Isn't it time you took your career to the "next level"?

Ashford University wants to show you how. Founded in 1918, Ashford University has helped thousands of students move ahead in life via liberal arts-based higher education. You could be next. An ideal choice for working adults and those with uncompleted degrees, Ashford University is:

• Affordable - You'll benefit from one of the lowest program costs available online.
• Accelerated - Earn your degree quickly and at your pace.
• Convenient - Enjoy the flexibility of online courses.24 hours a day.

Ashford's BA in Organizational Management is a perfect choice for the working adult seeking their degree. Focused on the dynamics of today's organizations, the BA in Organizational Management also allows you to customize your degree based on your own professional interests and goals. Choose from over 30 different concentrations. In addition, you can transfer up to 90 credits towards your degree and accelerate your path to completion. If you're looking to advance your career, and you desire the salary and recognition that comes with earning your degree, this program's for you.

Ashford offers an affordable and convenient Master's Degree in Business Administration, giving you the edge necessary to accelerate your career growth. Our unique program is designed for the working professional looking to enhance their professional confidence, project management, and critical thinking and leadership abilities. At only 33 credits, this is one of the most accelerated MBA programs available online.

If you're an existing K-12 teacher, the Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology keep you on the "cutting edge" of the 21st century classroom, preparing you for exciting career and salary advancements.

Programs

Earn your Associate of Arts degree in Business (AAB) and you'll prepare yourself for entry-level work in the field of business and be on a path to a better future. You'll find this 61-semester credit program is a perfect stepping stone to help you build a foundation that will garner success in the business world. You'll take your classes one at a time for 5 weeks each accelerating your path to completion. Your classes will focus on topics that are important in today's workplace, such as communications, management, marketing and computer literacy. Upon completion of your AAB degree at Ashford, you have the ability to transfer your AAB credits towards any of the Bachelor's degree programs at Ashford. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Accounting (BAACC) degree and develop the necessary analytical, conceptual, and technical knowledge and proficiency in accounting. This degree will allow you to demonstrate fundamental accounting principles and procedures, employ technology tools related to the area of accounting, analyze alternatives to complex accounting problems and utilize and integrate accounting information in decision-making. Upon graduation, you will possess a practical understanding of these ideas and other important accounting concepts and skills. Transfer up to 99 approved credits toward your Bachelor's degree and accelerate your path to completion. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (BA/BA) degree and increase your project management, critical thinking and leadership skills. While you pursue your Business Administration degree, you'll come to understand the relationships between marketing, quantitative theory, accounting, economic principles, and financial, human, and organizational management. Gain the technical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and the ability to communicate ideas in a collaborative environment. Upon graduation, you will possess a practical understanding of these ideas and other important business concepts and skills. You will be prepared to follow a path to graduate school and a master's degree that can help you exceed your personal and professional goals. Transfer up to 99 credits toward your Bachelor's Degree and accelerate your degree completion. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Administration (BAHCA) and prepare yourself to pursue a variety of health care administration positions. Build a solid foundation for career mobility among health care professionals. Benefit from an interdisciplinary and integrated learning approach, reflecting the realities of the health care system. Explore health administration, regulation and financing, health care planning and public health policy. Delve into the social, political, ethical, legal and economic factors contributing to the complexity of the U.S. Health Care System. You'll be taught by graduate-degreed faculty with real world experience in their fields. You'll find the program integrates the learning needs of health care professionals and others to gain knowledge in health related topics, operations and applications.

The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management program is designed for students who have some full-time work experience and desire to improve their understanding of how organizations function and develop effective skills in management and leadership. Focused attention is given to defining and understanding strategic planning, financial management, law and marketing, and other areas in which an organizational leader must be knowledgeable in order to be effective.

Definition of the field. The Organizational Management program examines the human side of managing organizations, allowing for skill development in communication, group behavior, decision-making, human resource management, and ethics.

Career opportunities in the field. Organizational Management graduates are prepared for careers as leaders of organizations. Graduates may choose to enter one of the areas of business or industry for which their emphasis on organizational management has prepared them, to start their own businesses, or to pursue careers with local, state, or federal government. A reas of employment include:

• sales
• retailing
• small business management
• government
• non-profit organizations

Customize your degree to fit your professional and educational goals.

Founded in 1918, Ashford University has helped thousands of students move ahead in life via liberal arts-based higher education. You could be next. Our Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management allows you to customize your degree. Choose from over 30 concentrations, including:

Accounting
Applied Behavioral Science (Human Services)
Art History
Biology
Business
Business Administration
Child Study
Communications
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
e-Business
Education
Elementary Education
Engineering Studies
English/Language Arts
Finance
Foreign Language Studies
Geography
Health Care Administration
History
Hospitality Management
Human Resources
Human Services Administration
Liberal Studies
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Physical Education
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Safety Administration
Recreation
Sociology

Best of all, you'll find your customized degree to be:

Affordable – You'll benefit from one of the lowest program costs available online

Accelerated – Earn your degree quickly and at your pace.

Convenient – Enjoy the flexibility of online courses…24 hours a day. An ideal choice for working adults and those with uncompleted degrees, Ashford University enables you to transfer up to 90 credits towards your degree and is regionally accredited. Call an Enrollment Advisor now at (phone number) or click here for more information.

Degree Requirements: Prerequisites: High school diploma or GED Be age 22 or older Have work experience, preferably full-time work experience Meet the writing proficiency standards of the College of External Studies

Are you interested in human behavior? Many students choose to study psychology because they wish to better understand themselves and others. The Psychology major is designed for the adult student looking to apply their knowledge of human behavior in today's workplace. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Social and Criminal Justice (BASCJ) degree to understand the criminal justice system and the impact social issues have on maintaining a just society. Learn from graduate-degreed faculty who have real world experience in the field. Benefit from a BASCJ degree to investigate both the social and legal sides of criminal justice, from forensics and psychology to crime prevention and terrorism. Be an instrument for change when you choose the BASCJ degree to better understand the legal and social forces that shape the American culture. Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BA/SS) degree and develop a sound understanding of the society we live in - individuals, families, communities, governments, and cultures - from various perspectives. Take a multidisciplinary approach to social sciences where different outlooks are combined and applied to real world issues. Specialize your degree when you apply approved transfer credits toward a concentration. Choose from over 20 concentrations including Education Studies, Biology, Psychology and more. Adding a concentration allows you to use credit you've already earned and enhances your degree since you can apply the knowledge you've gained toward your studies in the BA/SS program. Transfer up to 99 credits toward your degree and be that much closer to graduation Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online have teamed up to offer a unique opportunity to earn a BA and Teacher Certification in as little as 2 ½ years. Earn your BA in Social Science with a concentration in Education from Ashford University and then move on to Rio Salado College Online, where you'll complete your Teacher Preparation Program. Start making a difference as a teacher faster than you ever thought possible.

A faster path towards the teaching career you've always wanted.
The BA in Social Science with a Concentration in Education from Ashford University contains three to four of the same education courses normally required for the Teacher Preparation Program offered by our partner, Rio Salado College Online. This accelerated BA/Teacher Certification Program between Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online can help you earn your BA and Teacher Certification in as little as 2 ½ years.

So you want to be a teacher?
The unique BA/Teacher Certification program from Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online can accelerate your dream of becoming a teacher. You'll earn your BA in Social Science with a concentration in Education from Ashford University. Upon completion, you'll move to Rio Salado College Online and complete your Teacher Preparation Program. Because 3 to 4 courses taken in your Education concentration at Ashford are the same education courses normally required for your Teacher Preparation Program at Rio Salado College Online, your path to completion is truly accelerated. You can finish your BA and Teacher Certification in as little as 2 ½ years.

BA/Teacher Certification Program
Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online have partnered to offer the teaching opportunity you've been looking for. Earn both your BA from Ashford University and complete your Teacher Preparation Program from Rio Salado College Online in as little as 2 ½ years.

Your dream of becoming a teacher is closer than you think.
Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online have teamed up to offer an accelerated BA/Teacher Certification Program for aspiring teachers. Earn your BA from Ashford University and complete your Teacher Preparation from Rio Salado College Online in as little as 2 ½ years. Earn your Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM) degree and take on complex problems facing today's workplace. Learn from graduate-degreed faculty who have real world experience in the field. If you're an entrepreneur, an HR or sales/marketing professional, your MAOM degree will allow you to build or expand an organizational culture that embraces quality and diversity. Choose the standard MAOM to experience an advanced program that emphasizes the human side of leadership. Or select the MAOM with a Global-Urban Leadership concentration to prepare yourself for international and multicultural management. If you're an existing K12 teacher, corporate trainer or consultant, the Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology will keep you on the 'cutting edge' of the 21 st century classroom or training room, preparing you for exciting career and salary advancements.

Degree Focus
In this program, you'll embark on a variety of course offerings that will allow you the confidence and skills necessary to apply technology tools in your individual classroom or training room and to serve as resource for other teachers and employees.

Career Opportunities
The Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree prepares teachers and corporate trainers for rewarding careers as professional educators who have the technological skills necessary to meet the ever changing needs of students.

Areas of employment include:

Public schools

Private schools

Charter schools

Corporate training

Consulting

Master of Arts Degree in Teaching and Learning with Technology Requirements:
Prerequisites:

• Must have a regionally accredited bachelor's degree
• Must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (If GPA is below 2.75, you may be conditionally admitted per review)

Elements of the Degree Program:

30 total semester credits

Graduate level courses

Courses are all taken online

One of the best things about Ashford University's Organizational Management program is the ability to customize your degree to fit your professional and educational goals. Students with a background and/or interest in Business Administration can transfer up to 12 credits of Business Administration coursework into their Organizational Management concentration, resulting in a dynamic degree comprised of complementing areas. Students with a concentration in Business Administration will gain additional knowledge in communications, group behavior, decision-making, human resource management and ethics. The combination of Business Administration and Organizational Management skills will prepare students for the type of leadership position important in todays organizations. In addition, Ashford University's transfer policy will allow you to transfer in your Business Administration credits no matter when you took them. The result is a dynamic degree that allows you to keep the credit you have earned while adding courses that will improve your management skills and enhance your opportunity for promotion within your chosen field. This concentration focuses on training and development, compensation and benefits, and strategies in human resource management. Courses cover areas such as workplace performance, including performance problems, and how the HR function aligns with the vision, strategy and values of organizations. This concentration provides students with the theories, history and strategies in contemporary leadership. Courses cover areas such as organizational change, the moral and ethical responsibilities of leadership, and how leadership will impact the future.

Financial Aid

Let us help you find Financial Aid.

Contact us and let a helpful Financial Services Representative guide you through your Financial Aid options and help determine the best program for you.

Programs include:

• Federal Stafford Loan
• Federal PLUS Loan
• Federal Pell Grant.

Or you may choose to apply for your Employer's Tuition Reimbursement. Contact your Human Resource Representative to inquire about whether your employer offers a Tuition Reimbursement Program.

In addition, Ashford University offers a "pay as you go" approach to paying for courses. You are only required to pay for courses as you take them.