The Associate of Business Administration (ABA) degree is intended to provide a basic foundation for transfer to a Bachelor of Business Administration program or entry-level positions in the business field.
Requirements
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0
- Minimum 15 semester hours of credit earned at Macomb
- Minimum 62 semester hours of credit
- Part A: Minimum 18 semester hours of credit in Arts and Sciences courses numbered 1000 or above (see table below)
- Part B: Completion of the Business Administration Common Core Requirements (see table below)
AND
Completion of the requirements for the specific business program selected
- Part C: Completion of elective courses if required in the program
Arts and Sciences Courses Required for the Associate of Business Administration (ABA) Degree
| I.A. |
ENGL-1180 or ENGL-1210 |
1 Course |
| I.B. |
Other English Composition, Reading, or Speech |
See Note |
| II. |
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics, Natural Science, Physical Science, Physics |
1 Course |
| III. |
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, INTL-2010, INTL-2500, INTL-2700, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science |
1 Course |
| IV. |
Art, Creative Writing, Foreign Language, Humanities, INTL-2000, INTL-2300, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater Arts |
1 Course |
| V. |
Any PHED Wellness course - 2000 or above
|
1 Course |
Note: If students take one course from each of Groups I.A, II, III, IV, and V and still have taken less than the minimum of 18 semester hours of Arts and Sciences courses required for the ABA degree, they may elect additional hours from Groups I.B, II, III, IV, or V to satisfy minimum degree requirements.
| ITCS-1010 |
Computer & Information Processing Principles |
4 |
| BUSN-1010 |
Business Enterprise |
3 |
| BLAW-1080 |
Business Law 1 |
4 |
| BCOM-2050 |
Business Communications |
4 |
| -- AND -- |
|
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| ACCT-1050 |
Financial Record Keeping |
4 |
| -- OR -- |
|
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| ACCT-1070 |
Survey of Accounting |
3 |
| -- OR -- |
|
|
| ACCT-1080 |
Principles of Accounting 1 |
4 |
| -- AND -- |
|
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| MGMT-1010 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
| MKTG-1010 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| |
|
24-25 |
| Accounting or Finance |
ACCT-1080 |
| Marketing |
either ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 |
| Business Management or General Business |
either ACCT-1050 or ACCT-1070 or ACCT-1080 |
| Hospitality Management |
either ACCT-1060 or ACCT-1080 |
See Academic Placement Procedures for information on course placement in chemistry, English, English for Academic Purposes, mathematics, and reading.
Program Completion: Two Year/Seven Year Rule