Fort Peck Catalog

Business Administration

The Associate of Arts Degree (AA) Business Administration curriculum transfers to a four-year college, and prepares students to successfully enter occupations and careers in the business sector. Students learn basic accounting principles, contract law, business ethics and economic principles to aid them in starting or running a business. Career opportunities include entry-level management in banks, insurance companies, health organizations, educational institutions, manufacturing businesses, merchandisers, government, technology, and many more. In addition, the student will become acquainted with the history of the federal government’s relationship with Indian tribes and its legal effect on doing business in reservation communities.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Core I
Communications

9

Core II
Mathematics and Science

7

Core III
Arts and Humanities

6

Core IV
Social Sciences

6

Core V
Native American Studies

3

Core VI
Computer Technology

3

Core VII
Health

2

Total Credit Hours:36

Core I (Communications): COMX 111, WRIT 101, WRIT 201

Core II (Mathematics and Science): Science with a Lab recommended for transfer

Core IV (Social Sciences): ECNS 201, ECNS 202 OR SOCI 101

Core VI (Computer Technology): CAPP 131

Program of Study Courses

ACTG 201Principles of Financial Accounting

ACTG 202Principles of Managerial Accounting

BGEN 116Business Law

BGEN 201Foundations of Business Ethics

BMGT 235

3

CAPP 156Microsoft Excel

STAT 216Introduction to Statistics

Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 60

Business Administration

First Semester (Fall)

ACTG 201Principles of Financial Accounting

ECNS 201Principles of Microeconomics

Second Semester (Sp.)

ACTG 202Principles of Managerial Accounting

 

ECNS 202Principles of Macroeconomics

Or

SOCI 101Introduction To Sociology

Third Semester (Fall)

BGEN 116Business Law

BGEN 201Foundations of Business Ethics

BMGT 235

3

Fourth Semester (Sp.)

CAPP 156Microsoft Excel

STAT 216Introduction to Statistics

Total Credit Hours: 27

Program Learning Outcomes:

  • Develop the ability to think critically and analyze problems
  • Use business-related information processing systems with proficiency
  • Relate macroeconomic and/or microeconomic principles to the current economy
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people in a team situation
  • Perform accounting and finance functions as related to service and merchandising businesses

**For specific Learning Outcomes, see Associate of Art and Associate of Science Degree General Education