Earn your four-year degree at Peninsula College.
With online courses for working adults, our four-year Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree programs fit your busy life. You’ll learn applied skills, which means you get practical training that you can use in the real world. Best of all, you might qualify for Worker Retraining funding, which covers college costs and does not need to be paid back.
Our BAS program accepts students throughout the school year. You’ll want to enter the program with college-level math and writing skills, and a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Students with two-year associate degrees will earn upper-division credits in business management and can start the program as a junior. You will need to submit a supplementary BAS application.
For fall 2023 and winter 2024, all newly enrolled BAS students will receive a $1000 award.
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Earn a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management (BAS-M) degree and graduate ready for your new career in business, or prepare to enter a Master of Business Administration program.
BAS Management students can take generalized business classes. They can also focus their studies by focusing in one of four specializations while completing their four-year degree. These specializations are also available as short-term certificates for anyone who has completed an associate or bachelor’s degree, or who has completed 90 credits with a 2.0 or higher GPA in both college-level math and English:
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
- Entrepreneurship and Marketing Specialization
- Human Resources Management Specialization
- Information Technology Management Specialization
- Tribal Management Specialization
Management
With online courses to accommodate working adults, our Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Management program fits your busy life. You’ll learn applied management skills, which means you get practical training that you can use in the real world. After you graduate, you’ll be ready to get a job in business management, or you can pursue a graduate degree like a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA).
This bachelor’s program accepts students throughout the school year. You’ll want to enter the program with college-level math and writing skills, and a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Students with two-year associate degrees will earn upper-division credits in business management and can start the program as a junior.
Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
Entrepreneurship and Marketing Specialization
Stay here and pay less as you advance your career with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.
Kickstart your entrepreneurial mindset and develop a launch-ready business of your own. You can apply your coursework directly to your business—or the business you’re planning to start.
Or you can pursue a career in marketing. Nationwide, workers with marketing bachelor’s degrees are in high demand, with positions paying an average of $85,000 annually.
The BAS in Management with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and Marketing will help you succeed whether you’re transforming an idea into a business, growing your business, working in a corporation, or pursuing a career in sales, product development, marketing, or brand management.
Courses include project management, business finance accounting, research and marketing data analysis, digital marketing, sales and negotiation, creative product development, business planning, and a hands-on business launch class focused on entrepreneurship or marketing.
Certificate: Marketing I Short Term Certificate
Degree: Entrepreneurship and Marketing Specialization, Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
Information Technology Management Specialization
Did you earn your associate degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity? Take your education to the next level and earn a four-year degree with an Information Technology Management specialization.
Technology is needed in almost every business—public or private, small or large, non-profit or for-profit. Our BAS-M degree with an Information Technology specialization prepares students for technology, networking, and information management careers in business, finance, telecommunications, government, and education.
Learn the skills necessary to succeed in technology-related positions after taking classes about international business and technology, strategies and cloud technology, security architectures, threat detection and mitigation, technology and problem solving, business intelligence and data mining, database design, research and analytics, and more.
Certificate: Information Technology Management I Short Term Certificate
Degree: Information Technology Management Specialization, Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
Human Resources Management Specialization
Boost your earning potential while helping employees to thrive. PC’s four-year degree with a specialization in Human Resources Management provides engagement with real-world scenarios faced by HR professionals every day, including issues related to labor relations, policy, compensation, benefits, hiring practices, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Pursuing a specialization in Human Resources Management allows you to learn more about how businesses operate, so you can help recruit, onboard, and train new employees while implementing engagement opportunities that boost company culture and keep employee morale high.
A BAS-M degree with a specialization in Human Resource Management allows you to pursue positions like employee relations manager, benefits manager, human resource professional, or compensation manager. Nationally, these positions pay $87,000 annually.
Coursework topics include application of HR technology and analytics, principals of HR management, compensation and performance management, benefits administration, recruitment, staffing, and more.
Certificate: Human Resources I Short Term Certificate
Degree: Human Resources Specialization, Bachelor of Applied Science in Management
Tribal Management Specialization
Prepare to work for a sovereign tribal nation, or any entity that works closely with tribes. Earn your bachelor's degree in management with a specialization in Tribal Management to learn the history of federal-tribal-state relations; the roles of tribal leaders and administrators; and the laws, policies, and issues that impact tribal governments and communities.
Coursework addresses fundamental management skills, grant writing, and how tribal nations’ legal, political, and cultural context impact an organization's work. Other topics include tribal organizational theory and development, cultural sovereignty, trust land jurisdiction, tribal government and politics, tribal economics, and more.
Certificate: Tribal Management I Short Term Certificate
Degree: Tribal Management Specialization, Bachelor of Applied Science in Management