General Business - Associate in Business

Program Info

Year Established
1985
Program Code
GENRL.AB
Degree Type
Associate in Business
Office Contact
School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development: 313-845-9645, bepdinfo@hfcc.edu, Technology Bldg, Room: E-211
Faculty Contact
Jared Boyd: 313-845-9697, jpboyd@hfcc.edu, Liberal Arts Building, Room: K-328

Program Description

Description

Enables students to customize their academic programs to meet specific goals and is often used by students who are interested in transferring to a four-year institution. The associate's degree in General Business with no concentration is the most basic and flexible degree offered by the Business and Computer Technology Division. Students may combine this degree with certificate programs offered by the Business and Computer Technology Division or with a degree in another area to improve their employability. The division offers the following certificates:

  • Bookkeeping
  • Computer Software Applications
  • Customer Service Professional
  • Industrial Distribution – Business Concentration
  • Office Administration
  • Office Skills - Fundamentals
  • Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Supervision
Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  1. Explain how the activities involved in operating a business connect with one another.
  2. Evaluate the opportunities and threats resulting from current business trends.
  3. Evaluate strategies for obtaining, securing, and growing personal wealth.
  4. Apply math concepts to solve business and finance related problems and conduct business research.
  5. Employ computer software application programs such as word processing and spreadsheets, to perform ordinary business activities.
  6. Model appropriate and effective verbal and nonverbal communication in a business setting.

Transfer Agreements
Bachelor Degree (Many Programs) other agreement with Davenport University
Bachelor of Business Administration 2+2 agreement with Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Business Administration 2+2 agreement with Oakland University
Bachelor of Integrated Studies 2+2 agreement with Oakland University
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication 3+1 agreement with Siena Heights University
Bachelor of Business Administration 2+2 agreement with Siena Heights University

What classes do I take?

General Business: Recommended Sequence 2022-2023

General Education

Category 7
Complete any one.
Credit Hours
3.00

See General Education for Transfer Degrees for details.

Program Requirements

Required Core Courses
Course Name Credit Hours
BBA-131: Introduction to Business 4.00

Accounting or Finance: Complete one

 3.00
Credit Hours: 7
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

Mathematics: Complete one

 3.00

Business: Complete 13 credits from

  • Accounting (BAC), Business Administration (BBA), Computer Applications (BCA), Business Co-op (BCO), Economics (BEC), Finance (BFN), Business Law (BLW), Business Supply Chain (BSC), Management (MGT), and/or Paralegal Studies (PLGL).
 13.00
Credit Hours: 25
Note

Students should complete as many business-related courses as necessary to have completed a grand total of 20 business-related credit hours.

Elective Hours
25.00
Minimum Total Credit Hours
60.00
Requirements are subject to change. The information represented here is effective starting Fall 2021 and applies to the current catalog year. If you were admitted prior to this year, please check your requirements under the My Progress section of HFC Self Service.