Associate Degree in Business Administration (68 credits)

Description:

A structured series of courses that provides preparation for careers in business or related fields, this program consists of general education requirements as well as business-specific courses. Students work cooperatively with an advisor to select courses that meet both their academic and professional needs.

General Education Requirements:

Writing/Speaking (GWS):

• ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition (3)
• SPCOM 100 Effective Speech (3)

Select 3 credits Quantification (GQ):

• MATH 017 Finite Mathematics (3)
• MATH 021 College Algebra (3)

Natural Sciences:

• Select 3 credits (GN or DN)

Arts:

• Select 3 credits (GA or DA)

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

• Select 3 credits (GS or DS)

Humanities:

• Select 3 credits (GH or DH)

Prescribed Courses:

• ACCTG 211 Financial and Managerial Accounting (4)
• ENGL 202D Business Writing (GWS) (3)
• FIN 100 or FINAN 320 Introduction to Finance (3)
• M I S 103 Microcomputer Applications in Business (3)
• MGMT 100 or MNGMT 310 Survey of Management (3)
• M I S 204 Introduction to Business Information Systems (2)
• MKTG 221 or MRKT 370 Contemporary American Marketing (3)

Required Courses:

Select 4 or 5 credits:

• STAT 200 Elementary Statistics (GQ) (4)
• MSIS 200 Introduction to Statistics for Business (4) and M I S 109 (1)

Select 3 credits:

• ECON 002 Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS) (3)
• ECON 004 Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS) (3)

Select 3 or 4 credits:

• B LAW 243 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• B A 243 Social, Legal, and Ethical Environment of Business (4)

General Business Option (9-12 credits)

Students work directly with their adviser to choose courses that meet their professional interests.

Supporting Courses (6-10 credits)

Students work directly with their adviser to choose courses that meet their professional interests.

Please note: 3 credits each of diversity focused (DF) and writing intensive (W) course work is also required.