Program Info
Effective Term
Fall 2017
Year Established
1997
Program Code
BUSAD.AB
Degree Type
Associate in Business
Program Description
Description
Provides students with fundamental knowledge in business studies. Designed to afford students with the ability to transfer to specific four-year bachelor degree programs with the maximum number of credits possible. The core courses in the Business Administration program consist of courses that are often required by four-year institutions to enter their business programs.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Explain how activities involved in operating a business connect with one another.
- Analyze financial conditions utilizing principles of accounting.
- Develop business strategies.
- Analyze how economic forces and government policies affect business alternatives as well as social outcomes.
- Evaluate business decisions based on their legal consequences.
- Evaluate the opportunities and threats resulting from current business trends.
- Model appropriate and effective verbal and nonverbal communication with employers, employees, team members, business partners, and customers.
- Apply algebraic concepts to solve business related problems and conduct business research.
- Employ computer software application programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, and database to perform ordinary business activities.
Program Requirements
Required Core Courses
Credit Hours: 22
Required Support Courses
| Course name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CIS-100: Introduction to Information Technology | 3.00 |
| ENG-131: Introduction to College Writing | 3.00 |
English Composition or Communication: Complete one |
3.00 |
| SPC-131: Fundamentals of Speaking | 3.00 |
Mathematics: Complete one
|
4.00 |
Credit Hours: 16
Note
Complete additional 100-level, or higher, credits to complete this degree.
Elective Hours
22.00
Minimum Total Credit Hours
60.00