Associate of Science Degree - Business Administration
(CIP Codes 52.01 - 52.99)
AAU curriculum designed with student success in mind!
In only two years train for some of the fastest growing jobs in the economy, increase your earnings, or pave your wave for further education! Employers prefer to hire workers who have an associate degree and AAU graduates successfully take their associates degree straight into the career world - immediately providing value to their new employers as managers, assistant managers, supervisors, and other related administrative positions in business, hospitality, healthcare, human resources, manufacturing, production, sales, retail and other major industries. AAU graduates participate in key decision making processes to help their employers improve organizational performance.
Program Objectives
This program allows you to gain a solid foundation of the basic business concepts and skills needed in order to contribute and create solutions for today's complex business problems. Upon successful completion of this program, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to apply business, management, marketing, and accounting concepts in a business setting and also qualifies you to enroll in AAU's Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration Degree Program.
- Develop analytical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills applicable to real-world problems
- Demonstrate a foundation of business knowledge and technical skills that supports and facilitates lifelong professional development
- Use critical thinking, creative and logical analysis, strategies and techniques to solve complex business problems
- Implement and apply current technical solutions to business activities, systems and processes
- Apply sound management principles to the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating and decision making to business operations
- Enter AAU's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree program without further academic preparation
Associate Degree in Business Administration Program Description
The purpose of the Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration is to prepare students for entry-level positions in business, industry and non-profit organizations. This associate dgree program in business administration is designed for students who seek to acquire a complete framework in basic business concepts and skills in order to contribute and create solutions for contemporary business problems. 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. Students will be prepared to pursue a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration.
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Course # |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Semester 1 |
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ORI100 |
Allied Online Orientation |
0 |
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ISY101 |
Introduction to Computer Systems |
3 |
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ECN150 |
Introduction to Microeconomics |
3 |
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ENG160 |
English Composition I |
3 |
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MAT115 or MAT120 |
Business Problem Solving or College Algebra |
3 |
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MGT 105 |
Essentials of Management |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 2 |
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ACC101 or ACC225* |
Introduction to Accounting or Accounting I |
3 |
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ECN151 |
Intro to Macroeconomics |
3 |
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ENG170 |
English Composition II |
3 |
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PHI107 |
Intro to Ethics |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Science or Computer Science Elective (100-200 Level)** |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 3 |
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ACC105 or ACC227* |
Managerial Accounting or Accounting II |
3 |
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COM120 |
Principles of Speech Communications |
3 |
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MKT220 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Behavioral/ Social Science Elective (100-200 Level)*** |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Semester 4 |
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BUS230 |
Principles of Business Law I |
3 |
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FIN202 |
Personal Finance |
3 |
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SOC250 |
Society and Technology |
3 |
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Gen Ed |
Behavioral/Social Science Elective (100-200 Level)*** |
3 |
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UND LOD |
Undistributed Elective (100-200 Level) |
3 |
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Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
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Total Credit Hours Required |
60 |
*Student is required to take the ACC 225/227 series if going on to a Bachelor's of Science Degree
**Science/Computer Science Elective Courses Include: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Information Systems, Energy, Information Systems and Solar
***Behavioral/Social Science Elective Courses: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Psychology and Sociology
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