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2016-2017 Academic Catalog

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Business Administration, A.A.S.

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The Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Administration is designed to prepare students for positions in mid-level management, first line supervisor, or other positions requiring leadership skills. The program stresses both management and marketing to enhance the participant’s employability as well as others who need to upgrade their managerial skills. The general education courses and most of the business courses will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities. Transfer students should follow the Associate of Arts Business Administration transfer program plan.

Note: A student must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses required for the program in order to receive a degree or certificate.

General Education Requirements

ENGL-111 Freshman Composition 3 cr.
ECON-251 Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ENGL-218 Advanced Technical Composition 3 cr. OR
ENGL-211 Advanced Composition 3 cr.
MATH-115 Intermediate Algebra-Applications 4 cr. OR
MATH-160 College Algebra 3 cr. OR higher
COMM-110 Public Speaking 3 cr. OR
COMM-111 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.

Total General Education Requirements: 15-16

Required Courses

ACCT-201 Principles of Accounting I 4 cr.
ACCT-202 Principles of Accounting II 4 cr.
BADM-114 Intro to Business 3 cr.
BADM-212 Business Statistics 3 cr. OR
MATH-251 Statistics 4 cr.
BADM-233 Principles of Management 3 cr.
BADM-238 Leadership & Group Dynamics 3 cr. OR
HUMA-238 Leadership & Group Dynamics 3 cr.
BADM-242 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BADM-246 Small Business Management 3 cr.
BLAW-230 Business Law 3 cr.
BLAW-231 Business Law II 3 cr.
COSC-111 Computer Literacy 3 cr. OR
COSC-125 Business Microcomputer Applications 3 cr.
COSC-116 Spreadsheeting 3 cr.
ECON-252 Microeconomics 3 cr.

Business Electives

Choose 6 credits

ACCT-220 Payroll Accounting 3 cr.
ACCT-221 Intermediate Accounting I 3 cr.
ACCT-242 Cost & Managerial Acct I 3 cr.
AOAP-115 Practical Business Math Procedures 3 cr.
AOAP-130 Human and Customer Relations 3 cr.
BADM-134 Supervision 3 cr.
BADM-239 Human Resource Management 3 cr.
BADM-248 Principles of Advertising 3 cr.
BADM-280 Cooperative Education 3 cr.
BADM-290 Special Topics 3 cr.
BADM-295 - Special Topics 3 cr.
FINA-132 Personal Financial Planning 3 cr.
FINA-265 Personal Investing 3 cr.

Total Credits: 62-64

Suggested Course Sequence Full-time Students:

Students who for any reason are unable to follow the suggested course sequence should contact an academic advisor for help with adjustments.

Fall 1

BADM-114 Intro to Business 3 cr.
ENGL-111 Freshman Composition 3 cr.
COSC-111 Computer Literacy 3 cr. OR
COSC-125 Business Microcomputer Applications 3 cr.
MATH-115 Intermediate Algebra-Applications 4 cr. OR
MATH-160 College Algebra 3 cr. OR higher
COMM-110 Public Speaking 3 cr. OR
COMM-111 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.

Spring 1

BADM-233 Principles of Management 3 cr.
BADM-238 Leadership & Group Dynamics 3 cr.
BLAW-230 Business Law 3 cr.
COSC-116 Spreadsheeting 3 cr.
ENGL-218 Advanced Technical Composition 3 cr. OR
ENGL-211 Advanced Composition 3 cr.

Fall 2

ACCT-201 Principles of Accounting I 4 cr.
BLAW-231 Business Law II 3 cr.
ECON-251 Macroeconomics 3 cr.
Business Elective ¹
BADM-212 Business Statistics 3 cr. OR
MATH-251 Statistics 4 cr.

Spring 2

ACCT-202 Principles of Accounting II 4 cr.
BADM-242 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BADM-246 Small Business Management 3 cr.
ECON-252 Microeconomics 3 cr.
Business Elective ¹

Suggested Course Sequence Part-time Students:

Fall 1

BADM-114 Intro to Business 3 cr.
COSC-111 Computer Literacy 3 cr. OR
COSC-125 Business Microcomputer Applications 3 cr.

Spring 1

BADM-238 Leadership & Group Dynamics 3 cr.
COMM-110 Public Speaking 3 cr. OR
COMM-111 Interpersonal Communication 3 cr.
MATH-115 Intermediate Algebra-Applications 4 cr. OR
MATH-160 College Algebra 3 cr. OR higher

Fall 2

Spring 2

BLAW-231 Business Law II 3 cr.
COSC-116 Spreadsheeting 3 cr.
ENGL-218 Advanced Technical Composition 3 cr. OR
ENGL-211 Advanced Composition 3 cr.

Fall 3

ACCT-201 Principles of Accounting I 4 cr.
BADM-233 Principles of Management 3 cr.

Spring 3

ACCT-202 Principles of Accounting II 4 cr.
BADM-242 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
Business Elective ¹

Fall 4

ECON-251 Macroeconomics 3 cr.
Business Elective ¹

Spring 4

BADM-246 Small Business Management 3 cr.
ECON-252 Microeconomics 3 cr.

Note(s):

¹Some elective courses have prerequisites. Be sure those prerequisites have been met before trying to enroll in those courses.

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