Accelerated Business Completion Program

Program Overview
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Concentrations: Management, Healthcare Management
Course Locations: Jersey City, Englewood Cliffs, and select corporate sites
Program Duration: Estimated 20 months with relevant Associate degree
Course Duration: 8 week sessions
Course Format: 2 hours/week on campus with additional online requirements
A New Business Program
Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, Saint Peter’s College offers the Accelerated Business Completion Program for returning adult students wishing to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. The program prepares working adults for supervisory roles in Management and Healthcare Management. Returning students who have earned college credit through an Associate’s Degree program may earn their degree in as few as 20 months.
Addressing The Demand for Ethical Leadership
Facilitated by faculty who are leaders in their respective fields, and incorporating the College’s mission of leadership through ethics, the program follows a sequence of study in the fundamental principles of business, accounting, finance and economics. The curriculum is interspersed with values courses and culminates in a practical seminar for business students.
Curriculum
Each course requires students to spend only 2 hours per week in class, supplemented by on-line learning at your convenience. Classes are offered in flexible 8-week sessions. Students in the Accelerated Business Completion Program will take the following courses:
| Accounting I and II |
6 credits |
| Macroeconomics |
3 credits |
| Microeconomics |
3 credits |
| Statistics |
3 credits |
| Corporate Finance |
3 credits |
| Management |
3 credits |
| Marketing |
3 credits |
| Business Law |
3 credits |
| Management Strategy |
3 credits |
| Seminar in Business Administration |
3 credits |
| Business Electives |
3 credits |
along with one of the following concentrations:
| Concentration in Management |
| Organizational Behavior |
3 credits |
| Business Ethics |
3 credits |
| E-Business |
3 credits |
| International Management |
3 credits |
| Healthcare Management |
| Healthcare Issues and Organizations |
3 credits |
| Budgeting and Financing in the Healthcare Industry |
3 credits |
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare |
3 credis |
| Advanced Concepts in Healthcare and Marketing |
3 credits |
Tuition and Financial Aid
The hybrid nature of the program enables participants who enroll in two courses to be considered as full-time students. This distinction can provide additional financial aid opportunities. Click here for our tuition rates.
Speak to a counselor about federal and state aid, company deferment, tuition discount programs, Pell grants, and flexible payment options.
Applying for Admission
To be considered for admission to SPCS you need to submit the application form and transcripts from all high schools or post-secondary schools attended. There are no entrance exams or standardized tests required. Students are encouraged to submit the online application form. Benefit from our liberal transfer credit policy, first-rate faculty, and supportive learning environment.
About the School of Professional and Continuing Studies
The School of Professional and Continuing Studies (SPCS) has a proven track record of educating adults for over 75 years, and understands the unique needs of non-traditional students. Our primary goal is to help mature working adults earn their undergraduate degrees.
About Saint Peter's College
Saint Peter’s College, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and global environment.
The College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
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