Business Administration, A.A.S.
Transfer Track
Entry Time
Fall, Spring, Summer
Award
Associate of Applied Science degree
2 years (4 terms)
The Business Administration program prepares students for careers in diverse areas of business and is based on a strong foundation of business and general education courses. Upon completion of the program, students may choose to transfer to the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, the Mount Mercy University College of Business, the Stead Department of Business Administration and Economics at Coe College, and The Wilson College of Business at the University of Northern Iowa or go directly into the workforce with a marketable credential.
Career Opportunities
- office manager
- front-line management
- advancement into supervisory capacity
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administrative services
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accounting associate
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operations analyst
Degree Requirements
| Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS-101 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| BUS-102 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| CSC-116 or BCA-213 | Information Computing or Intermediate Computer Bus Apps | 3 |
| ENG-105 | Composition I | 3 |
| Approved Social Science Course 1 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quant Reasoning for Business | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| Term Totals: | 16 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| MGT-101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| ENG-108 or ENG-106 | Comp II: Technical Writing or Composition II | 3 |
| PHI-105 or PHI-135 | Introduction to Ethics or Multicultural Ethics | 3 |
| SPC-101 or SPC-112 | Fundamentals of Oral Comm or Public Speaking | 3 |
| MAT-162 | Business Statistics | 4 |
| Term Totals: | 16 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ECN-130 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ACC-152 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS-185 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Approved Humanities Course 1 | 3 | |
| Approved Science Course 1 | 3 | |
| Term Totals: | 16 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| ACC-156 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECN-120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Approved Literature Course 1 | 3 | |
| Any Business Course with the following subject codes: ACC, BUS, FIN, MGT, MKT | 3 | |
| POL-121 or CLS-151 | International Relations or Understanding Cultures: Latin America | 3 |
| BUS-294 | Business Admin Capstone 2 | 1 |
| Term Totals: | 17 | |
| Program Totals: | 65 | |
- 1
Select a course from the approved list for your transfer institution. See your advisor for additional guidance.
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Must be taken in final term-permission required