Business Administration Associate in Science (A.S.) Mission The Business Administration A.S. program prepares students for transfer in business administration at a baccalaureate degree-granting institution. Students complete a solid core of general education courses to facilitate transfer. The program prepares graduates to Goal I: Demonstrate analytical and creative problem solving through liberal arts courses from the SUNY General Education Course list. • Objective 1 Write a variety of texts using Formal Standard English • Objective 2 Formulate, analyze and evaluate arguments • Objective 3 Apply information literacy skills to locate, select, evaluate and use information in an ethical manner from a variety of sources • Objective 4 Identify the methods natural scientists and social scientists use to explore natural and social phenomena • Objective 5 Use mathematical reasoning Goal II: Demonstrate a commitment to business ethics. • Objective 1 Identify the framework and concepts of legal and ethical business practice • Objective 2 Examine ethical issues as they pertain to the business environment Goal III: Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental business practices. • Objective 1 Analyze the theories and structures of economic markets and the framework of the national economy • Objective 2 Identify the essential elements of planning and analyze their impact on producing outcomes • Objective 3 Analyze business transactions and identify basic accounting principles • Objective 4 Identify and utilize appropriate technologies and software • Objective 5 Define the fundamentals of entrepreneurship in terms of mission, structure, profitability and sustainability • Objective 6 Identify various cultural perspectives as they apply to business applications • Objective 7 Examine the effects of the global market on the contemporary world
First Year
Fall Semester CR ACC 121 Financial Accounting..............................................4 BUS 121 Business Law I.........................................................3 ENG 123 College Composition..............................................3 CIS 221 Advanced Computer Applications........................3 MGT 123 Introduction to Business........................................3 16
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Spring Semester CR ACC 122 Managerial Accounting..........................................4 BUS 123 Business Law II........................................................3 BUS 223 Business Statistic OR MAT 147 Statistics..................................................3 ENG 124 Introduction to Literature......................................3 PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology...................................3 16
Second Year
Fall Semester CR ECO 221 Principles of Macroeconomics..............................3 MAT 167 Precalculus with Analytic Geometry OR Higher.......................................................................4 SOC 121 Sociology..................................................................3 Science Elective (b).............................................3-5 Restricted Elective (a).........................................3-4 16-19 Spring Semester CR ECO 223 Principles of Microeconomics...............................3 MAT 180 Calculus I OR Higher Mathematics OR Science Elective (b).............................................3-5 Humanities Elective ...............................................3 Humanities Elective ...............................................3 Restricted Elective (a).........................................3-4 15-18
Minimum Credit Hours required for degree: 63 Notes:
(a) A Restricted Elective is to be chosen from among non-required courses ACC (ACC 222 or higher), CIS 129 or higher, MGT, MKT and TEL. Students may select as an option either the Accounting or Management Internship (ACC 250 or MGT 250) as one of the restricted electives. In their selection of Restricted Electives, students should become familiar with the specific requirements of the colleges to which they plan to apply for transfer. (b) Students should become familiar with the particular requirements of the colleges to which they plan to apply for transfer. Coursework in calculus is becoming an increasingly frequent requirement. Should science be chosen, students should be aware that some four-year colleges require a two-term sequence of the same science or laboratory science courses.