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2018-2019 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Business Administration, ABA

(DABA1)

Minimum Credits: 60

Contact Hours: 63-68

The Associate in Business Administration degree is designed for students who plan to eventually complete a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field. Some of the majors pursued by students following this program include Accounting, Advertising, Economics, Finance, General Business, Marketing, Personnel/Industrial Relations, and Public Administration. Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university must consult with their advisor and carefully study the requirements of the four-year institution from which they intend to secure a bachelor’s degree. Appropriate course substitutions may be made upon the recommendation of a student’s advisor and with approval of the appropriate dean. Substitutions are only made in accordance with the specific requirements of the baccalaureate degree-granting institution to which the student intends to transfer.

DABA1 General Education Requirements: 32-36 credits

Communication

ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.
ENG 10403 English Composition II 3 cr.
or SPE 10500 Fund of Speech 3 cr.
or SPE 11400 Intro to Interpersonal/Public Comm 3 cr.

Humanities

Select two humanities courses from the following list. Courses must come from two different disciplines.

Art:
ART 10000 Art History I 3 cr.
ART 10103 Art History II 3 cr.
ART 11700 Art Appreciation 3 cr.
English/Literature:
ENG 21400 Intro to Literature 3 cr.
ENG 22500 Contemporary Literature 3 cr.
ENG 22800 Mythology 3 cr.
ENG 23300 British Literature I 3 cr.
History:
HIS 10500 History of World Societies to 1500 3 cr.
HIS 20100 United States History to 1865 3 cr.
HIS 20200 United States History Since 1865 3 cr.
HIS 20300 Michigan History 3 cr.
HIS 20400 The American Civil War 3 cr.
Humanities:
HUM 20500 The Individual and Society 3 cr.
Languages:
SPN 11000 Spanish I 4 cr.
Other language classes are not currently offered, but can be accepted as transfer credit.
Music:
MUS 10100 Music History & Appreciation 3 cr.
MUS 12300 Jazz History & Appreciation 3 cr.
MUS 12500 World Music 3 cr.
Philosophy:
PHL 21000 Introduction to Ethics 3 cr.

Mathematics

MTH 12500 Quantitative Literacy 4 cr. or higher

Science

Choose two courses from two different disciplines. (A course and its corresponding lab count as one course.)

At least one course must include a lab.

Astronomy:
AST 10200 Exploration of Astronomy 3 cr. This course may be taken with or without the corresponding lab (AST 10300 Observational Astronomy).
AST 10300 Observational Astronomy 1 cr.
Biology:
BIO 10100 General Biology 4 cr.
BIO 10700 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr.
BIO 20000 Fundamentals of Nutrition 3 cr. This course does not have a lab component.
BIO 20100 General Zoology 4 cr.
BIO 21000 Microbiology 4 cr.
BIO 25000 Human Anatomy 4 cr.
BIO 25100 Human Physiology 4 cr.
Chemistry:
CHE 10000 Chemical Science 4 cr.
CHE 10101 Gen Chemistry I 4 cr. & CHE 10102 Gen Chemistry Lab I 1.5 cr.
CHE 10201 General Chemistry II 4 cr. & CHE 10202 General Chemistry II Lab 1.5 cr.
Geology:
GEL 10500 Physical Geology 4 cr.
GEL 23000 Prehistoric Life 4 cr.
Physical Science/Physics:
PHY 10501 Physical Science 3 cr. & PHY 10502 Physical Science Lab 1 cr.
PHY 11000 General Physics 4 cr.

Social Science

ECO 20100 Prin of Economics-MACRO 3 cr.
Select one additional Social Science course from the following:
Geography:
GEO 10000 World Geography 4 cr.
Political Science:
POL 10100 Intro to American Government 3 cr.
Psychology:
PSY 10100 Intro to Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 20200 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 24000 Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 26001 Human Sexuality 3 cr.
Sociology:
SOC 10100 Intro to Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 23500 Racial, Cultural & Ethnic Diversity 3 cr.

DABA1 Program Requirements: 30 credits

ACC 12100 Accounting Principles I 4 cr.
BUS 10100 Intro to Business 3 cr.
BUS 21000 Principles of Management 3 cr.
BUS 21500 Business Law 3 cr.
PROGRAM ELECTIVES

Choose from the following until 60 credits are earned (approximately 17 credits):
ACC 12200 Accounting Principles II 4 cr.
ACC 20500 Cost Accounting 3 cr.
BUS 23500 Project Management 3 cr.
BUS 24500 Human Resource Management 3 cr.
BUS 29900 Internship in Business, Marketing or Accounting 3 cr.
CIS 21000 Internet & Web Page Development 3 cr. *
CIS 21500 Web Animation & Multimedia 3 cr. *
CIS 22400 UNIX 2 cr. *
CIS 22500 Microsoft Excel 3 cr. *
CIS 22900 Microsoft Word 3 cr.
CIS 23501 Microsoft Access 3 cr. *
CIS 27001 Programming I 3 cr. *
CIS 27101 Programming II 4 cr.
ECO 20200 Prin of Economics-MICRO 3 cr.
FIN 20000 Principles of Finance 3 cr.
MKT 20000 Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
MKT 20200 Digital Marketing 3 cr.
MKT 20400 Advertising 3 cr.
MTH 20600 Application in Statistics 4 cr.
* denotes that CIS 10500 is a prerequisite

Minimum Total Credits: 60

Suggested sequencing of courses:

Year 1 (Fall) 16-17 credits

ACC 12100 Accounting Principles I 4 cr.
BUS 10100 Intro to Business 3 cr.
ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.
Humanities course 3 cr.
Approved elective 3-4 cr.

Year 1 (Winter) 15-17 credits

BUS 21000 Principles of Management 3 cr.
ENG 10403 English Composition II 3 cr. or a Speech class 3 cr.
Humanities course 3 cr.
Science course 3-4 cr.
Approved elective 3-4 cr.

Year 2 (Fall) 15-18 credits

BUS 21500 Business Law 3 cr.
ECO 20100 Prin of Economics-MACRO 3 cr.
Social science course 3-4 cr.
Approved electives 6-8 cr.

Year 2 (Winter) 14-17 credits

MTH 12500 Quantitative Literacy 4 cr. or higher
Science course 4-5 cr.
Approved electives 6-8 cr.

Note

Students should seek additional information and/or advising from their academic advisor.

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