Applied Business Studies AOS
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Applied Business Studies AOS

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50% or more of this program can be completed online.

The Business Studies Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree program is designed to allow students with pre-existing skills and/or credit to supplement those skills and prepare them for a variety of positions in business, management or entrepreneurship. The program is unique in that a student can transfer up to 20 credits hours of prior learning experience including professional elective credits earned during military service and beyond. The remainder of the program includes a variety of liberal arts and science courses, technology and business course to provide a solid business foundation. This degree is appropriate for students who are exiting the military, technical trade schools, information technology or vocational education who already possess the hard skills to start a business yet, need a business foundation to make their business successful.

Prepare for your future in business

As a graduate with an Applied Business Studies A.O.S. degree you will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the variety of businesses and the kind of opportunities currently available to you.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the marketing techniques that can be used to promote your business.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of managing business finances along with the tools of business financial operations.
  • Demonstrate the four functions of management and the importance within the context of the business.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic accounting procedures as they pertain to the business.


Contact Enrollment Services for Application and Admissions Information

Jules Center 6-010 (ground level)
admissions@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-2437, fax (315) 786-2349 or toll free (888) 435-6522

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday


Degree Requirements for Applied Business Studies (AOS)

Accounting Requirements (3 credit hours)
Accounting Requirements (3 credit hours) Credit Hours
ACC 100: Office Accounting or
ACC 101: Accounting Principles I
3
Business Requirements (24 credit hours)
Business Requirements (24 credit hours) Credit Hours
BUS 112: Introduction to Business 3
BUS 121: Business Financial Operations 3
BUS 160: Spreadsheet Applications  3
BUS 211: Business Law I
3
BUS 218: Social Media and Advertising or BUS 230: Customer Service Relations 3
BUS 221: Human Resource Management 3

BUS 231: Principles of Management

3
BUS 232: Marketing 3
Business OR PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives (20 credit hours)
Elective Requirements (20 credit hours) Credit Hours
Business or Prior Learning Assessment Professional Electives (Limited to Prefixes of PLC/PRO/BOC) 20
General Education Requirement (15 credit hours)
General Education Requirement (15 credit hours) Credit Hours
ENG 101: Research and Composition 3
MTH 144: Elementary Statistics or higher
Gen Ed Natural Science Elective  3
Critical Thinking Elective  3
DEISJ Elective  3

 

Graduation Requirement (1 credit hour)
Graduation Requirement (1 credit hour) 1 Credit Hour
INT 111: College Foundations 1

Total Credit Hours 63
Total General Education Credits 15

Business Requirements (30 credit hours)
Business Requirements (30 credit hours) Credit Hours
BUS 104: Personal Finance 3
BUS 112: Introduction to Business 3
BUS 124: Marketing 3

BUS 160: Spreadsheet Applications or
OFC 246: Integrated Business Applications

3
BUS 131: Principles of Management 3
BUS 150: Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
BUS 152: Legal Issues for Small Businesses 3
BUS 230: Customer Service Relations 3
BUS 218: Social Media and Advertising 3
BUS 121: Business Financial Operations 3
Accounting Requirements (3 credit hours)
Accounting Requirements (3 credit hours) Credit Hours
ACC 100: Office Accounting or
ACC 101: Accounting Principles I
3
Business OR PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives (20 credit hours)
Elective Requirements (20 credit hours) Credit Hours
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 3
Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 2

 

General Education Requirement (9 credit hours)
General Education Requirement (9 credit hours) Credit Hours
BUS 116: Applied Business Math or MTH 125: Intermediate Algebra or Higher
ENG 100: College Composition or ENG 101: Research and Composition or Higher 3
STA 151: Public Speaking or STA 161: Interpersonal Communications 3

Total Credit Hours 62

 

Advising Notes:
Advising Notes:  
1Students can either transfer credits in or have the option of choosing the following Business or related electives: PLA (Prior Learning Assessment), PLC (Prior Learning Credit), PRO 000 (Professional Elective Credit), ACC, BUS, CUL, ECO, HOS, HRM, OFC, CIS.
 

Go beyond your associate's

This degree is intended to be a terminal degree program; however, transfer is possible to trade-oriented universities such as a B.B.A. in Business at Alfred State University or B.B.A. in Management at SUNY Canton.

Program Contacts

Dawn Robinson

Associate Professor of Business
drobinson@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-2486

Irene Wilder

Assistant Professor of Business
iwilder@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-2378

Donna Stevenson

Interim AVP for STEM, Health Professions, Business, & Hospitality & Tourism
dstevenson@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-2323