Business Operations
Program Details - Business Operations Program with Areas of Study
Degree: Bachelor of Business Operations
Semesters: 8 full time
Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 124
Each lettered group below represents a graduation requirement, with any alternate choices.
| Course Area | Minimum Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Communication Skills | 15 |
| (a) all of: ENGL-112; ENGL-130; ENGL-227; SPCH-272 | |
| Humanities | 9 |
| (a) one of: HUMN-303; HUMN-420 (b) one of: HUMN-412; HUMN-445 (c) HUMN-432 |
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| Social Sciences | 9 |
| (a) one of: PSYC-110; SOCS-185; SOCS-187; SOCS-190 (b) one of: PSYC-305; SOCS-335; SOCS-350 (c) one of: LAWS-315; LAWS-420 |
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| Personal and Professional Development | 5 |
| (a) all of: CARD-405; COLL-148 or COLL-149 (recommended for international students) | |
| Mathematics and Sciences | 12 |
| (a) all of: MATH-114; MATH-219 (required for Accounting area of study) or MATH-221 (b) one of: SCI-204; SCI-214; SCI-224 |
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| Business Core* | 36 |
| (a) all of: ACCT-212 or ACCT-218 (required for Accounting area of study); ACCT-342 (required for Accounting area of study) or ACCT-346; BIS-155; BUSN-115; BUSN-319; BUSN-378 (required for Accounting area of study) or BUSN-379; COMP-100; ECON-312;
MGMT-303; MGMT-404 (b) one of: BIS-245 (required for business information systems area of study); BIS-315; ECOM-210 |
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| Electives* | 9 |
| Electives are chosen through academic advising from courses substantially different from those used to meet any other graduation requirement. They may be selected from the following courses, from another course area in the Business Operations program, or from courses offered as part of another DeVry degree program, provided prerequisites are satisfied. In certain cases, some elective hours must be used to satisfy prerequisites for courses in the area of study. Qualifying prior college coursework not meeting other program requirements may be applied toward the elective hours. BSOP-206 (required for production management area of study); BIS-325; BSOP-431; BUSN-412; BUSN-427; ECOM-210 |
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| Area of Study* - one of the following is selected | 30 |
Accounting
† A minimum of three credit hours is selected from courses offered in any other area of study, and for which course prerequisites have been satisfied. |
Program Details — Business Operations Program, General Business Option Plan I
When appropriate, and in lieu of an area of study, students may select the senior project course, BUSN-460, and a sequence of business or technical courses that is closely aligned with their personal career goals. Selected coursework must total at least 27 semester-credit hours, and the student's total program must include at least 42 semester-credit hours of upper-division coursework (DeVry courses numbered 300-499). All course prerequisites for the selected coursework must be satisfied. Business sequences are typically built from the array of courses listed in the business operations areas of study, or shown in the elective choices. Technical sequences focus on a particular career area and need not be business-related. Approved sequences comprise a coherent series of inter-related courses and are determined by students in consultation with the business program administrator. They may include selected DeVry coursework, qualifying coursework from a prior college experience or a combination of both. The plan provides a solid base in business fundamentals and general education, as well as in-depth skills in an area of interest. This combination of knowledge and skills qualifies graduates to contribute to organizational success in a wide variety of areas.
DeVry has an articulation agreement that recognizes courses for transfer credit from Dalhousie University's School of Health Services Administration. Students wishing to pursue a management career in the health services sector may be eligible to take these courses for credit toward completion of their DeVry area of study requirements in the Business Operations program.
Program Details — Business Operations Program, General Business Option Plan II
This option provides a direct path for qualified graduates of approved Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration programs in India to earn a recognized bachelor's degree. The program also paves the way for graduate study if desired. In lieu of choosing a focused area of study leading to specialized knowledge and skills, students choose to become business generalists, familiar with many aspects of international business and qualified for entry-level opportunities in the principal business functions of finance, operations and marketing. Eligible students receive general credit of 83 semester-credit hours for their qualifying degree and must meet the additional course requirements for graduation listed below.
Each lettered group below represents a graduation requirement, with any alternate choices
| Course Area | Minimum Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Communication Skills | 7 |
| (a) ENGL-135 (b) one of: ENGL-112; ENGL-227; SPCH-272 |
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| Humanities | 6 |
| (a) HUMN-432 (b) one of: HUMN-303; HUMN-412; HUMN-420; HUMN-445 |
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| Social Sciences | 6 |
| (a) one of: PSYC-110; PSYC-115; SOCS-185; SOCS-187; SOCS-190 (b) one of: LAWS-315; LAWS-420; PSYC-305; SOCS-335; SOCS-350 |
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| Personal and Professional Development | 2 |
| (a) CARD-405 | |
| Mathematics and Sciences | 8 |
| (a) MATH-221 (b) one of: SCI-204; SCI-214; SCI-224 |
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| Business | 12 |
| (a) all of: BIS-155; BUSN-460; MGMT-303; MGMT-404 |
Business Operations Program, General Management Option Plan III
This option provides a degree-completion plan for graduates of two-year diploma programs from approved Canadian post-secondary institutions. As many as 60 credit hours of transfer credit may be awarded toward the minimum 124 credit hours required to graduate from the Business Operations program.
To meet the special needs of adult students, this option facilitates advancement to supervisory or management positions in students' chosen field of specialization, as identified by previous studies toward their two-year diploma.
In addition to awarded transfer credit, at least 42 credit hours of upper-division coursework (DeVry courses numbered 300-499) must be successfully completed as a DeVry student, including credits earned in BUSN-460 and HUMN-432. The plan of study is developed through individual academic advising provided by a dean or program coordinator. All course prerequisites for the selected coursework must be satisfied.
