Business Administration AS (Transfer) (213)

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PURPOSE: With the rapid development of business and industry in Virginia, there is a great demand for qualified personnel in business administration to provide leadership for this economic growth. The Associate of Science degree with a major in Business Administration is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree in business administration.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: General college curricular admission

PROGRAM NOTES: The following high school units are strongly recommended: four units of English, three units of college preparatory mathematics, and one unit of laboratory science. This curriculum requires courses in business, principles of economics and accounting, in addition to courses in mathematics, natural science, humanities/fine arts, and English which are usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate business administration curriculum. This program is aligned with the Transfer Virginia Business Administration common curriculum. Students are strongly encouraged to consult their academic advisor and review transfer options using the Transfer Virginia Portal, https://www.transfervirginia.org/. With the assistance of their advisor, students are urged to acquaint themselves with the requirements of the major department in the institution to which transfer is contemplated. Students are advised to complete the AS degree at the community college, choosing courses that satisfy both the requirements of their targeted transfer four-year college, as indicated by the Transfer Portal, as well as the AS degree. If students contemplate transferring to an out-of-state college, they should also make contact with the four-year college and consult that college’s catalog before deciding which courses to take.

COMPUTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT: Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency requirement by successfully completing SDV 101 .

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TRANSFER INFORMATION: Additional information regarding transfer requirements for in-state colleges is available www.transfervirginia.org.

Curriculum:

Courses should be taken in the order listed.

SDV 101 - Orientation to Business Credit Hours: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credit Hours: 3
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 3
Humanities or Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3
History Elective Credit Hours: 3
MTH 161 - Precalculus I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
BUS 240 - Introduction to Business Law Credit Hours: 3
Mathematics¹ (choose one from the options below)

MTH 245 - Statistics I  Credit Hours: 3
or
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I  Credit Hours: 3
or
MTH 263 - Calculus I  Credit Hours: 4

Approved Transfer Elective² (choose one from the options below)

ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I  Credit Hours: 4
ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II  Credit Hours: 4
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking  Credit Hours: 3
CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication  Credit Hours: 3
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy  Credit Hours: 3
FRE 101 - Beginning French I  Credit Hours: 4
FRE 102 - Beginning French II  Credit Hours: 4
Laboratory Science  Credit Hours: 3
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning  Credit Hours: 3
MTH 245 - Statistics I  Credit Hours: 3
MTH 263 - Calculus I   Credit Hours: 3
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I  Credit Hours: 4
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II  Credit Hours: 4

Business core courses³ (choose one from the options below)

BUS 274 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 200 - Principles of Management  Credit Hours: 3
MKT 201 - Introduction to Marketing  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 227 - Business Analytics  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 270 - Interpersonal Dynamics  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 280 - Introduction to International Business  Credit Hours: 3
ITE 140 - Spreadsheeting for Business  Credit Hours: 3

ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
BIO 106 - Life Science Credit Hours: 4
or
GOL 105 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
Humanities or Fine Arts or Literature Elective ⁵ Credit Hours: 3
BUS 224 - Business Statistics Credit Hours: 3
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
Business core courses³ (choose one course, not previously taken, from the options below)

BUS 274 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 200 - Principles of Management   Credit Hours: 3
MKT 201 - Introduction to Marketing   Credit Hours: 3
BUS 227 - Business Analytics  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 270 - Interpersonal Dynamics  Credit Hours: 3
BUS 280 - Introduction to International Business  Credit Hours: 3
ITE 140 - Spreadsheeting for Business   Credit Hours: 3

Approved Elective⁴ (choose up to two courses from the options below, 3 - 6 credits)

Total: 60 - 62 Credit Hours

¹VCU requires MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I . Consult with your advisor and review the Transfer Virginia Portal for guidance in selecting the required math for other colleges.

²VCU requires CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking or CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication . Consult with your advisor and review the Transfer Virginia Portal for guidance in selecting the required general education course for other colleges.

³VCU requires BUS 274 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship , BUS 280 - Introduction to International Business , and ITE 140 - Spreadsheeting for Business . Consult with your advisor and review the Transfer Virginia Portal for guidance in selecting the required business CORE courses for other colleges.

⁴This course must be from a different disipline than the first Humanities/Fine Arts elective. For example, a student cannot take two humanities courses or two fine arts courses.

⁵Consult with your advisor and review the Transfer Virginia Portal for guidance. Two courses are only required if student has not already earned 60 credits toward their program.

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Business Administration AS (Transfer) (213)

Curriculum:

Total: 60 - 62 Credit Hours