This program attracts students who are ultimately interested in a business management position. In addition, entry-level students unsure of which business career program to select may enroll in this program. Due to the program's broad business foundation, students can transfer to other business programs after the first semester and still graduate in four semesters.
A laptop computer is recommended, but not required, for students entering the business management (career) program. The College will provide a list of appropriate laptops and wireless modem cards in April to all students who have been accepted to attend Alfred State College.
Required: Math A (algebra)
Current articulation agreements exist with Alfred University, SUNY Oswego, Hilbert College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Canisius College, Niagara University, and SUNY Brockport. Transfer to other colleges and universities that are not under articulation is very common. Approximately 60 percent of the business majors transfer to an upper-division program, either at Alfred State or elsewhere.
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, Canisius College, Niagara University, and Hilbert College.
Most students are in a classroom setting 15-18 hours per week for formal instruction. All courses required of business administration majors are three credit hours, which equates to three-four hours per week in a classroom/lab and six-eight hours per 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.
An optional summer cooperative education experience is available. Interested students are offered work experience in positions related to their academic program during the summer between their first and second years at Alfred State.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT | 1124 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| COMP | 1503 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| CISY | 1003 | Intro to Microcomp Appl | 3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | Math Elective | 3 |
| MKTG | 2073 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 16 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT | 2224 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUAD | 2033 | Bus Communications | 3 |
| LITR | 2603 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| CISY | xxx3 | Computer Elective | 3 |
| MATH | xxx3 | Math Elective | 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 Planing | 3 |
| ECON | 1013 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| MKTG | 3153 | Web Design & Marketing | 3 |
| 15 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT | 3043 | Account’g Foundations | 3 |
| BUAD | 4053 | Business Law II | 3 |
| ECON | 2023 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| BUAD | xxx3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| xxx3 | Gen Education Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | |||