Purpose:
With the rapid development of business and industry in Virginia, there is
a great demand for qualified personnel in business administration to provide
leadership for this economic growth. The associate of science degree with
a major in Business Administration is designed for persons who plan to transfer
to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree
program in business administration.
Admission Requirements: General
college curricular admission
Program Notes: The following
high school units are strongly recommended: four units of English, three
units of college preparatory mathematics, and one unit of laboratory science.
This curriculum requires courses in mathematics, natural sciences, social
sciences, and health and physical education, in addition to principles of
economics and accounting, which are usually required in the first two years
of a baccalaureate business administration curriculum. With the assistance
of their advisor, students are urged to acquaint themselves with the requirements
of the major department in the institution to which transfer is contemplated.
Students are advised to complete the AS degree at the community college,
choosing courses that satisfy the mathematics, laboratory science and elective
requirements of the four-year college as well as the AS degree. If students
contemplate transferring to an out-of-state college, they should also make
contact with the four-year college and consult that college’s catalog before
deciding which courses to take.
Computer Competency Requirement:
Students in this program will meet the college’s computer competency requirement
by successfully completing
ITE 115.
Students can also meet this requirement by passing the college’s computer
competency exam, administered in the testing centers on each campus, in
which case they will receive college credit for
ITE 115.
Students not passing the computer competency exam may retake the exam only
once.
Total Minimum Credits
for AS Degree in Business Administration
62
1Students transferring to Virginia
Commonwealth University are required to complete a semester
of pre-calculus and a semester of calculus. If transferring
to another university, students should see the program head for substitution
of an appropriate math course.
2
A
list of approved general education electives
(humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences,
mathematics, science, and wellness) is provided in the
General Education section of the catalog under Curriculum
Planning and Design.
Students planning to
transfer must take two semesters of laboratory sciences.
3Students
planning to transfer to Virginia Commonwealth University must
take
CST 100
or ENG 210 to satisfy this approved elective.
Students planning to transfer to institutions other than VCU
may also select from the
list of approved general education electives
(humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences,
mathematics, science, and wellness) that is provided in the
General Education section of the catalog under Curriculum
Planning and Design.
4In addition to the economics requirements,
students are advised to complete a full year of social
science or humanities (see footnote 2 above) if required by
the four-year college or university to which they plan to
transfer. The business programs of the following senior
institutions require
MTH 240: College of William and Mary, Radford
University, University of Richmond, and University of
Virginia. If majoring in accounting at VCU, students should
take
PLS 211-212. If majoring in Information Systems at
VCU, students should take an additional math course at JSRCC:
MTH 286, Discrete Mathematics, or
MTH 287, Mathematical Structures. Students should take
either after MTH 270.
