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The Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Administration prepares graduates to begin or advance their careers in the business world. Core competencies are aligned with the New Mexico Collegiate Business Articulation Consortium (NMCBAC) with a wide range of interests including accounting, business, finance, information systems, management, and marketing. If the primary goal is to transfer, the student must learn in advance of the particular requirements of the intended school or university. This program can be completed online.

Degree Requirements

The follow degree requirements are for the 2023-2024 Catalog. For other catalogs, please see Catalogs

Minimum of 60 Credit Hours

General Education Core (17 credit hours)
Area I. Communications (3 credit hours)
COMM1130 Public Speaking 3
COMM2120 Interpersonal Communication 3
ENGL1110 Composition I 3
Area II. Mathematics (4 credit hours)
MATH1220 College Algebra 4
Area III. Laboratory Science (4 credit hours)
Area IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)
Area V. Flex (3 credit hours)
BCIS1110 Intro to Information Systems 3

Concentration Requirements (34 credit hours)
ACCT2110 Principles of Accounting I 4
ACCT2120 Principles of Accounting II 4
BFIN2110 Introduction of Finance 3
BUS153 Entrepreneurship I 3
BUS295 Business Capstone 1
BUSA1110 Introduction to Business 3
ECON2110 Macroeconomic Principles 3
ECON2120 Microeconomics Principles 3
MGMT2110 Principles of Management 3
MGMT218 Prncpls of Small Business Mngmnt 4
MKTG2110 Principles of Marketing 3

Approved Electives (9 credit hours)
ACCT2130 Intro to Intermediate Accounting 4
ACCT218 QuickBooks 4
BUS102 Quantitative Methods in Business 3
BUS205 Business Admin. Internship 3
CSA208 Microsoft Access 3
CSA217 Microsoft Excel 3
CSA233 Desktop Publishing 4
CSA242 Web Design 3
MGMT209 Human Resource Management 4
MGMT211 Business Ethics 3
MKT203 E-commerce 3