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Business Administration Careers

The Business Administration Careers (BAC) Program has been designed to allow and encourage the acquisition of specific skills which will enable the student to enter and perform successfully in a wide variety of career paths within business. The student will attain focus in his or her studies by concentrating in a sequence of courses collectively referred to as an "Option." There are currently five Options that exist within the Business Administration Careers Program, four of which follow specific career paths: Accounting, Marketing, Supervisory Management, and Hotel/Restaurant Management. Students who are uncertain as to which specific career path they wish to follow should select a fifth Option: General Business.

The sequencing of specific course requirements within the Business Administration Careers Program allows the student whose career interests change after the first semester to switch Options or to switch into the transfer program (Business Administration Transfer) with no risk of having to make up courses. Students are encouraged to consult with advisors before choosing any Option sequence; such a choice is often not made until the end of the student's first semester.

General Business Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I* (ENGL101)	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106) or Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Organizational Behavior (BUSN301)	3
Intro to Business (BUSN110)	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Business Law I (BUSN201)	3	Principles of Marketing (BUSN120)	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Science Elective	3/4	Business Elective	3
Principles of Economics I (ECON201)	3	Business Elective	3
Managerial Communications (BUSN113)	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Business Elective	3	General Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	General Elective	3

Accounting Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I (ENGL101)*	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Principles of Marketing (BUSN120)	3
Organizational Behavior (BUSN301)	3	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106)	4
Business Law I (BUSN201)	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Science Elective	3/4	Financial Statement Analysis (ACCT111) or Peachtree Accounting (ACCT303) or Tax Assistance Internship (ACCT400)	3
Principles of Economics I (ECON201)	3	Cost Accounting (ACCT221)	3
Intermediate Accounting I (ACCT201)	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Taxation (ACCT211)	3	Managerial Communications (BUSN113)	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	General Elective	3

Hospitality Management Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I (ENGL101)*	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106) or Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Introduction to Hospitality Management (BUSN103)	3	Principles of Marketing (BUSN120)	3
Introduction to Tourism (BUSN133)	3	Conference & Event Planning (BUSN106)	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Science Elective	3/4	Culinary Arts Elective or Business Elective or Accounting Elective#	3/4
Social Science Elective or Principles of Economics I (ECON201) or Principles of Economics II (ECON202)	3	Hotel Operations (BUSN131)	3
Food/Beverage Service Management (BUSN101)	3	Managerial Communications (BUSN113)	3
Hospitality Law (BUSN107)	3	Coop Work Exp in Business Admin I (BUSN401) or Business Elective or Culinary Arts Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective or Destination Geography I (TRGE101) or Destination Geography II (TRGE102)	3	Liberal Arts Elective or Destination Geography I (TRGE101) or Destination Geography II (TRGE102)	3

* If one tests out of English Composition I, then any Speech, Literature, Journalism, or Foreign Language course may be substituted.
** Intermediate Algebra & Trigonometry (MATH112) or higher, except Technical Mathematics I (MATH141), Technical Mathematics II (MATH142)
# Suggested courses for Culinary Arts Elective or Business Elective: Small Business Organization & Management (BUSN125), Organizational Behavior (BUSN301), Table Service (CULA123), Introduction to Food Production (CULA141), Sanitation for Cert/Facilities Planning (CULA155)

This program awards the A.S. Degree upon completion of 20 courses and a minimum of 62 credits.
Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation (see Academic Information).

Marketing Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I (ENG101)*	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106) or Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Business Law I (BUSN201)	3	Principles of Marketing (BUSN120)	3
Introduction to Business (BUSN110)	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Science Elective	3/4	Sales (BUSN122)	3
Principles of Economics I (ECON201)	3	Principles of Retailing (BUSN124)	3
Business Elective	3	Managerial Communications (BUSN113)	3
Advertising (BUSN123)	3	General Elective	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	Organizational Behavior (BUSN301)	3

Supervisory Management Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I* (ENGL101)	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106) or Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Principles of Marketing (BUSN102)	3
Introduction to Business (BUSN110)	3	Principles of Management (BUSN112)	3
Business Law I (BUSN201)	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Science Elective	3/4	Human Resource Management (BUSN127)	3
Principles of Economics I (ECON201)	3	Managerial Communications (BUSN113)	3
Business Elective	3	Liberal Arts Elective	3
Small Business Organization and Management (BUSN125)	3	Organizational Behavior (BUSN301)	3
Liberal Arts Elective	3	General Elective	3

Business Administration Transfer

The Business Administration Transfer Program emphasizes the preparation of business students whose express intention is transferring to a four-year institution. The curriculum of this program is designed to provide the student with a strong foundation in the principles of business administration and liberal arts.

Transfer Option
Freshman Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
English Composition I (ENGL101)*	3	English Composition II (ENGL102)	3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)	4	Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106)	4
Mathematics Elective**	3	Lab Science Elective	4
Principles of Management (BUSN112) or General Elective	3	Business Law I (BUSN201)	3
Humanities Elective	3	Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)	3
Sophomore Year
Semester One	Credits	Semester Two	Credits
Principles of Economics I (ECON201)	3	Principles of Economics II (ECON202)	3
Lab Science Elective	4	Principles of Marketing (BUSN120)	3
Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)	4	Introduction to Statistics (MATH131)	3
Humanities Elective	3	Humanities Elective	3
Social Science Elective	3	General Elective	3

* If one tests out of English Composition I, then any Speech, Literature, Journalism, or Foreign Language course may be substituted.
** College Algebra (MATH203) or higher.

This program awards the A.S. Degree upon completion of a minimum of 22 courses and 65 credits.
Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation (see Academic Information).

Last Update: February 10, 2009

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