The Williamson College of Business Administration offers an Associate of Arts in Business Administration that incorporates some general education courses, the business tool courses, and some upper-level business courses. This degree is often pursued by individuals already in the workforce wanting to enhance their knowledge and skills in the field of business, often leading to promotion and/or salary increase. The courses taken in the Associate of Arts in Business Administration can all be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
An Associate degree in business can prepare students for some entry-level jobs in retail, office administration, bookkeeping, and trade work. The most common careers for individuals earning an AABA degree is in the area of office administration and support. Office administration assistants can be found in a wide array of organizations including corporations, small business centers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Students enrolled in the Associate of Arts in Business Administration have the opportunity to build their knowledge and leadership skills in their field through various student leadership organizations including the American Marketing Association, Advertising Club, Pi Sigma Epsilon, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Enactus, and the Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| Mathematics Grade of a "C" or higher | ||
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3-6 |
| or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| or MATH 1510 | College Algebra | |
| or MATH 1510C | College Algebra with Co-requisite Support | |
| or MATH 1552 | Applied Business Calculus | |
| or MATH 1571 | Calculus 1 | |
| ARTS & HUMANITIES (6 SH) | 6 | |
| GE: NATURAL SCIENCES (7 SH) Two courses required, one Science must include a lab | 7 | |
| GE: SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 SH) | ||
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics required for major | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics required for major | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE | ||
| ECON 1505 | Personal Financial Literacy Recommended | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal and Social Responsibilities of Business Recommended | 3 |
| BUSINESS TOOL COURSES | ||
| Business Tool courses must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit. | ||
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 1500 | Foundations of Business | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| BUS 2610 | Collaborating, Writing, & Presenting in Business | 3 |
| BUSINESS CORE COURSES | ||
| Upper level business courses must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit. | ||
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 60-65 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| BUS 1500 | Foundations of Business | 3 |
| ECON 1505 | Personal Financial Literacy GE Elective (Recommended) | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning (GE: Elective) or College Algebra or College Algebra with Co-requisite Support or Applied Business Calculus or Calculus 1 | 3-6 |
| Semester Hours | 13-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 2610 | Collaborating, Writing, & Presenting in Business | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting (GE: Arts & Humanities) | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal and Social Responsibilities of Business GE Elective (Recommended) | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| GE: Lab Science | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science | 3 | |
| GE Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 60-65 | |
The prerequisite for all upper-level business courses includes a minimum 2.5 overall GPA.