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USCB Saturday Business Degree Completion Program USCB now offers a way to complete your bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in a 22 month program. The curriculum offers a complete management approach emphasizing leadership, ethics, social responsibility and strategic thinking across all classes. The degree focuses on key business functions and allows the student to understand issues facing all managers – leadership, human resources, productions/operations, small business and strategic management.

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Saturday classes in eight week terms Cohort/study team format Interactive classroom experience Personalized learning and advising environment Experienced business faculty who are scholar-teachers Financial aid/deferred payment available

Join us. Classes begin in late August.

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One University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909 843-208-8000 Toll free: 877-885-5271 www.uscb.edu

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Saturday Business Degree Completion Program “A bachelor's degree from USCB will increase my value to my employer. I'm applying freshly gained business knowledge and skills to boost my proficiency at work. In my Saturday courses, participants and instructors engage in thoughtful, real-world, practical discussions. The accessible, up-to-date online resources enhance an enjoyable educational experience.”

Stephen Burton - Gulfstream Aerospace employee and USCB Saturday Business Student '09

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Saturday Business Degree Completion Program Coordinator and Advisor Peter E. Swift

Accounting Commercial Law/Ethics Marketing Business Finance Management/Organizational Behavior International Business Management Information Systems

Peter Swift joined USCB in 2007 as an instructor of business management. He teaches business classes in management, communication, marketing, organization theory, as well as international business and finance. Swift brings thirty years experience in corporate consulting for numerous Fortune 500 companies. He has an MBA from Harvard and is currently completing his doctorate of business at Pace University.

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Human Resources Management Small Business Management Production Operations Management Strategic Management Leadership

Swift’s management career included working at PepsiCo where he launched the Pepsi Challenge nationally, establishing Pepsi as the number one soft drink by the end of the campaign. While managing the Mountain Dew brand, he increased sales by 30 million cases within one year.

Finally, as an outside consultant, Swift provided Pepsi with its first integrated global marketing campaign.

Other major clients with whom Swift has worked include Nabisco/Kraft, Duracell/Gillette, Pfizer, Nestle, Aiwa/Sony and Schick. As Saturday Business DCP director at USCB, Swift counsels students on course workload management and class scheduling as well as providing an experienced perspective on career progression and offering guidance in career decision-making.

“The Saturday Degree Completion Program allows working adults to complete their degree in a reasonable amount of time. Most students enjoy the breadth of classroom experience they receive. The management curriculum prepares students for careers in a variety of industries, both small business and multi-national firms, in the Lowcountry and beyond.”

Veronica M. Godshalk, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management & Business Administration Department Chair

Take the first step toward completing your degree.

Contact the Business Department at 843-208-8231 or email business@uscb.edu.

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One University Boulevard, Bluffton, SC 29909 843-208-8000 Toll free: 877-885-5271 www.uscb.edu The University of South Carolina Beaufort is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees.

The University of South Carolina Beaufort is an equal opportunity institution.

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