Business Administration, A.A.

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Program Director: Marlene Titus · Phone: 410-386-8554 · Email: mtitus@carrollcc.edu

The Associate of Arts degree program in Business Administration prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution to continue their studies in business administration, accounting, management, marketing, management information systems, international business and related fields. Challenging coursework with a focus on writing and critical thinking skills provides a solid basis for students to become engaged citizens and thoughtful leaders in their chosen careers.

Degree Requirements

Associate of Arts, Business Administration, Degree
Recommended Course Sequence: 60 credits required

Fall

ENGL 101 - College Writing (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
BUAD 101 - Introduction to Business (Fall & Spring Only)
ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
CIS 101 - Intro. to Computer Information Systems
COMM 105 - Introduction to Speech Communication (All Terms)

Spring

ENGL 102 - Writing About Literature - Diversity
ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
ECON 100 - Principles of Micro Economics (All Terms)
MKTG 201 - Principles of Marketing (Fall & Spring Only)
MATH 115 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) (required General Education Mathematics course)

Fall

Biological and Physical Sciences General Education
MGMT 201 - Principles of Management (Fall & Spring Only)
Arts and Humanities General Education (Diversity course required)
BUAD 205 - Business Law (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
MATH 118 - College Algebra (Fall, Spring & Summer Only)
or
FN 100 - Personal Finance (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) (If your transfer institution only requires MATH 115, then take FN-100; if not, take MATH 118 and take MATH 132 next semester)

Spring

ECON 102 - Principles of Macro Economics
Biological and Physical Sciences General Education
BUAD 230 - Intro. to Entrepreneurship (Fall & Spring Only)
MATH 132 - Applied Calculus (Fall, Spring & Summer Only) (MATH-132 is required by many institutions. If your transfer institution only requires MATH 115, or MATH 115 and 118, then select any General Education course.)
Electives to meet the 60-credit requirement.

Program Goals

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

Communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
Prepare basic accounting documentation.
Develop a simple business and marketing plan.
Explain the process and functions of management of a business organization.
Employ fundamental software applications for everyday business tasks.

Student Notices

Diversity requirement: take ENGL 102 and an Arts and Humanities Diversity General Education course.

The following courses are required for this concentration; some courses fulfill General Education requirements: ACCT 101 , ACCT 102 , BUAD 101 , BUAD 205 , BUAD 230 , CIS 101 , COMM 105 , ECON 100 , ECON 102 , MATH 115 , and MGMT 201 .

An Associate of Arts degree requires a minimum of 12 credits of 200-level courses.

Business majors with a 3.200 GPA may be eligible for membership in the business honor society, Alpha Beta Gamma.

Students may choose to complete this program in an online format. Speak with an advisor to determine if online learning is appropriate.

*The table below is not an exhaustive list of Maryland 4-year institutions, but includes math requirements for those institutions to whom most Carroll Community College students have transferred or with whom we have articulation agreements.

Institution*	Math-115 Stats	Math-118 College Algebra	MATH-132 Applied Calc	Additional math course
University of MD College Park	x	x	x
Salisbury University	x	x	x
Frostburg State University	x	x	x
Towson University	x	x	x
University of Baltimore	x	x
Coppin State University	x	x
McDaniel College	x			* 4 credit math course
Mt. St. Mary’s University	x			*3 credit math course
Stevenson University	x