The goals of the Business Administration Associate of Arts degree are to provide basic knowledge in the core areas of business, serve as a base for further study in a four-year program or prepare graduates to more quickly enter the workforce.

This degree serves as a base for further study in a four-year program that prepares graduates to more quickly enter the workforce.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will be able to describe introductory concepts in accounting, economics, management and marketing.
  • Students will be able to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.

REQUIRED MAJOR CORE

Complete the following courses.

  • - Accounting I (3 s.h.)
  • - Accounting II (3 s.h.)
  • - Business as a Profession (1 s.h.)
  • - Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing (3 s.h.)
  • - Microeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Macroeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Entrepreneurial Mindset (3 s.h.)

ELECTIVE(S) IN MAJOR

Complete at least 9 s.h. from Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies and/or Health Administration.

  • - Individual Income Tax (3 s.h.)
  • - Cost Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Excel for Business App (2 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Accounting I (4 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Accounting II (4 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Information Systems (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting (3 s.h.)
  • - Special Topics in Accounting (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Internship (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Practicum (0-3 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Seminar (2 s.h.)
  • - Organizational Tax (3 s.h.)
  • - Gov and Non-Profit Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Auditing (3 s.h.)
  • - Decision Making Strategies (3 s.h.)
  • - Retail Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Human Resources Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Personal Selling/Sales Mngmt (3 s.h.)
  • - International Business (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Law (3 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Excel for Business App (2 s.h.)
  • - Finance (3 s.h.)
  • - Consumer Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting (3 s.h.)
  • - Operations Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Introduction to Understanding and Managing Non-profit Organizations (3 s.h.)
  • - Organizational Theory & Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Intercultural Communication (3 s.h.)
  • - Selected Topics (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts I (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts II (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts III (3 s.h.)
  • - Internship (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing Research (3 s.h.)
  • - Investments (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Supervisory Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Branding & Promotions (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Mngmt Applications (3 s.h.)
  • - International Marketing (3 s.h.)
  • - Leadership in Organizations (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Ethics (3 s.h.)
  • - Strategic Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Plan Development (3 s.h.)
  • - Project Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Senior Colloquium (1 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Money & Banking (3 s.h.)
  • - International Economic Relations (3 s.h.)
  • - Managerial Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - The Evolution of Economic Thought (3 s.h.)
  • - Consumer Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Selected Topics (3 s.h.)
  • - Applied Economic Research (3 s.h.)
  • - Internship (3 s.h.)
  • - Environmental Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Markets & Institutions (3 s.h.)
  • - Labor Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Industrial Organization (3 s.h.)
  • - International Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Sports Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Entrepreneurial Dynamics (3 s.h.)
  • - Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing (3 s.h.)
  • - Entrepreneurial Leadership and Ethics (3 s.h.)
  • - Internship (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Modeling & Finance (3 s.h.)
  • - Experiencing Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Plan Development (3 s.h.)
  • - Basic Health System (3 s.h.)
  • - Health Quality and Informatics (3 s.h.)
  • - Health Law and Policy (3 s.h.)
  • - Health Finance and Managerial Economics (3 s.h.)

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