College Catalog 2026-2027

Applied Business Information and Analytics AAS (ABIA)

Freshman Seminar Requirement

Freshman Experience

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HRD 100College Learning: Theory and Practice

2

HRD 100ACollege Life Seminar

2

HRD 110First Year Seminar

1

General Education Requirements

Introduction to College Writing

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENG 101Introduction to College Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Writing II

Choose one:

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
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:

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MAT 110Mathematics of Finance

3

MAT 127Introductory Statistics with Probability

4

Total Credit Hours:3-4

SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) GNSC

3-4

Total Credit Hours:3-4

SUNY Gen Ed Social Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed Social Sciences GSSC

3

SUNY Gen Ed Diversity Equity Inclusion and Social Justice

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice GDVR

3

Program Core Requirements

Program Core

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
CIS 125Office Productivity Software

3

CIS 126Advanced PC Applications

3

CIS 135Network Security I

3

BUS 102Principles of Management

3

BUS 103Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 124Artificial Intelligence for Business, Work & Society

3

BUS 125Introduction to Project Management

3

BUS 126Business Data Analytics

3

BUS 203Social Media, Advertising and Promotion

3

Total Credit Hours:27

Writing for the Media or Public Speaking

Choose one:
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
COM 201Introduction to Media Writing

3

SPH 111Introduction to Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Digital Media Electives

Choose two:
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ART 123Typography and Layout

3

ART 150Motion Graphics

3

ART 151Web Design I

3

COM 181Video Editing

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Electives

BUS or CIS Elective

6 credits in any BUS or CIS course.
BUS 178 Business Internship recommended.

Recommended Sequence

First Semester

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

3 credits in ENG 101

3-4 credits in MAT 110 or MAT 127

3 credits in CIS 125 

3 credits in BUS 124

3 credits in BUS 102

Second Semester

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 SUNY Gen Ed Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

3 credits in CIS 135

3 credits in BUS 125

3 credits in BUS 103

Third Semester

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Natural Science

3 credits in COM 201 or SPH 111

3 credits in CIS 126 

4 credits in BUS Elective (See Note 1)

3 credits in Digital Media Elective 

 

Fourth Semester

3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Social Science
3 credits in BUS 203

3 credits in BUS 126

3 credits in BUS Elective (See Note 1)

3 credits in  Digital Media Elective

 
 1. Students should select electives after consultation with their advisor about their intended career direction.

Total Credit Hours: 61