Associate of Applied Business Degree

Program Overview

The Business Administration and Leadership degree emphasizes the proven techniques and practices of contemporary management science. Both the coursework and the classroom experience focus on the development of the technical, human relations, analytical, ethical, legal, decision-making, and interpersonal skills necessary for success in today’s dynamic and challenging workplace.

Studies center on the basics of business procedures and efficient management of the business enterprise, as well as organizational skills and the ability to solve business problems. In the workplace, business managers must demonstrate confidence, well-placed determination, good judgment, innovation, motivation, and the ability to make good decisions. Managers are required to organize and coordinate work efficiently while establishing and maintaining positive relations with other workers.


Program Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate personal professionalism and a practical understanding of ethical, socially responsible business practices.
  2. Apply proven human relations, supervisory and contemporary management science techniques.
  3. Demonstrate proficiency in planning, scheduling, organizing, and critical thinking skills.
  4. Analyze and resolve business case problems by employing accounting, economics, marketing, and problem-solving skills.

Class Sequence

Code Course Title Credits
Year 1 Fall Semester
ACC1120 Financial Accounting 4
BUS1111 Introduction to Business 3
CPT1100 Introduction to Computers/OS 4
ENG1110 Composition I 3
Elective Arts & Humanities Elective 3
Spring Semester
ACC1126 Managerial Accounting 4
BUS1116 Business Ethics 3
BUS1125 Supervision and Management 3
ECN1120 Microeconomics 3
Elective Math Elective (MAT1115 or higher) 3-4
Year 2 Fall Semester
BUS1121 Introduction to Marketing 3
BUS2241 Business Law 3
COM1115 Speech 3
ECN1110 Macroeconomics 3
BUS2251 HR Management 3
Spring Semester
BUS2288 / BUS2289 Business Internship and Business Seminar OR 1
BUS2280 Business Decision Making 2
OAM1132 Computerized Spreadsheet 3
BUS2216 Leadership 3
Elective Math Elective 3-4
Elective Natural or Physical Science Elective 3
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