Business Administration

Business Administration

A.A.S. Degree (D,G,W)

The Business program provides students with a comprehensive foundation in essential business principles while offering specialized concentrations in accounting, entrepreneurship, general business, management, and marketing. With a curriculum rooted in real-world applications, the program combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills to prepare students for success. Designed to meet the needs of diverse career goals, it equips students for entry-level positions in the workforce or enables a seamless transfer to a four-year business college or university. In addition to the required general education courses, the program consists of ten program/major courses and five program/major support courses. Students can earn a concentration by completing the designated program/major support courses for accounting, entrepreneurship, management, or marketing.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Integrate professional, ethical, and legal standards into business decision-making.
2. Apply foundational business concepts that lead to strategic thinking and the ability to analyze complex problems.
3. Use professional and technology-based skills that are relevant to the dynamic business environment.
4. Employ effective communication skills and collaboration strategies to promote positive organizational outcomes.
5. Apply skills necessary to analyze and interpret business and financial data for decision-making purposes.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

General Education

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Program/Major Concentration

ACC 101	Accounting I	3
ACC 112	Accounting II	3
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 107	Business Technology Applications	3
BUS 203	Business Law	3
BUS 275	Portfolio and Professionalism	4
MGT 212	Principles of Management	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
MIS 220	Management Information Systems	3
OAT 152	Excel	3

Select 15 credits from the courses below for a general BUS degree:

ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
ACC 211	Tax Accounting I	3
ACC 221	Cost Accounting	3
COM 243	Social Media	3
ENT 211	Business Start-Up Design	3
ENT 220	Leadership	3
ENT 240	Funding and Finance for Entrepreneurs	3
FIN 221	Money and Banking	3
MGT 218	Small Business Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3
MGT 241	Training and Development	3
MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
MKT 219	Sales & Sales Management	3
OAT 157	Word Level I	3
OAT 159	PowerPoint	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4

Accounting Concentration Courses:

ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
ACC 211	Tax Accounting I	3
ACC 221	Cost Accounting	3
ACC 231	Intermediate Accounting I	3
FIN 221	Money and Banking	3

Entrepreneurship Concentration Courses:

ENT 211	Business Start-Up Design	3
ENT 220	Leadership	3
ENT 240	Funding and Finance for Entrepreneurs	3
ENT 285	Business Plan Development	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3

Management Concentration Courses:

ENT 220	Leadership	3
MGT 218	Small Business Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3
MGT 241	Training and Development	3

Marketing Concentration Courses:

MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
MKT 219	Sales & Sales Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4

Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 107	Business Technology Applications	3
ENG 101	Composition I	3
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3

Semester 2

ACC 101	Accounting I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MGT 212	Principles of Management	3
MKT 212	Principles of Marketing	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3

Semester 3

OAT 152	Excel	3
ACC 112	Accounting II	3
Elective	Major Elective	4/3
Elective	Major Elective	4/3
Elective	Major Elective	4/3

Semester 4

BUS 203	Business Law	3
Elective	Major Elective	4/3
Elective	Major Elective	4/3
MIS 220	Management Information Systems	3
BUS 275	Portfolio and Professionalism	4

Approved Electives

Select five (5) courses below for a general BUS degree:

ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
ACC 211	Tax Accounting I	3
ACC 221	Cost Accounting	3
ACC 231	Intermediate Accounting I	3
COM 243	Social Media	3
ENT 211	Business Start-Up Design	3
ENT 220	Leadership	3
ENT 240	Funding and Finance for Entrepreneurs	3
ENT 285	Business Plan Development	3
FIN 221	Money and Banking	3
MGT 218	Small Business Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3
MGT 241	Training and Development	3
MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
MKT 219	Sales & Sales Management	3
OAT 157	Word Level I	3
OAT 159	PowerPoint	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4

Select five (5) elective courses to complete accounting concentration:

ACC 162	Computerized Accounting	3
ACC 211	Tax Accounting I	3
ACC 221	Cost Accounting	3
ACC 231	Intermediate Accounting I	3
FIN 221	Money and Banking	3

Select five (5) elective courses to complete Entrepreneurship concentration.

ENT 211	Business Start-Up Design	3
ENT 220	Leadership	3
ENT 240	Funding and Finance for Entrepreneurs	3
ENT 285	Business Plan Development	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3

Select five (5) elective courses to complete Management concentration.

MGT 218	Small Business Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
MGT 231	Human Resources Management	3
MGT 241	Training and Development	3
ENT 220	Leadership	3

Select five (5) elective courses to complete Marketing concentration.

MKT 214	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 217	Digital Marketing Fundamentals	3
MKT 219	Sales & Sales Management	3
MGT 230	Project Management	3
OAT 242	Desktop Publishing	4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 62 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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