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Business Administration, AAS Degree


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Offered at ECC & MCC (Codes: EVBSA & MVBSA)

The Business Administration program is designed to prepare students who wish to fully explore the field of business. The program is also designed to prepare students who plan to seek employment in sales, management training, small business operations, or a related field. It represents a program of business education for the student who may not continue in a four-year college or university.

Plan of Study


General Education


Communications - Credit Hours: 9


(courses approved for AA)

Humanities - Credit Hours: 6


(courses approved for AA)

Social/Behavioral Science - Credit Hours: 3


(courses approved for AA)

Lab Science - Credit Hours: 4


(courses approved for AA)

Total Credit Hours: 31


Total Credit Hours: 30


Total Credit Hours: 3


Total Required Hours: 64


Courses Approved for AA




Communications - 9 Credit Hours


Humanities - 9 Credit Hours


No more than 6 credits from one prefix. LIT courses not on this list will satisfy this requirement and transfer to all three Iowa Regent Universities as Humanities electives.

Math and Science - 10 Credit Hours


Must include at least one math and one lab science course

Computer Education - 3 Credit Hours


Physical Education - 2 Credit Hours


Student Development - 1 Credit Hour


Electives - 21 Credit Hours


All transfer courses may be used here including courses listed above (if additional are taken beyond requirements). Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree.

A maximum of 16 hours of vocational-technical credits may apply toward elective credit with a maximum of 9 of the 16 being independent projects or experimental courses. No more than 6 activity credits (those having prefixes of PEA, MUA, and some MUS courses) may be applied to elective credits.

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