Program Overview

Business Administration Associate in Science Degree Program

Related Degrees & Certificates

• AS Associate in Science Degree Program
  • Business Assistant | 60 units
  • Business Management | 60 units
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 60 units
  • Marketing | 60 units
• AS-T Associate in Science Degree for Transfer
  • Business Administration 2.0 | 60 units
• CA Certificate of Achievement
  • Business Administration | 19 units
  • Business Assistant | 18 - 19 units
  • Business Information Worker | 18 units
  • Business Management | 19 units
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | 21 - 22 units
  • Human Relations in the Workplace | 18 units
  • Marketing | 18 units

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities include entry-level positions in business, such as customer service associate, relationship manager, administration assistant, assistant store manager, and sales support specialist.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

• Design and manage business documents using current technology to engage in creative problem solving.
• Communicate an understanding of business concepts professionally through written, oral and visual presentations using current technology.
• Recognize ethical behavior in their chosen profession and behave in a socially responsible manner.
• Analyze business issues, interpret financial data and identify economic trends.

Program Overview

This program is designed to give students an advanced understanding of business foundations including accounting and economics. Courses required for the major transfer core requirements must be evaluated by a letter grade, not by the pass (P) grade option.

Requirements

AS Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements

Complete Core Courses, 20 units

• ACTG 121 | Financial Accounting | 4 units
• ACTG 131 | Managerial Accounting | 4 units
• BUS. 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 units
• BUS. 201 | Business Law | 3 units
• ECON 100 | Principles of Macro Economics | 3 units
• ECON 102 | Principles of Micro Economics | 3 units

Selectives Courses, choose a minimum of 9 units from the following:

Complete a minimum of 3 units from the following courses:

• MATH 125 | Elementary Finite Mathematics | 3 units
• MATH 200 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 4 units
• MATH 241 | Business Calculus I | 5 units

Complete 6 units from the following courses:

• BUS. 101 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 units
• BUS. 103 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 units
• BUS. 113 | Personal Finance | 3 units
• BUS. 125 | International Business | 3 units
• BUS. 180 | Marketing | 3 units
• BUS. 230 | International Marketing | 3 units
• BUS. 401 | Business Communications | 3 units
• EDUC 249 | Redefining Leadership: Individuals Effecting Change | 3 units

Total Required Major Units: 29

And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.

Please refer to the AA/AS Degree Requirements for more information.