National American University’s online Associate of Applied Science in Management is a 90-quarter-credit program designed to combine business and management education with knowledge students have developed through technical, occupational, military, industry, or other specialty training.
The program develops knowledge in management, business, marketing, financial accounting, communication, leadership, technology, and organizational decision-making—helping students add a management perspective to the field they already know.
100% ONLINE | 90 QUARTER CREDITS | ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
People build valuable expertise in many different ways. NAU’s Management associate degree is designed to recognize that foundation while helping students develop a broader understanding of business and management.
Combine eligible technical, occupational, vocational, or other specialty education with business and management coursework.
Complete your coursework online with the flexibility to balance family, work, and the responsibilities already part of your life.
Study management, business, marketing, financial accounting, communication, leadership, and organizational decision-making.
Build an academic foundation for continued study in NAU’s Bachelor of Science in Management.
Expertise doesn’t always begin in a business classroom. It can come from technical education, occupational training, military training, industry experience, or years spent learning a particular field.
NAU’s Management associate degree is designed to build on that foundation. The program adds business and management knowledge that can help you better understand the people, resources, customers, and decisions involved in running an organization.
| What You Bring | What Management Education Adds |
|---|---|
| Technical or occupational knowledge | Business & Management Fundamentals |
| Experience within a specialty or industry | Organizational Perspective |
| Working with teams and customers | Communication & Collaboration |
| Understanding how work gets done | Leadership & Management Principles |
| Knowledge of products or services | Marketing & Customer Perspective |
| Prior specialty education or training | Opportunity to Apply Eligible Specialty Credit |
Connect with NAU to learn more about the online Management associate degree, how eligible prior education may apply to the program, admissions, and your options for continuing into a bachelor’s degree.
There isn’t one path to management. The program is particularly suited to students who want to combine knowledge from a specialty or occupational area with a broader foundation in business and management.
You’ve developed knowledge through technical education, industry training, military training, or work experience and want to add business and management perspective.
You’re developing greater responsibility for people, customers, processes, or day-to-day operations and want to strengthen your understanding of management.
You have previous education or training and want to apply eligible learning toward an associate degree while establishing a foundation for continued bachelor’s-level study.
Management education can complement specialty expertise across many industries, particularly in first-line supervisory roles. These examples illustrate occupational areas that may relate to the program’s management coursework and a student’s existing technical, occupational, or industry background.
Coordinate office, administrative, or customer-service employees and day-to-day operations.
Coordinate sales teams, customers, inventory, performance goals, and related business processes.
Coordinate production employees, schedules, safety, quality, and production activities.
Coordinate maintenance or service employees, work procedures, safety, schedules, and performance.
Coordinate transportation, shipping, warehousing, vehicles, or material-moving operations.
Supervise retail employees and support customer service, inventory, sales, and store operations.
Coursework note: Listed courses are examples from NAU’s published AAS Management curriculum and illustrate related knowledge, not occupational qualification or guaranteed career outcomes. EN2150 is an alternative to EN2100 Speech. Specialty/technical/vocational coursework varies based on the student’s approved pathway; the same specialty courses cannot be assumed for every student.
Career Pathways Disclaimer: Career pathways are examples of occupations or occupational areas that may relate to program coursework. Career outcomes vary based on prior experience, specialty or technical expertise, location, employer requirements, and other factors. External career information is provided by O*NET OnLine, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
National American University’s College of Business, Technology, and Healthcare Management has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). View IACBE ↗
An associate degree in management combines business and management education with general education coursework. NAU’s Associate of Applied Science in Management also incorporates specialty, technical, or vocational coursework, allowing eligible prior learning in another field to become part of the degree.
Yes. NAU’s Associate of Applied Science in Management is offered online, providing flexibility for students balancing education with work, family, and other responsibilities.
It may be. The program is designed for students who have acquired occupational or specialty training through sources such as community colleges, technical institutes, military service schools, industry-related schools, or other technical fields.
Students study business, principles of management, marketing, financial accounting for managers, communication, economics, critical thinking, technology, and other general education subjects. The program also includes specialty, technical, or vocational coursework.
Eligible prior education may apply toward program requirements depending on NAU’s applicable transfer and prior-learning policies and an individual evaluation. The Management AAS curriculum includes a Specialty/Technical/Vocational Core of 13.5–22.5 quarter credits.
Management education can relate to supervisory and operational roles across industries such as office administration, sales, production, maintenance, transportation, retail, and other fields. Career requirements vary significantly by occupation, employer, prior experience, specialty expertise, and location.
NAU also offers a Bachelor of Science in Management. An individual evaluation determines how previously completed coursework applies toward another program.
National American University is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. NAU’s College of Business, Technology, and Healthcare Management has also received specialized accreditation for its business programs through IACBE.
You’ve already developed knowledge and experience. Add the business and management perspective that can help you understand more of how organizations, teams, and operations work.
AC2760 – Financial Accounting for Managers
MG3000 – Marketing
MT1050 – Introduction to Business
MT2050 – Principles of Management
MT3651 – Business Management Capstone
If the maximum of 22.5 credits is not met in the specialty core, the difference must be made up by choosing Business/Accounting/CI Electives, which include EC, FN, LA, MG, MT, OL, and OM courses.
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EN1150 – Composition I
EN1300 – Composition II
EN2100 – Speech OR
EN2150 – Interpersonal Professional Communication
SC – Science Elective
MA2000 – Quantitative Reasoning
HU2000 – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
EC2050 – Macroeconomics
EC2100 – Microeconomics
CS1202 – Strategies for Professionals OR
CS1204 – Advanced Strategics for Professionals
CS1302 – Consumer Mathematics
CS2080 – Career Management
Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.
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