Programs-ASBA

Program Objectives

Upon completion of the program, the student should be able to:

Acquire the basic understanding of the business and management
Utilize quantitative and qualitative tools and methodologies to support business management and organizational decision making
Relate the economic, political, ethical, legal and regulatory contexts of organizational management policies
Develop communication skills
Match business administration problems and opportunities and formulate an action plan
Describe the information content of organizational processes and use information technology

Curriculum

Students may be admitted to the AS program after they have completed General Education courses or be enrolled, concurrently, in General Education courses, which must be completed prior to completion of the AS program, and with a minimum G.P.A. attained must be of 2.0 or better. General Education courses are designed to give each student a breadth of experience in various academic disciplines. These learning experiences provide an introductory base to different fields of study and discuss how each disciple conducts its research, thus adding to general knowledge. GE courses are offered at community/city colleges.

To meet the graduation unit requirements, students are required to complete 21 units in General Education Courses, 39 units in Business Core Courses.

The courses are listed below

General Education Course Required: 21 Semester Units

Category	Minimum Requirement	Example of Subject Area
English & Communication	2 courses or 6 semester units	College English *
		Communication
		Speech
Humanities and Fine Arts	2 courses or 6 semester units	History *
		Critical Thinking
		Foreign Languages
Mathematics	1 course or 3 semester units	College Algebra
		Statistics
		Calculus
Social and Behavioral Sciences	1 course or 3 semester units	Sociology
		Political Science
		Psychology
Natural and Physical Sciences	1 course or 3 semester units	Biology
		Chemistry
		General Physics
		Computer Science
		Physical Education

Business Core Courses Required: 39 Semester Units

Core Courses: 33 Semester Units
Course No.	Course Title	Total Contact Hours	Total Credit Hours
AT 2110	Financial Accounting	45	3
AT 2120	Managerial Accounting	45	3
BU 1000	Introduction to Business	45	3
BU 1001	Business Software	45	3
BU 1010	Management Information Systems	45	3
BU 2000	Management Theory and Practice	45	3
BU 2010	Business Communication	45	3
BU 2400	Business Statistics	45	3
EC 2410	Principles of Microeconomics	45	3
EC 2420	Principles of Macroeconomics	45	3
MK 2000	Principles of Marketing	45	3
	TOTAL	495	33

Electives Required: 6 Semester Units
Students are required to select two undergraduate courses coded 1000~3999 that are not listed above and obtain the Dean's approval prior to enrolling in the course.

Total Program Requiredment: 39 Semester Units

(With completion of 21 semester units or the equivalent in GE courses)

Graduation Requirements

Students must meet the following academic requirements prior to graduation:

completed 21 units in General Education Courses
completed 39 units in Business Core Courses
complied with the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements including meeting the minimum C.G.P.A.and pace of progress, and completing the program within the maximum program time frame (see the Academic Policy for detail)

Upon completing the academic requirements for graduation and fulfilling the financial obligation for the program, students will be awarded the Associate in Science, Business Administration degree.