Parkland College

Business Administration

Program Code: BBUS AS

Associate in Science (A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 60 semester hours

Business administration programs include courses and majors in general business, accounting, finance, marketing, and management. The following recommendations apply to courses and programs in all of these fields. To transfer into a baccalaureate degree program in business administration as a junior, students need to complete a minimum of 60 semester credits.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete an A.S. degree prior to transfer. Since admission is competitive, completion of the recommended courses does not guarantee admission. Students should plan their transfer programs with a Parkland academic advisor or counselor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend.

Program Notes*
• MAT 124 and MAT 125 are prerequisites for MAT 128.
• MAT 124 is a prerequisite for MAT 143, MAT 145, and MAT 160.

Required General Education Core Courses (40-41 hours)

Communications (9)
   ENG 101 Composition I
   ENG 102 Composition II
   SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication



3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences electives (10)
   ECO 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
   ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics
   PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology


3
3
4

Humanities elective

3

Fine Arts elective

3

Humanities or Fine Arts elective
   One course from Hum or FA must fulfill the non-Western culture requirement.

3

Mathematics* (4-5)
   MAT 128 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
   or MAT 143 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences

4-5

Physical Sciences elective

4

Life Sciences elective

4
 

Required Business Core Courses (14 hours)

ACC 101 Financial Accounting

4

ACC 102 Managerial Accounting

3

CSC 105 Introduction to Computers

4

or CIS 200 Business Computer Systems

3

MAT 145* Linear Algebra for Business (UI transfer students)

4

or MAT 160* Statistics (all other students)

4
 

Other Required Transferable Business Courses (6 hours)

BUS 101 Introduction to Business or general elective

3

BUS 204 The Legal Environment of Business or BUS 205 Principles of Business Law

3

or General elective

        3

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

60-61

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