Business Administration
A.A.S. Degree Program
           
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Our Business Administration Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree program, which may be completed in 16 months, is designed to equip graduates with the skills necessary for operating a business or managing a department in a business setting.

This program is intended for persons who desire a concentrated program in business, and who wish to pursue a career on completion. Examples of positions graduates may be qualified for advancement into include, but are not limited to:
   
Administrator
Administrative Assistant
Admitting Officer
Bookkeeper
Business Manager
Credit Counselor
Customer Service Manager
Database Administrator
Department Manager
Fundraising Director
Insurance Sales Agent
Loan Officer
Manager
Management Trainee
Merchandise Manager
Office Manager
Personnel Manager
Property Manager
Real Estate Agent
Record Management Director
Self Employment
Supervisor
   
On completion of their degree, graduates of the BA program may also obtain positions that are available to graduates of the Office Technology program. Employment in those positions will provide the graduate with experience, combined with their education, to advance into the types of positions listed above.
   

 

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
PROGRAM OUTLINE

 

  
 
Year 1
  
     
COURSES LEC/LAB
HOURS		 SEMESTER
CREDITS
BUS101 THE BUSINESS WORLD 15 1.0
CPS131 COMPUTER OPERATIONS & APPS. 90 3.0
CPS103 KEYBOARDING 30 1.0
ACC121 ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING 105 4.0
BUS103 BUSINESS LAW 45 3.0
COM121 EFFECTIVE WRITING 75 3.0
CPS142 SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS 45 2.0
MAT121 BUSINESS MATH 30 1.0
MGT101 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 90 4.0
MGT102 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 45 3.0
MKT121 MARKETING AND SALES 60 3.0
PSY101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 45 3.0
CPS141 DOCUMENT PROCESSING 45 2.0
 
TOTALS 720 33.0
         
 
Year 2
 
         
COURSES
 LEC/LAB
HOURS		 SEMESTER
CREDITS
CPS201 INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 45 2.0
ACC241 COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING 60 3.0
BUS201 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 45 3.0
BUS211 BUSINESS ETHICS 45 3.0
COM231 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 60 3.0
CPS232 ADVANCED SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS 45 2.0
HIS201 U.S. HISTORY 45 3.0
MAT221 BASIC ALGEBRA 45 3.0*
MGT211 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 75 4.0
MGT221 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 45 3.0
MKT201 CUSTOMER SERVICE 30 2.0
MKT211 ADVERTISING 45 3.0
SOC201 SOCIOLOGY 45 3.0
GEO211 GEOGRAPHY 45 3.0*
COM210 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 60 3.0
BUS271 PRACTICAL APPLICATION 75 3.0
         
TOTALS 720 40.0
         
  *Basic Algebra may be substituted for U.S. History or Geography may be substituted for Sociology, to be determined by Valley College. (Basic Algebra and Geography are not available through Distance Education.)  
 
  73 SEMESTER CREDITS  
     
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