Business Administration, AAS

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The degree 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:

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

BADM 105:General Business Administration Credit Hours: 3 *
BADM 108:Finance Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 100:Computer Concepts Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101:Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 101:Applied Algebra for College Students Credit Hours: 3 ***
or
MATH 102:College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or
BADM 113:Business Mathematics Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester: 15 Credit Hours

BADM 201:Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
BADM 212:Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102:Composition and Rhetoric II Credit Hours: 3 ****
or
ENGL 103:Foundations of Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
Behavioral/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 205:Introduction Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

Third Semester: 15 Credit Hours

ACCT 206:Introduction Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BADM 202:Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
BADM 214:Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
SPCH 110:Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 ****
or
SPCH 115:Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester: 15 Credit Hours

BADM 215:Business Law Credit Hours: 3
BADM 213:Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
or
BADM 217:Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BADM 220:Business Communications Credit Hours: 3
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3*****
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours required for the Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration: 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: ACCT 210 , ACCT 212 , ACCT 218 , BADM 203 , BADM 208 , BADM 213 , BADM 216 , BADM 217 , HCM 201 , HCM 202 , HCM 203 , HCM 205 , HCM 226 , HCM 250 , HCM 290 , BADM 102 , RMGT 202 , RMGT 211 . 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.