May 30, 2024  
2023-2024 General Catalog 
    
2023-2024 General Catalog

Business Administration, AAS


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The Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration program is designed to provide a well-rounded selection of courses for orientation to business/industry. The student will obtain technical and general education skills necessary for qualified entrance into management, marketing, or accounting fields.

This program articulates with one or more institutions or agencies. Refer to the Transfer Agreements  section of the catalog for further detail.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration will have demonstrated:

  1. comprehension of terms and arithmetic/problems solving skills in personal, financial, and managerial accounting;
  2. application of economic theories to real world and hypothetical situations;
  3. technical and general education skills necessary to qualify for entrance into business management and marketing fields;
  4. successful communication within the business environment using verbal, written, and basic computer literacy skills; and
  5. comprehension and application of basic business legal and ethical principles.

Required Courses for the Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration:

Freshman Year


First Semester: 15 Hours


Second Semester: 15 Hours


Sophomore Year


First Semester: 15 Hours


Second Semester: 15 Hours


Total Credit Hours: 60


Students must meet prerequisites before enrolling in any given course.

*Students having three or more years of relevant work experience in a business setting or 15 or more hours of business courses may substitute a business elective for BADM 105 .

**Students may use BADM 213  or BADM 217  as electives, but course may not be used twice.

***For transfer to four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take MATH 102  instead of MATH 101 . Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate mathematics course.

****For transfer to four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take  ENGL 102   instead of ENGL 103 . Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate English course.

*****For transfer to four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take SPCH 110   instead of SPCH 115   Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate speech course.

******The following courses will satisfy the Business Elective requirement: Any 200 level ACCT, BADM, or HCM course.  If both BADM 213  and BADM 217  are taken, one may be used to meet the degree requirement and the other may be used as the Business Elective.

This degree can be obtained 100% via Internet instruction. Contact your academic advisor for details.

A listing of general education courses (Behavioral/Social Science Electives, Humanities Electives, and Natural Science Electives) is located in the General Degree Requirements  section.

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