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.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

Take both of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Courses:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 credit
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 credit

Oral Communication

Take the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Course:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 credit

Laboratory Sciences

Take two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Courses (with different prefixes):

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
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 credit
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 credit

Mathematics

Take both of the following required courses:

MATH 104 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credit
MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 credit

Social Sciences

Take all of the following courses:

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

Humanities & Fine Arts

Take three of the following courses (from more than one prefix). Choose three from list below, 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).

ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 credit
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 credit
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 credit
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 credit
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 credit
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 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. MCC Associate of Applied Science degree program requirements).
Students should meet with counselors/advisors from both MCC and FSU to ensure they are taking only required courses.