Business Administration, AAS

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Program Mission

The Associate of Applied Science degree program in Business Administration covers a broad field of business fundamentals like accounting, economics, finance and marketing and teaches both management and leadership skills. Upon successful completion of general education and specific program courses, students will acquire the knowledge and skills to apply management, marketing and accounting concepts to improve operational performance and aid in decision-making skills. With an associate degree in Business Administration, students will have the tools necessary to land an entry-level management position, to pursue further education with a business Bachelor’s degree, or to run a small business.

Program Goals

Graduates will possess the necessary skills to use technology effectively to both develop and apply other competencies.
Graduates will possess knowledge of the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance and management.
Graduates will possess knowledge of the legal, social, global and economic environments of business.
Graduates will possess the ability to communicate effectively.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to apply basic accounting principles and concepts by completing a simulation of the accounting cycle.
Graduates will be able to prepare a business plan.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate and apply effective written, oral, and nonverbal communication techniques in a variety of organizational situations.
Graduates will be able to critically apply ethical reasoning to business situations.

Specific Degree Requirements

Students wishing to earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Administration from South Louisiana Community College must:

Have a degree program adjusted SLCC cumulative average of 2.0.
Have earned at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree through SLCC courses.
Have earned at least a “C” in each course unless stated by a specific program.
Have earned two-thirds of credits in degree-required major courses at SLCC and have no more than 50 percent of total degree-required credits from non-traditional sources, Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), unless required by a specific program.
Have completed at least the number of credits stipulated in the degree program.

General Education Requirements

(19 Total credit hours)

Major Area Requirements

GBUS courses 21 credits
MCIS 1005 Microcomputer Applications 3 Credits
ACCT courses 9 credits
ECON courses 6 credits

Other Requirements

(2 Total Credit Hours)

Curriculum Guide

Semester 1

GBUS 1010 Introduction to Business 3 Credits
MCIS 1005 Microcomputer Applications 3 Credits
ECON 2030 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
ENGL 1010 Rhetoric & Composition 3 Credits
MATH 1105 College Algebra 3 Credits

Total: 15

Semester 2

ACCT 2101 Principles of Financial Accounting I 3 Credits
3 credits ¹
ENGL 1020 Composition & Critical Thought 3 Credits
GBUS 2010 Principles of Management 3 Credits
ECON 2020 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits

Total: 15

Semester 3

ACCT 2102 Principles of Financial Accounting II 3 Credits
²
GBUS 2020 Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
GBUS 2030 Legal Environment of Business 3 Credits
GBUS 2060 Fundamentals of Finance 3 Credits
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credits³

Total: 15

Semester 4

ACCT 2120 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
GBUS 2065 Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 3 Credits
Elective (Business) 3 credits ⁴
Natural/Physical Sciences 3 credits ⁵
Elective 3 credits ⁶

Total: 15

Associate of Applied Science Total Credits: 60

Must have a grade of “C” or higher in all courses.

¹Students may choose to take ACCT 2103 in the place of ACCT 2101 & 2102. Credit will not be given for both ACCT 2101 and/or ACCT 2102 and ACCT 2103. Students taking ACCT 2103 must take an additional 3 credit GBUS, MCIS, or general education elective to substitute for ACCT 2101.

²Humanities options: HIST, 2XXX ENGL (except ENGL 2045 and 2070), or CMCN (except CMCN 1170, 1270, and 2145)

³Social/Behavioral Science options: Anthropology (ANTH), Criminal Justice(CJUS), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), Political Science (POLI), Psychology (PSYC), or Sociology (SOCI).

⁴Business options: GBUS 1060, GBUS 2075, GBUS 2080, MCIS 1010, or MCIS 1030

⁵Choose from Biology (BIOL), Chemistry (CHEM), Geology (GEOL), Physical Science (PHSC), or Physics (PHYS).

⁶Elective options: GBUS 1010, 2075, 2080, MCIS 1010, 1030, Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities, French (FREN), Spanish (SPAN) or SFSE. Electives should be selected with the assistance of an advisor.