Business Administration A.A.S.
HEGIS Code 5004

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Business Administration A.A.S. graduates are well prepared to become entrepreneurs who start their own successful businesses or fill management or technical roles in existing businesses.

Entrepreneurs have enormous potential for personal and financial success, but starting a new business requires substantial commitment and hard work. No business is ever guaranteed success and every entrepreneur should understand the risks. This is the fastest paced and perhaps the most exciting choice in business, but one of the most demanding. Entrepreneurs must develop their business plans, find financing and investors, and manage the execution of their plans.

Working for an existing business allows a manager to specialize in some area of business. These could include areas like finance and money management, marketing or customer service, or general management - supervising other employees and leading people.

Work in business often demands long hours and frequent travel but offers good financial rewards and a chance to work with advanced technologies and interesting people. The most significant trends facing today's business graduate are the globalizing of business, the explosive growth of internet business, and the volatile shifts of the stock and bond markets.

THE PROGRAM

The Business Administration A.A.S. is a generalist business program, covering all the basics of business. Coursework includes finance and accounting, marketing, law, and general management.

The curriculum is focused on real-world applications and skills, as opposed to theory. Graduates are prepared to enter and succeed in business on the day they graduate.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

All degree requirements and courses listed are effective Fall of 2005 and are subject to change.

	Credit Hours
Core Requirements (41-42 Credit Hours):
ACC 101: Accounting Principles 1	4
ACC 102: Accounting Principles 2	4
BUS 112: Introduction to Business	3
BUS 116: Business Mathematics or Appropriate Mathematics Course	3-4
BUS 124: Marketing I	3
BUS 127: Management Communications	3
BUS 131: Principles of Management	3
BUS 211: Business Law I	3
BUS 226: Basic Finance	3
CIS 110: Introduction to Computing with Microcomputers	3
Economics Elective	3
ENG 101: Research and Composition	3
STA 151: Public Speaking	3

Electives (21-23 Credit Hours):
Business Electives	9
Liberal Arts Electives	6
Science Elective	3-4
Science or Mathematics Elective	3-4

Physical Education	2
TOTAL	64-67

NOTES:

In choosing 9 credit hour business electives, students should select courses in consultation with their advisors to provide a depth of study in an academic area related to their career goals. The courses should be selected from the following areas: ACC, BUS, CUL, ECO, HOS, HRM, OFC.
Students who plan to transfer to a SUNY school should use the economics, mathematics and science or mathematics electives to fulfill the Social Science, Mathematics, and Natural Science General Education requirements. They should use the liberal arts elective to fulfill one of the following General Education requirements; American History, Western Civilization, Other World Civilizations, Arts or Foreign Language.

The curricula offered by the College require certain Liberal Arts core courses in the area of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science or Mathematics. The following indicates areas of study acceptable in meeting these requirements.

Humanities:	American Sign Language, Art, English, Journalism, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Speech, and Theater Arts.
Social Sciences:	Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology
Science and Mathematics:	Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Science, and Mathematics

TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES

As a graduate of Jefferson, you will have many transfer opportunities to consider and be able to choose from a wide variety of Colleges and Universities to pursue your baccalaureate degree. Jefferson has partnered with some selected Colleges and Universities to develop agreements that help students transfer smoothly.

Below please find a link to an agreement that has been developed with the Franklin University in the following program areas:

This agreement is designed to help students select courses in their academic program that will transfer effectively and will allow students to complete the Bachelor of Science degree at Franklin.

For more information, please contact the JCC Counseling Center at 315-786-2271.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For further information regarding this program, please contact any of the following faculty:

Cheryl Ditch, Associate Professor, Business
(315) 786-2365 cditch@sunyjefferson.edu

Brian Murray, Assistant Professor of Business
(315) 786-2502 bmurray@sunyjefferson.edu

For application and admissions information please contact:
admissions@sunyjefferson.edu
Admissions Office (315)786-2277
(or Toll Free 1-888-435-6522. Ask for Admissions.)
Jefferson Community College
1220 Coffeen St.
Watertown, NY 13601
www.sunyjefferson.edu

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