courses are scheduled to be offered during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. This program is also open for part-time enrollment.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program the student should be able to:

Demonstrate effective written and oral communications in all major areas of business.
Understand the theory and practice of management.
Analyze and interpret data for making decisions.
Characterize effective leadership and its role in the business environment.
Recognize the role of entrepreneurship in the development of innovation.
Integrate new and developing information technologies.
Discuss the legal environment and ethical considerations faced by managers.
Examine the business environment and formulate strategies, policies, and procedures.

Degree

The BASM degree is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a minimum GPA or 2.0

The BASM curriculum will give students a strong practical foundation in the following areas of management:

Communication skills
Finance and analysis
Economic perspectives
Entrepreneurship
Information technology
Leadership and management
Legal issues and ethics
Operation management
Managing human resources
Marketing
Strategic management

Students will be cognizant of the above areas of managment and the role and impact management decision making have in whether or not an organization will be able to meet its goals and continue to compete in the market place.

Careers

Students from the BAS in Business Management program will be prepared for careers in a variety of occupations including:

Sales Managers
Industrial Production Managers
Medical/Health Service Managers
Natural Science Managers
Social and Community Services Managers
Human Resources Managers
Management Analysts

For more information on the current employment trends, visit www.WorkforceExplorer.com

Admissions

Applicants will need to complete a proficiency test in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Students who received a “C” or better in IT 100 can have their proficiency test waived.

Applicants must have one of the following:

Hold an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
If you have completed 90 or more college level credits (college level courses are those with a designation of 100 and higher) please contact the Program Coordinator at 509.574.4772 or stop by room 261 in the Deccio Higher Education Center (Bldg. 18)

Priority consideration will be given to students who have completed the following general education requirements:

English 101 - English Composition (5 Credits)
Quantitative Courses - MATH& 107 , MATH 111 , MATH& 146 ; PHIL& 120 (5 Credits)
Humanities Course - (5 Credits)
Natural Science Courses - one must be a lab science course - i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics (10 Credits)
Additional general education courses that fall into Communications, Quantitative, Humanities, Social Science or Natural Science (10 Credits)

Minimum grade point average of “C” (2.0) must be achieved in the above areas

Programs

Bachelor of Applied Science

Business Management, BAS