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This program is designed for students planning to pursue a higher-level degree in business administration. It offers key introductory courses within the field of business management. The program includes a thirty-nine credit-hour component of general education/liberal arts courses. FNU awards an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration upon graduation.
Program type
Associate
Credit Hours
61 hours
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Student Achievement Data
| Business Division 2021-2023 Student Achievement – Graduation based on 1.5 completion time. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business Academic Programs | Goal | Actual | % | Goal | Actual | % | Goal | Actual | % |
| Accounting, Associate of Arts | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Business Administration, Associate of Arts | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 |
| Accounting, Bachelor in Science | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Business Administration, Bachelor in Science | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 9 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Master of Business Administration | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 24 | 21 | 87.5 |
| 2023 Performance Expectations for Student Achievement | Business Administration, Associate of Arts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and IT Student Achievement Measures | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Retention | 34% | 27% | 57% |
| Job placement rates | 75% | 86% | 82% |
| Acceptance into graduate programs | 10% | 19% | 47% |
* No graduated students during the period
** No graduates pursuing graduate levels
General Education
(39 Credits)
| Student Life Skills (1 Credit) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
SLS 1501 |
College Study Skills |
1 |
| English and Communications (9 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ENC 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
|
ENC 1102 |
English Composition II |
3 |
|
SPC 1017 |
Fundamentals of Oral Communications |
3 |
| Humanities (6 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Any Two Humanities Courses |
6 |
| Social Science (6 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ECO 2013 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
|
|
Any Social Science Course |
3 |
| Natural Science (7 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Any Two Natural Science Courses Including One Lab |
7 |
| Mathematics (7 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
MAC 1105 |
College Algebra I |
3 |
|
STA 2014 |
Introduction to Statistics |
4 |
| Information Literacy (3 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
CGS 1030 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
3 |
Core Requirements
(22 Credits)
| Courses | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ACG 2003 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
|
ACG 2003L |
Principles of Accounting I Lab |
1 |
|
BUL 2131 |
Business Law |
3 |
|
BUS 2505 |
End of Program Assessment |
|
|
CGS 2511 |
Spreadsheet Applications For Business |
3 |
|
ECO 2023 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
|
GEB 2430 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
3 |
|
MAR 1011 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
|
MAN 2021 |
Principles of Business Management |
3 |
An Associate of Arts program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.
