Business Administration Professional Track, A.A.S. (Leading to B.S. at Ferris State University)

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(Code 12128)

The Business Administration Professional Track provides a degree completion program in Business Administration for students who have prior coursework containing a professional or occupational emphasis (i.e. Accounting, Digital Arts, Information Technology, Management, Marketing, and many others). The degree is designed to prepare individuals for the rapidly changing nature of the work environment in business, government and other nonprofit organizations. Building upon a core of business courses. The program features a tight sequence of major courses; however, the program also provides the flexibility to specialize in an area of interest for the student.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 52.0201], graduates should be able to:

demonstrate basic accounting principles.
explain the basic concepts of management.
explain legal issues in business.
explain basic economic concepts.
completed the requirements necessary for transfer.

Please Note:

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 90 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for this program.

General Education Requirements

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - Success Skills for the 21st Century 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, both required:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, one required:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:

Laboratory Sciences

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose two from different disciplines:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
ENVR 101 - Environmental Science (Lecture and Lab) 4 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:

Mathematics

The following courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications (MATH190 is also a Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course), two required:

MATH 104 - Intermediate Algebra 4 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:

Social Sciences

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, all required:

ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit:
ECON 216 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit:
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Cultural Literacy, three required (from more than one prefix) or choose two from list below and an additional course that satisfies FSU’s Cultural Enrichment Elective (students should see a counselor/advisor for help selecting the correct courses):

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 215 - Art History-Primitive to High Renaissance 3 Credit:
ARTS 216 - Art History-French Revolution to Contemporary 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit:
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:

Program Requirements

Students MUST complete any of MCC’s Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees. Students must complete 90 credits of coursework at MCC, including the courses listed below. Students should see a counselor/advisor to make sure they are following the most current requirements.

ACCT 115 - Principles of Accounting I 4 Credit:
ACCT 116 - Principles of Accounting II 4 Credit:
BUSN 260 - International Business 3 Credit:
MGMT 237 - Concepts of Management 3 Credit:
MRKT 233 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit:

Electives/Notes

Take additional general education elective credits as necessary to earn the 90 credit total.
Students receive 24 credits from their Professional Track Courses (i.e. major program requirements).
Students should meet with counselors/advisors from both MCC and FSU to ensure they are taking only required courses.

Transfer Disclosure:

Universities can change the transfer courses they accept without notifying MCC. Students are advised to contact the transfer university to verify transferability.