This Business Administration degree is designed to provide understanding of the technical aspects of the area of Business Administration. This degree is career-oriented and allows direct entry into the business community. A basic knowledge of the business organization and procedures (accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing), a general education background enables employment in management, real estate, banking, sales, human resource management, and other areas of business administration.
Recommended Program Sequence
| Department/Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
| First Year - First Semester | ||
| AC 111 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BU 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| CS 116 | Word Processing Concepts | 2 |
| CS 118 | Spread Sheet Concepts | 2 |
| EN 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| SP 103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| OR 110 | Introduction to College | 1 |
| Total Hours: 17 | ||
| First Year - Second Semester | ||
| AC 112 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BU 115 | Business Calculations | |
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| MT 123 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| BU 205 | Communications in Business | 3 |
| EN 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| PY 201 | General Psychology | |
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| SO 200 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total Hours: 15 | ||
| Second Year - First Semester | ||
| BU 207 | Business Law | 3 |
| BU 230 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| EC 241 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| FN 231 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MG 260 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MK 270 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total Hours: 18 | ||
| Second Year - Second Semester | ||
| BU 291 | Business Administration Internship | 3 |
| EC 242 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
MG 261 |
Human Resource Management | 3 |
| *Restricted Elective | 9 | |
| Total Hours 18 | ||
| Total Program Hours: 68 |
Note: Any course that is not used as a requirement from AC, BU, CS, EC, FN, MG, MK, or OA may be used to fulfill the Business Program restricted elective for each business program.
The Business Administration Associate in Applied Science Degree provide opportunities for students who may want to focus on a specific area of emphasis in Entrepreneurship, Health Care Management, Hospitality Management, or Marketing. The suggested courses (based upon the student's career objective) for each of these areas of emphasis are:
| Department/Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
| AC 249 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MG 262 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| *Elective | ||
| * Any Course that is no used as a requirement from AC, BU, EC, FN, MG, MK, or OA may be used to fulfill the Elective requirement for any Business Program Elective. | ||
If a student wishes to continue into a four-year degree program, 2+2 agreements are in place with several institutions: Concord University (last two years there), Franklin University (on-line), West Virginia State University (part of last two years of courses will be taught at Southern with travel to State's campus for the remaining, and Midway. Please consult with faculty advisor for addition specific information