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 Articulation 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 Hours

BADM 105:General Business Administration Credit Hours: 3 *
ACCT 205:Introduction Financial Accounting 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

Second Semester: 15 Hours

BADM 201:Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 206:Introduction Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102:Composition and Rhetoric II Credit Hours: 3
SPCH 110:Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 * * * or
SPCH 115:Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year

First Semester: 15 Hours

BADM 202:Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
BADM 212:Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
BADM 214:Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
Behavioral/Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3 * *

Second Semester: 15 Hours

BADM 213:Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 or
BADM 217:Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
BADM 108:Finance Credit Hours: 3
BADM 215:Business Law Credit Hours: 3
BADM 220:Business Communications Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

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 .

**The following courses will satisfy the Business Elective requirement: ACCT 210 , ACCT 212 , ACCT 218 , BADM 216 , CTEC 144 , CTEC 145 , CTEC 147 , CTEC 146 , and HCM 203 , HCM 205 , HCM 250 ; RMGT 201 , RLGN 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.

*** The following courses, SPCH 110 or SPCH 115 , requires you to come to campus to present your speeches.

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

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