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Online Business Management Degree

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryBachelor of Science, Business Management

Overview

Competency-based online Bachelor of Science in Business Management of 36 courses (110 competency units), ending in a capstone project. Tuition is charged per six-month term.

Official program name
Online Business Management Degree
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science, Business Management
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Administering location
Salt Lake City, UTWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
110 competency units (CUs)
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Monthly
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

Bachelor's degree presented by WGU as an all-online program.

Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Academic calendar

  • Six-month terms; undergraduates are expected to complete at least 12 competency units per term.
    Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

  • Capstone project at the end of the program
    Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on submitted college or high school transcripts (readiness options 1 and 3)
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredHigh school diploma or equivalent plus one readiness option (college coursework GPA 2.0, an associate or bachelor's degree, or high school GPA 2.0).
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT
Not required
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students$3,850per termSource: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

  • Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs — The page states the quality of this program has been recognized by ACBSP.Source: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

  • WGU states it serves students from all 50 states and U.S. territories; licensure information is provided in compliance with federal law and NC-SARA policy. Official pageSource: wgu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. wgu.edu/contact.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. wgu.edu/content/dam/wgu-65-assets/western-governors/documents/program-guides/business/BSMGT.pdf — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. wgu.edu/online-business-degrees/business-management-bachelors-program.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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