Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Business is the same signature Penn State business degree as the one offered at University Park, except this degree provides students the convenience of a business degree closer to home and in classes that are smaller in size, thereby providing more individual attention. Students still learn the skills and rigor necessary to handle critical day-to-day challenges of business, develop new approaches to the design of organizations, and ultimately graduate with the ability to manage for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
What to Expect
The smaller size campus also offers hands on opportunities for students to explore real-world work that helps them build a professional portfolio of experiences to share with prospective employers and future business associates.
- Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society
- The GA-Zette, award winning campus newspaper
- "BeGreater Creative" student marketing / public relations services agency
- Internships in for-profit and nonprofit sectors
- Student Research and Creativity Conference
- Degree-specific scholarships for local and regional students
Degree Options
The Bachelor of Science in Business is also designed to help students adapt to the ever-changing workplace through the flexible study options that focus on four key areas of concentration:
Accounting Option
This option prepares students to pursue careers in business with an emphasis on the areas of financial and managerial accounting, systems and controls, auditing, and taxation.
Specialized courses in the Accounting Option include:
- Principles of Accounting
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Auditing
- Taxation
Business Analytics Option
The Business Analytics option prepares students to pursue careers in applying business analytics techniques to implement appropriate decision-making outcomes using data for companies.
Specialized courses in the Business Data Analytics Option include:
- Data Management Systems
- Business Intelligence for Decision making
- Database Management
- Data Analytics
- Supply Chain Analytics
- Marketing Research
- Marketing Analytics
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
Management and Marketing Option
This option prepares students to pursue careers in business organizations with an emphasis on the skills and knowledge necessary for the business professional to function in community and regional centers of commerce.
Specialized courses in the Management/Marketing Option include:
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing Research
- Marketing Strategy
- Global Marketing
- Leadership and Motivation
- Creativity and Innovation
- Global Management
Individualized Business Option
Potential focus in Individualized Business Option includes:
- Entrepreneurship
- International Business
- Business Law
Career Opportunities
Graduates in the Business program can find an array of career opportunities that include, but not limited to:
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Business Management and Operations
- Marketing, Sales and Business Development
- Business Analyst
- Fundraising Professional
- Advertising and Promotion
- Brand and Reputation Management
- New Product Development
- Market Data and Market Research Analyst
- Human Resources and Benefits Specialist
- Risk Management
- Financial and Retirement Planning
- Business Startups, Sole Proprietorships and Consulting Services
- Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Associate Degree Option
Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Associate Degree in Business Administration is an introduction to the foundation of core aspects in business.
The official course requirements for this degree can be viewed in the online Undergraduate Bulletin under the suggested academic plan.
