Quality Assurance - Business, A.S.

Location(s): Main Campus, Internet Academy

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HEGIS: 5099

SUNY CODE: 1724

The Quality Assurance program will focus on developing quality assurance and quality control skills to be used in either a business management or technician role within a variety of private sector industries, including manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, health services, food and drug production, and environmental/construction services.

Quality assurance and quality control are utilized across a variety of sectors to ensure industry and legislated standards are monitored and met. Quality assurance and quality control specialists devise, implement, and track the adherence to procedures which are designed to meet the objectives of industry and legislated standards. A quality assurance and quality control specialist will also compile data for record keeping and reporting purposes, and determine incidents’ root cause.

The goals of this program are to:

prepare students to understand concepts of quality assurance and basic principles necessary for this career.
provide students with a broad background in business.
prepare students to apply quality assurance principles to business and industry.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

communicate principles and concepts of quality assurance and its role in industry.
identify common business principles and express them in writing.
apply quality assurance techniques to solve business and industry problems.

Career Opportunities/Transfer Information:

Upon graduation from this unique program, the student is afforded the opportunity to transfer from Herkimer College to Morrisville State College into their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program.

Program of Study

1st Year

1st Semester

BU 112 - Business Communications Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 111 - College Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
FS 100 - First Year Student Seminar Credit Hour(s): 1
SS 161 - Introductory Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
Science Selective Credit Hour(s): 3
World History and Global Awareness Selective Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 16

2nd Semester

EN 112 - College Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
EN 171 - Introduction to Technical Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
SS 204 - Psychology of Work Credit Hour(s): 3
Humanities Selective Credit Hour(s): 3
US History and Civic Engagement Selective Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical Education Activity Credit Hour(s): 1

Subtotal: 16

2nd Year

3rd Semester

QA 101 - Quality Assurance I Credit Hour(s): 3
Business Electives Credit Hour(s): 6
Lab Science Selective Credit Hour(s): 4
MA 127 - Mathematical Statistics I Credit Hour(s): 3

Subtotal: 16

Business Electives

Students may choose from:

BU 104 - Financial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 4
BU 105 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 111 - Business Organization & Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 141 - Introduction to Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 142 - Marketing Research and New Business Development Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 143 - Advertising Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 145 - Principles of Retailing Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 221 - Public Relations Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 225 - Customer Service Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 232 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 233 - Business Applications & Strategies Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 250 - Business Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 251 - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 254 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3

4th Semester

EN 228 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
MA 128 - Mathematical Statistics II Credit Hour(s): 3
QA 102 - Quality Assurance II Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical Education Activity Credit Hour(s): 1
Business Electives Credit Hour(s): 6

Subtotal: 16

Business Electives

BU 104 - Financial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 4
BU 105 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 111 - Business Organization & Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 141 - Introduction to Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 142 - Marketing Research and New Business Development Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 143 - Advertising Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 145 - Principles of Retailing Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 221 - Public Relations Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 225 - Customer Service Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 232 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 233 - Business Applications & Strategies Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 250 - Business Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 251 - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BU 254 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3

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.