Provides skills in accounting, ethics, finance, law, management, management information systems, and marketing which are needed to succeed in businesses from sole proprietorships through global corporations. This degree will prepare you to enter a variety of positions in business or continue on to a bachelor’s degree program. This program may be taken completely online and/or in an accelerated format. It’s also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of all courses in the program, students will be able to:
- demonstrate both accounting and finance concepts as applied to the sound fiscal management of a business enterprise
- demonstrate various micro- and macroeconomic principles and their influence on the organizational decision-making process
- demonstrate marketing’s role in the development of a successful business strategy
- demonstrate the impact of leadership, employee behavior and organizational culture in attaining organizational goals and objectives
- demonstrate both the ethical and legal implications of managerial decisions and the effect of those decisions on organizational stakeholders
- demonstrate group dynamics and the benefits of a team-based approach in business
- demonstrate the impact and uses of technology in the 21st century business environment
- demonstrate the integration of knowledge and apply learned skills for real-world business decision making
- demonstrate Tunxis’ General Education Abilities as they apply to the business professions
Program Coordinator: Tatiana Machado
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Credits |
| ACC*113 | Principles of Financial Accounting (a) | 3 |
| BMK*201 | Principles of Marketing (a) | 3 |
| CSS-101 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| ENG*101 | Composition (a) | 3 |
| Fine Arts Elective (from ART*, COM*154, DGA*, GRA*, NMC*, MUS*, THR*) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| BBG*115 | Business Software Applications (a) or | |
| ACC*123 | Accounting Software Applications (a) or | |
| CST*201 | Introduction to Management Information Systems (a) | 3 |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACC*117 | Principles of Managerial Accounting (a) | 3 |
| ECN*101 | Principles of Macroeconomics (a) | 3 |
| ECN*102 | Principles of Microeconomics (a) | 3 |
| Select two of the following courses: | ||
| COM*173 | Public Speaking (a) or | |
| ENG*103 | Composition II (a) ‡ or | |
| ENG*106 | Writing for Business (a) | 6 |
| Third Semester | ||
| BBG*231 | Business Law I (a) | 3 |
| BBG*240 | Business Ethics (a) | 3 |
| Directed Elective (b) | 3 | |
| Fine Arts Elective (from ART*, COM*154, COM*167, DGA*, GRA*, NMC*, MUS*, THR*) | 3 | |
| Science Elective (c) (from AST*, BIO*, CHE*, EAS*, EVS*, MET*, OCE*, PHY*) | 3-4 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BFN*201 | Principles of Finance (a) | 3 |
| MAT*165 | Elementary Statistics with Computer Applications (a) | 4 |
| Directed Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| BMG*202 | Principles of Management (a) or | |
| BMG*210 | Organizational Behavior (a) | 3 |
| Select one of the following options | ||
| BMG*292 | Business Practicum (a) or | |
| BBG*290 | Business Programs Capstone (a) and | |
| Directed Elective (b) | 3-4 | |
| Total | ||
| 61-63 | ||
(a) Prerequisite and/or co-requisite required.
(b) To be selected in consultation with Business Administration faculty advisor.
(c) Students intending to transfer to a four-year program should take a 4-credit lab science. UCONN Business & Technology
Transfer Pathway program students should select one of the following courses: Human Biology (BIO*115), General Biology I
(BIO*121), Concepts of Chemistry I (CHE*111), General Chemistry I (CHE*121), or Introductory Physics (PHY*110).
‡ NOTE: Students planning on transferring to a bachelor’s degree program should take Composition II as one of their selections.
Business Administration (A.S. Degree) Program Abilities:
Upon successful completion of all courses in the program, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate both accounting and finance concepts as applied to the sound fiscal management of a business enterprise
2. demonstrate various micro- and macroeconomic principles and their influence on the organizational decision-making process
3. demonstrate marketing’s role in the development of a successful business strategy
4. demonstrate the impact of leadership, employee behavior and organizational culture in attaining organizational goals and objectives
5. demonstrate both the ethical and legal implications of managerial decisions and the effect of those decisions on organizational stakeholders
6. demonstrate group dynamics and the benefits of a team-based approach in business
7. demonstrate the impact and uses of technology in the 21st century business environment
8. demonstrate the integration of knowledge and apply learned skills for real-world business decision making
9. demonstrate Tunxis’ General Education Abilities as they apply to the business professions
STUDENTS: The Community Colleges are undergoing a merger with a plan to become Connecticut State Community College in fall 2023; please work closely with your advisor/program coordinator to select your courses accordingly. Get more details about this merger.