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BBA Degree – Code #0280

BBA Degree - Accelerated - 3 year - Code #2602

Mark Bloxsom, Program Coordinator
Email address: bloxsomj@alfredstate.edu 

IACBE logo AccreditedWhether you’re interested in the management, administrative, or technical side of modern business, our degree programs will prepare you with the hands-on courses and real-world skills necessary to succeed in this ever-evolving field. Our business administration BBA offers you preparation for positions of leadership and responsibility in business and industry, governmental and not-for-profit organizations, and graduate study. Students develop important analytical and critical thinking skills necessary for success in today’s business environment.

Advantages

  • Prepares graduates for the rapid pace of technological advancement and an increasingly global society by emphasizing managerial and technical skills and the ability to stay abreast in the dynamic field of business in today’s economy.
  • The BBA degree in business administration is designed to allow students to enter as freshmen or to transfer in after earning their AAS or AS business degree.
  • An accelerated three-year option exists for highly motivated and academically talented students.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate technical competence in domestic and global environments within the principle functional areas of business.
  • Analyze business problems and devise solutions using critical thinking, decision-making processes, and decision-support tools.
  • Formulate a strategic plan using effective teamwork while integrating the major functional areas of business and innovation.
  • Evaluate software, technology, and information systems in regards to business operations.
  • Identify comprehensive business issues and communicate findings and solutions.
  • Identify the strategic management environment in relation to the current financial, legal, economic, and social environments.
  • Analyze the role of ethics, government regulations, and legalities in management processes.

Occupational Opportunities

  • Administrative services manager
  • Business managers of artists/athletes
  • Business operations specialist
  • Financial analysts/managers/specialists
  • General and operations managers
  • Human resource specialist
  • Loan counselors/officers
  • Management analysts
  • Marketing managers
  • Sales managers

Employment Statistics

Employment and continuing education rate of 95 percent – 65 percent are employed; 30 percent continued their education.

Related Programs

Entrance Requirements/recommendations

Required: Algebra, Geometry

Recommended: Algebra 2

Office of Accessibility Services

Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at oas@alfredstate.edu  or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.

Required Equipment

A tier 1 laptop computer is required for students entering this degree program. Laptop specifications are available at www.alfredstate.edu/required-laptops

Business Administration - BBA Degree

TYPICAL EIGHT-SEMESTER PROGRAM

First

XXXX xxx3 Gen Ed Elective 3
CISY xxx3 Info Tech. Elective 3
MKTG 2073 Principles of Marketing 3
MATH xxx3 Math Elective 3
COMP 1503 Writing Studies 3
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Second

XXXX xxx3 Gen Ed Natural Science Elective 3
XXXX xxx2 Gen Ed Literature Elective 3
GLST 2113 Global & Diverse Perspectives 3
MATH xxx3 Stats I or Stats Methods (or higher) 3
BUAD 2033 Business Communication 3
      15

Third

BUAD 3153 Fundamentals of Management 3
BUAD 3043 Business Law I 3
ECON 1013 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ACCT 1124 Financial Accounting 4
BUAD 4203 Intro Personal Financial Plan 3
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Fourth

XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective 3
ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ACCT 2224 Managerial Accounting 4
BUAD 4053 Business Law II 3
SPCH 1083 Public Speaking 3
    OR  
SPCH xxx3 Approved GE Equivalent 3
      16

Fifth

BUAD 5013 Principles of Leadership 3
BUAD 5003 Management Communications 3
BUAD 7033 Operations Management 3
XXXX  xxx3 Open Elective 3
XXXX  xxx3 Open Elective 3
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Sixth

BUAD 7273 Organizational Behavior 3
BUAD 6113 Strategic & Creative Prob Solv 3
BUAD 5023 Human Resource Management 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective -Upper 3
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective 3
      15

Seventh

BUAD 5043 Business Ethics 3
BUAD 6003 Managerial Finance 3
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective - Upper 3
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective - Upper 3
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective 3
      15

Eighth

BUAD 8003 Management Info Systems - MIS 3
BUAD 8013 International Business 3
BUAD 8024 Strategic Management Capstone 4
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective - Upper 3
      13

Graduation Requirements

  • 122 credit hours
  • 30 credit hours of the 45 upper-level credit hours for this degree must be taken at Alfred State
  • Cumulative overall index of at least 2.0

Assessment Results

2017-18 Summary (pdf)

Business Administration Accelerated (3-year) Program

TYPICAL THREE-YEAR PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Year 1 - Semester 1 - Fall

ACCT 1124 Financial Accounting 4
CISY xxx3 Computer Elective 3
MKTG 2073 Principles of Marketing 3
MATH xxx3 Math Elective 3
COMP 1503 Writing Studies 3
      16

Year 1 - Winter Session

BUAD 3153 Fundamentals of Management 3

Year 1 - Semester 2 - Spring

ACCT 2224 Managerial Accounting 4
ECON 1013 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
LITR xxx3 Literature Elective 3
MATH xxx3 Statistics I or Statistical Methods 3
SPCH 1083 Public Speaking 3
      16

Year 1 - Summer Session

XXXX  xxx3 Free Elective 3
XXXX  xxx3 Gen Ed Elective 3
      6

Year 2 - Semester 3 - Fall

ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective 3
BUAD 2033 Business Communication 3
BUAD 3043 Business Law I 3
BUAD 5003 Management Communications 3
XXXX xxx3 Open Elective 3
      18

Year 2 - Winter Session

XXXX  xxx3 Gen Ed Elective 3

Year 2 - Semester 4 - Spring

BUAD 7273 Organizational Behavior 3
BUAD 5013 Principles of Leadership 3
BUAD 6113 Strategic & Creative Prob Solv 3
BUAD 5023 Human Resource Management 3
XXXX xxx3 Gen Ed or Business Elective 3
XXXX xxx3 Business Elective 3
      18

Year 2 - Summer Session

XXXX  xxx3 Gen Ed Elective 3
XXXX  xxx3 Free Elective 3
      6

Year 3 - Semester 5 - Fall

BUAD 7023 Legal Environment of Business 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective (Upper) 3
BUAD 7033 Operations Management 3
BUAD 6003 Managerial Finance 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective 3
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Year 3 - Winter Session

XXXX  xxx3 Gen Ed or Business Elective 3

Year 3 - Semester 6 - Spring

BUAD 8003 Management Info Systems - MIS 3
BUAD 8013 International Business 3
BUAD 5043 Business Ethics 3
BUAD 8023 Strategic Management Capstone 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective (Upper) 3
XXXX  xxx3 Business Elective (Upper) 3
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Graduation Requirements

  • 122 credit hours
  • 30 credit hours of the 45 upper-level credit hours for this degree must be taken at Alfred State
  • Cumulative overall index of at least 2.0
  • Seven of the 10 SUNY approved General Education categories must be fulfilled 

End-of-Program Exam Requirements

All students are required to complete an end-of-program exam. This exam will be taken in the capstone course for the student’s specific program in BUAD 8023 Strategic Management Capstone. The end-of-program exam will also be considered an assignment in the capstone course. The benefit of taking the end-of-program exam is to test the student’s knowledge at the time of graduation. Students may include the progress from the end-of-program exams on their resume. Taking the end-of-program exam will have some fees, which are currently $45 per exam. Exams will be taken once and they will impact the student’s capstone course grade by 5%. Please refer to the syllabi for the relevant capstone course to know the grading scale for the end-of-program exam.

The end-of-program exams are required, not optional.

Information on how to take the exams will be given in the course prior to the end-of-program exam.

How should I prepare for the assessment exam?

The comprehensive end-of-program exam covers topics taught throughout the degree program, which are aligned to the topics required for accreditation. The preparation for the exam comes from your educational experience with the school, specifically through the required courses for your degree. The exam assesses the foundational knowledge areas for your discipline.

Learn about specific knowledge areas tested (pdf).