Business Administration, A.S.
The Business Department offers a non-transfer Associate degree in Business Administration structured around a set of core courses enabling students to develop a general business perspective and skills. The program offers students the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the changing global and domestic business environment and to prepare students for success in their professional careers. The 18 units in the major plus all MSJC General Education Option A requirements (for a total of 60 units) is required to earn a non-transfer Associate in Science degree in Business Administration.
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MSJC General Education Option A
| Fall Semester 1 | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| BADM-103 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ENGL-101 | College Composition (formerly Freshman Composition) | 4 |
| ART-104 | World Art | 3 |
| CSCR-100 | College Success and Career Readiness | 3 |
| COMM-100 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester 1 | ||
| ACCT-124 | Financial Accounting - Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ECON-201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PS-101 | Introduction to American Government and Politics | 3 |
| MGT-500 | Introduction to Management (formerly MGT-103) | 3 |
| MATH-140 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fall Semester 2 | ||
| ACCT-125 | Managerial Accounting - Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BADM-104 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ECON-202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENVS-100 | Humans and Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| MGT-520 | Principles of Marketing Management (formerly MGT-205) | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester 2 | ||
| BADM-201 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT-760 | Elements of Supervision | 3 |
| BADM-530 | Small Business Entrepreneurship (formerly BADM-150) | 3 |
| PHIL-105 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| MGT-505 | Organizational Behavior (formerly MGT-108) | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 61 | |
Note: AREA G (Math Competency) can be demonstrated by a high school math course at or above the level of Algebra 2 with a grade of C or better.
An Associate Degree in this program requires students to follow MSJC's General Education, Option A and complete all general education areas, all major requirements, and complete an overall total of 60 degree applicable units with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MSJC General Education Option A | 24 | |
| Required Business Administration Courses | 15 | |
| Business Administration Electives | 3 | |
| Electives (as needed to reach 60 units) | ||
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT-124 | Financial Accounting - Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| or ACCT-124H | Honors Financial Accounting - Principles of Accounting I | |
| ECON-201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECON-201H | Honors Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Business | ||
or BADM-103H | Honors Introduction to Business | |
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Introduction to Management (formerly MGT-103) | ||
| Principles of Marketing Management (formerly MGT-205) | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Managerial Accounting - Principles of Accounting II | ||
or ACCT-125H | Honors Managerial Accounting - Principles of Accounting II | |
| Federal Income Tax Accounting (formerly ACCT-128) | ||
| Business Communications | ||
or BADM-104H | Honors Business Communications | |
| Small Business Entrepreneurship (formerly BADM-150) | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or ECON-202H | Honors Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
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