Business: Business Administration, A.A.S.

Location(s): Main Campus, Internet Academy

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HEGIS: 5004

SUNY CODE: 0632

The Business Administration program is designed to prepare students for a business career by providing them with the skills necessary to move into responsible entry-level management positions in public and private industry. The curriculum provides an overview of business operations necessary for today’s manager.

The goals of this program are to:

prepare students to understand the fundamentals of accounting, marketing and computer technology;
prepare students to deal effectively with employee relations issues and apply management theory to practical case problems; and
prepare students to communicate effectively in the business environment.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

differentiate and utilize theories taught in the classroom as it applies to accounting, marketing and computer technology;
analyze employee related issues as they appear in the business industry, as well as dissect and evaluate management practices in various case studies; and,
choose an appropriate communication form to illustrate business dialogue.

Career /Transfer Information

Graduates of this program have moved into entry-level management positions in local and national companies.

A student pursuing a degree in this program may, after consultation with an academic advisor, select course(s) to prepare for career or transfer plans.

Program of Study

1st Year

1st Semester

BU 104 - Financial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 4
BU 111 - Business Organization & Management Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 111 - College Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
FS 100 - First Year Student Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1
Science Selective Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 14

2nd Semester

BU 105 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 141 - Introduction to Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 112 - College Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
IS 115 - Computer Applications I Credit Hour(s): 3
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Selective Credit Hour(s): 3
Mathematics Selective Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 18

DEISJ Selective: Student may select any Liberal Arts course from the DEISJ category.

2nd Year

3rd Semester

BU 112 - Business Communications Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 232 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 251 - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 121 - American History to 1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
SS 122 - American History Since 1865 Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 185 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical Education Activity Credit Hour(s): 1

Subtotal: 16

4th Semester

BU 121 - Business Law I Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 233 - Business Applications & Strategies Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 250 - Business Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
Business Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical Education Activity Credit Hour(s): 1

Subtotal: 16

Total Credit Hours: 64

This program may be completed entirely online. For more information: www.herkimer.edu/ia

For more information, contact the Academic Division at (315) 866-0300, ext. 8240 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.