Applied Business Studies AOS
Program Highlights
- Program Type: Career
- Delivery: On-campus or online
- Personal Interests: Business and entrepreneurship
- Skill Building: Business and management skills, communication, and problem solving
- Career Options: Business ownership, technical skills and trades
- Program Code: HEGIS 5001
The Business Studies A.O.S. degree program is designed to allow students with pre-existing skills and/or credit to supplement those skills and prepare them for a variety of positions in business, management or entrepreneurship. The program is unique in that a student can transfer up to 20 credits hours of prior learning experience including professional elective credits earned during military service and beyond. The remainder of the program includes a variety of liberal arts and science courses, technology and business course to provide a solid business foundation. This degree is appropriate for students who are exiting the military, technical trade schools, information technology or vocational education who already possess the hard skills to start a business yet, need a business foundation to make their business successful.
Prepare for your future in business
As a graduate with an Applied Business Studies A.O.S. degree you will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the variety of businesses and the kind of opportunities currently available to you.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the marketing techniques that can be used to promote your business.
- Demonstrate an understanding of managing business finances along with the tools of business financial operations.
- Demonstrate the four functions of management and the importance within the context of the business.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic accounting procedures as they pertain to the business.
Contact Enrollment Services for Application and Admissions Information
[email protected]
(315) 786-2437, fax (315) 786-2349 or toll free (888) 435-6522
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday
Go beyond your associate's
This degree is intended to be a terminal degree program; however, transfer is possible to trade-oriented universities such as a B.B.A in Business at Alfred State University or B.B.A. in Management at S.U.N.Y. Canton.
Degree requirements for Applied Business Studies A.O.S.
Effective Fall 2020
| Accounting and Business Requirements (33 credit hours) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 100: Office Accounting or ACC 101: Accounting Principles 1 |
3 |
| BUS 104: Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 112: Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 121: Business Financial Operations | 3 |
| BUS 124: Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 127: Management Communications | 3 |
| BUS 131: Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 150: Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUS 152: Legal Issues for Small Businesses | 3 |
| BUS 230: Customer Service Relations | 3 |
| BUS 241: Principles of Selling | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Requirements (9 credit hours) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BUS 116: Applied Business Math or MTH 125: Intermediate Algebra or higher |
3 |
| ENG 100: College Composition or ENG 101: Research and Composition or Higher |
3 |
| STA 151: Public Speaking or STA 161: Interpersonal Communications |
3 |
| Elective Requirements (20 credit hours) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Business or PLC/PRO/PLA (Prior Learning Assessment) Electives1 | 20 |
Total Credit Hours 62
| Advising Notes: | |
|---|---|
| 1Students can either transfer credits in or have the option of choosing the following
Business or related electives: PLA (Prior Learning Assessment), PLC (Prior Learning
Credit), PRO 000 (Professional Elective Credit), ACC, BUS, CUL, ECO, HOS, HRM, OFC,
CIS. |
Program Contacts
Dawn Robinson
Assistant Professor of Business and Business Department Chair[email protected]
(315) 786-2486