Business Administration, AA&S

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ACADEMIC PLAN: 216

CIP CODE: 24.0101

AWARD: Associate of Arts & Sciences

LENGTH: 2 Years

Purpose:

The Associate of Arts and Sciences program in Business Administration prepares the student to transfer to a four-year college or university to major in business. It provides the student with the course work and skills needed to pursue further study in accounting, finance, management, marketing, and more.

The Associate of Arts and Sciences program in Business Administration - Business Information Technology Specialization prepares the student to transfer to a four-year college or university and major in a business information technology field. It provides the student with coursework and skills needed to pursue further study in information technology.

Admissions Requirements:

Individuals are eligible for admission to CVCC if they are high school graduates or the equivalent, or if they are eighteen years of age or older and able to benefit academically from study at the community college, as demonstrated by assessment in reading, writing, and mathematics. Entry in the Business Administration AAS requires students to have college level skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students with deficiencies in English and mathematics will be required to take appropriate developmental courses.

Program Requirements:

All students expected to complete the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or career studies certificate must complete an Application for Graduation.

Courses:

The Program Pathway for Business Administration AAS is a resource for students that lists the following items:

The recommended order in which to take the program courses
Suggested course when more than one option exists
Which semester each course is typically offered
If the course has a prerequisite
Courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

Please Complete Program Requirements in the Order Listed:

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Credits: 3
or
ITE 119 - Information Literacy Credits: 3
MTH 161 - PreCalculus I Credits: 3
Science with Laboratory Credits: 4 ¹
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
CST Speech Elective Credits: 3
Science with Laboratory Credits: 4 ¹
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3
General Education Certificate Completed
HIS 101 - History of Western Civilization I Credits: 3 ³
HLT/PED Health or Physical Education1 Credits: 1
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 4
BUS 221 - Business Statistics I Credits: 3
HIS 102 - History of Western Civilization II Credits: 3 ³
Humanities Elective Credits: 3 ¹
HLT/PED Health or Physical Education Credits: 1 ¹
Approved Transfer Elective Credits: 3 ¹
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 4
BUS 222 - Business Statistics II Credits: 3 ⁴
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Total Pathway Credits: 61

Total Program Credits: 61

(1) Eligible courses are listed the CVCC academic catalog. Students should consult a counselor or advisor to select appropriate courses/sequences that will satisfy requirements at four-year institutions to which they plan to transfer. For math electives, MTH 103, MTH 104, and MTH 120 cannot be used to fulfill the mathematics requirement.
(2) Students may substitute CST 110 for CST 100 . Consult transfer institution to ensure that the substitution is appropriate for intended transfer program.
(3) Students may select any of the following courses to meet this requirement: HIS 101 , HIS 102 , HIS 111 , HIS 112 , HIS 121 , HIS 122 .
(4) BUS 221 is required for all Business Administration students. An elective may be taken in lieu of BUS 222 ; however, students should consult with their advisor prior to any substitution.