Business Administration

The curriculum presented here applies to students who started the major in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. If you enrolled as a matriculant prior to that, please see the College Catalog for the year you started the major as a matriculant for the curriculum requirements that apply to you.

Consultation with the Program Advisor is required.

Upon successful completion of the Business Administration degree program requirements, graduates will:

1. explain the fundamental concepts and techniques to account for business transactions

2. prepare and interpret financial statements

3. identify the major economic systems and identify the ways to measure economic performance

4. explain how civil law applies to two primary aspects of private enterprise: the laws of contracts and torts

5. explain the interrelationship between productivity and organizational variables

6. describe the techniques of effective advertising

7. identify and apply the elements of the marketing mix and their relationship to environmental variables

8. describe the differences in the major business ownership formats, including e-business

9. perform tasks using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access)

10. distinguish between the roles and responsibilities between employers and employees in the workplace

11. explain the function of financial markets and financial intermediaries in the economy

12. apply the techniques of business communication including written presentations

13. explain the function of financial markets and financial intermediaries in the economy