Business Administration (Transfer)

Application Code: 
0671
Degree Received: 
Associate in Science (AS)
Academic Department: 
Business Department
Description: 

The business administration (transfer) program primarily prepares students to continue their formal education in the business field in a four-year program. The program combines the foundations necessary for business administration with equal emphasis on university parallel courses in liberal arts and sciences.

A laptop computer is recommended, but not required, for students entering the business administration (transfer) program.

Entrance Requirements & Recommendations: 
  • Math A (algebra) required
  • Math B (geometry and trigonometry) recommended
Features & Facilities: 
  • Designed for students interested in combining a strong foundation in business management and general education courses.
  • Excellent computer labs and student oriented faculty.
Articulation Agreements: 

Articulation agreements exist with many quality four-year institutions including Alfred University, SUNY Oswego, Hilbert College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Canisius College, Niagara University, SUNY Brockport, and others. Transfer to other colleges and universities that are not under articulation is very common. Approximately 80 percent of graduates of this program transfer to an upper-division program, either at Alfred State or elsewhere.

Career Opportunities: 

Graduates in this program leave Alfred State with a broad business knowledge which enables them to assume responsibilities as first-line supervisors in business or the public sector. In addition to opportunities in banks, manufacturing concerns, retail organizations, as well as hospitals and other not-for-profit agencies, many graduates choose to continue their education for an advanced degree by seamlessly transferring into our own bachelor of business administration degree program or to another four-year college.

Employment and transfer rate of 100 percent - 14 percent are employed; 86 percent transferred to continue their education.

Transfer Opportunities: 

Students may transfer directly into one of our own BBA degree programs or to another college. Although not limited to these schools, common transfer institutions include: Alfred University, St. Bonaventure University, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, SUNY at Albany, University at Buffalo, SUNY College at Brockport, SUNY College at Fredonia, SUNY College at Geneseo, SUNY College at Oneonta, SUNY College at Oswego, SUNY at Binghamton, Cornell University, Canisius College, Niagara University, and Hilbert College.

Typical Semester Layout: 

Most students are in a classroom setting 15-18 hours per week for formal instruction. Most courses required of business administration (transfer) majors are three credit hours, which equates to three-four hours a week in a classroom/lab and six-eight hours a week of outside reading and project assignments. Students are assigned a faculty adviser specific to their program, who works individually with him/her to set up schedules and choose appropriate electives.

First Semester credits
ACCT 1124 Financial Accounting 4
COMP 1503 Freshman Composition 3
CISY 1103 Information Technology Mgmt.
3
MATH xxx3 Stats I Prerequisite
OR Statistics I
3
MKTG 2073 Principles of Marketing 3
      16
Second Semester credits
ACCT 2224 Managerial Accounting 4
BUAD 2033 Bus Communications 3

xxx3 Humanities Gen Ed Elective 3
CISY xxx3 Computer Elective 3
MATH xxx3 Statistics I OR Statistics II
3
  xxx3 Gen Education Elective 3
      19
Third Semester credits
BUAD 3153 Fundamentals of Mgt 3
BUAD 3043 Business Law I 3
BUAD 4203 Intro Personal Fin Plan’g 3
ECON 1013 Macroeconomics 3
  xxx3
Natural Science Elective
3
      15
Fourth Semester credits
ECON
2023 Macroeconomics 3
PLSC
1053
International Relations 3
BUAD 4053
Business Law II
3
  xxx3 Business Elective 3
  xxx3 Liberal Arts Elective 3
      15

Also required: One unit of Physical Education.

Employment and Transfer Report
Employment and Transfer Rate: 
100%
Employment and Transfer Survey Details: 
Survey Details200620072008
Receiving Degrees 15
9 18
Responding to Survey 4 (27%) 7 (78%) 15 (83%)
Employed 2 (50%) 2 (29%) 2 (13%)
Employed in Field 2 (100%) 2 (100%) 2 (100%)
Transfered 2 (50%) 5 (71%) 13 (87%)
Unemployed & Seeking Employment -- -- --
Unemployed & Not Seeking Employment -- -- --