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Business Administration AS (BADM)

Degree Type: AS

Program Code: BADM

Hegis Code: 5004.00

This program is designed for students who wish to transfer to a baccalaureate business or economics curriculum. Its flexibility permits the students to work with their SUNY Adirondack advisors to adapt the program to the requirements of their intended transfer institution. At the transfer institution the students may specialize in areas such as accounting, business education, business management, economics, finance, marketing, and pre-law. Recommended high school preparation: Four years of mathematics.

Freshman Seminar Requirement

Freshman Experience

Choose one:

HRD 100College Learning: Theory and Practice

2
HRD 100ACollege Life Seminar

2
HRD 110First Year Seminar

1
Total Credit Hours:1-2

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II

Choose one:

ENG 102Academic Writing

3
ENG 103Writing in and about the Sciences

3
ENG 104Writing for Business and the Professions

3
ENG 105Writing in and about the Social Sciences

3
ENG 106Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts

3
ENG 107Language, Structure and Style

3
ENG 108Writing in and about Literature

3
ENG 109Elements of Creative Writing

3
ENG 110Elements of Technical Writing

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics Requirement

Choose one:

MAT 121Precalculus: Algebra

3
MAT 127Introductory Statistics with Probability

4
MAT 131Calculus I

4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) GNSC

3-4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

History Requirement

Choose one:

SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement GUSC

3
SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness GGLB

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Cultural Anthropology

ANT 101Cultural Anthropology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Additional Math or Science Requirement

Mathematics Requirement

Choose one:

MAT 108Mathematical Functions

3
MAT 110Mathematics of Finance

3
MAT 121Precalculus: Algebra

3
MAT 125Precalculus: Trigonometry

3
MAT 127Introductory Statistics with Probability

4
Total Credit Hours:3-4

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

BUS 102Principles of Management

3
BUS 103Principles of Marketing

3
ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics

3
CIS 125Office Productivity Software

3
BUS 146Financial Accounting

4
BUS 147Management Accounting

4
BUS 201Business Law I

3
BUS 202Business Law II

3
Total Credit Hours:29

Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives

SUNY Gen Ed Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective

SUNY Gen Ed Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:3

PHI 207: Recommended.

Electives

Business Electives

6 credits in any AGR, BUS, ECO, HOS course.

Total Credit Hours:6

BUS 165, BUS 261, or BUS 206: Recommended.

Recommended Sequence

First Semester

1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110

3 credits in ENG 101

3 credits in MAT 108, MAT 110, MAT 121, MAT 125 or MAT 127 (See Notes 1 and 2)

3 credits in ANT 101

3 credits in BUS 102 or BUS 103

Total Credit Hours:13-14

Second Semester

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement or SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness

3 credits in ENG 102, ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 106, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109 or ENG 110

3 credits in CIS 125

4 credits in BUS 146

3-4 credits in MAT 121, MAT 127 or MAT 131 (See Notes 2, 3)

Total Credit Hours:16-17

Third Semester

3 credits in BUS 201

3 credits in BUS 102 or BUS 103

3 credits in ECO 201

4 credits in BUS 147

3 credits in AGR, BUS, ECO or HOS (See Note 3)

Total Credit Hours:16

Fourth Semester

3 credits in BUS 202

3-4 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)

3 credits in ECO 202

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Liberal Arts and Sciences (PHI 207 rec.)

3 credits in AGR, BUS, ECO or HOS (See Note 3)

Total Credit Hours:15-16

Notes

  1. Students may need to take MAT 108 based upon their math placement scores. Students can use MAT 130 to meet degree MAT requirements.
  2. Students shall meet with their assigned advisor and discuss program requirements of the transfer institution in selecting their mathematics, liberal arts and sciences and elective coursework. This degree conforms to these SUNY Transfer Paths:

    BUSINESS MAT 131 is recommended, but required for junior status at most major SUNY Universities.

    ECONOMICS MAT 121 and MAT 125 are required; MAT 131 is recommended.

    HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT HOS 193 (Spring only) or HOS 265 (Fall only) shall be taken as elective credit

    SPORT MANAGEMENT See Individual Studies AS Sport Management concentration

  3. Business Electives include: BUS 165, BUS 261 and BUS 206

Total Credit Hours: 60