Excelsior University · School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management

Bachelor'sBPSEnglish-taughtBachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management

Overview

A 120-credit fully online Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management, IACBE-accredited, covering marketing, strategy, leadership and finance and accepting up to 113 transfer credits; tuition is $510 per credit.

Official program name: Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Professional Studies in Business and Management
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's — Other bachelor's
Awarding institution: Excelsior University — School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Albany, New York, United StatesWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject: Business Administration · dedicated degree
Credits: 120 credits (up to 113 transfer credits)US credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Every 8 weeks (next: October 26)
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Language of instruction: EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with a prior diploma or credits (top-up / completion).

Credit transfer: OptionalUp to 113 transfer credits
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Why this program is listed

IACBE-accredited, fully online general business bachelor's.

Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus visits: Campus attendance: not verified
Placement / internship: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits, in-person exams or placements are required. Ask the institution before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

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

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Other requirement: Not requiredNo special requirements for undergraduate business programs
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 79International applicants (proof of English proficiency); minimum 15 per section; one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 6.5International applicants (proof of English proficiency); minimum 5.5 per section; one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
PTE Academic: Required — minimum 58International applicants (proof of English proficiency); one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duolingo English Test: Required — minimum 105International applicants (proof of English proficiency); one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution 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 published currency, fee category, academic year and basis. Nothing is converted; figures on different bases or in different currencies are not comparable, and tuition is not the full cost of study.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online studentsFrom the institution's online tuition table	US$510USD	per creditEstimated tuitionUS$61,200 = 120 US credit hours × US$510 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Academic Services Fee: US$40 per creditMandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Technology Fee: US$28 per creditMandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Graduation Fee: US$125Mandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
No application fee: US$0
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution 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.

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Excelsior University

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1977 · next review 01/01/2030
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Authority in United States
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
Business-school accreditation — Accredited · Accredited by IACBE
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
Business-school accreditation — Accredited
“School of Business business programs accredited by IACBE”
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Held by the business school. A school-level accreditation does not by itself mean that every program is covered.

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

International non-nursing applicants must show English proficiency (TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58 or Duolingo 105).Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/about/accreditations/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
excelsior.edu/admissions/international/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/business/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
excelsior.edu/program/bachelor-of-professional-studies-business-management/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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