Business Administration AAS - General Business (Focus)

Location(s): SCC Main Campus

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This associate of applied science degree program provides students with a basic knowledge of business administration. Business administration students choose an area of focus: accounting, banking and finance, management or marketing. Depending on the student’s focus, instruction includes management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing and business decision-making.

General Education Requirements (17)

Mathematics

MAT 121 - Intermediate Algebra 4 Credit(s) (or higher)**

Communication

English Requirement

Select one of the following:

ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit(s) **
ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit(s)
ENG 115 - Technical Writing 3 Credit(s)

Communications Requirement

COM 101 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credit(s)

Social Science

Select one of the following:

HIS 101 - U.S History to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 102 - U.S. History Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 103 - African American History to 1877 3 Credit(s)
HIS 104 - African American History Since 1877 3 Credit(s)
POL 101 - American Government 3 Credit(s)

Natural Science

Select one of the following:

CHM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 Credit(s)
BIO 105 - Essentials of Biology 3 Credit(s)
BIO 108 - Trends in Science 3 Credit(s)
BIO 122 - Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
PHY 105 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit(s)
PHY 111 - Introduction to Physical Science 3 Credit(s)
PHY 125 - Introduction to Physical Geology 3 Credit(s)
PHY 130 - Astronomy 3 Credit(s)

College 101 Requirement

COL 101 - College Success Seminar 1 Credit(s)

Business Core - 32 Credits

Select from the following Courses to satisfy the Business Core Requirements for the Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree

ACT 110 - Financial Accounting I 4 Credit(s) *
ACT 130 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
BUS 101 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit(s)
BUS 105 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s)
BUS 201 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s)
BUS 220 - Principles of Finance 3 Credit(s)
BUS 230 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 298 - Business Administration Capstone 1 Credit(s)
ECO 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s)
ECO 120 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s)
AND
Choose one of the following courses:
BTC 103 - Microcomputer Applications 3 Credit(s)
CPT 115 - Introduction to Information Technology 3 Credit(s)

Business Core Elective - 9 Credits

Take three courses from the list below (9 Credits)

Any ECO Economics Course - 3 Credits
Any BUS Business Course - 3 Credits
Any ECO Economics Course - 3 Credits
GEO 120 - Introduction to GIS (Geographic Info Systems) 3 Credit(s)
MAT 175 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s)
BTC 170 - Spreadsheet Applications - Excel 3 Credit(s)

Total Required Hours: 61 credits

*ACT 101 or high school accounting is strongly recommended.

** The Academic Skills Assessment is required before enrolling in math or English courses. If a student places into lower-level courses than are required for his/her degree, then the student needs to first enroll in such courses before enrolling in the required courses.