This program provides students with the fundamental skills required in any business setting. Students will learn valuable business skills in the areas of: accounting, communications, human resources, marketing, and management. The program also includes courses on current issues facing organizations today including globalization and business ethics.
Martinsburg College is a transfer partner with Western Governors University (WGU). Graduates of the Associate of Science in Business Administration can transfer credits from this program into a degree program at WGU. For more information on the WGU transfer program, please click here
The overall program goal of the Associate of Science in Business Administration is to provide students with the skills to enable them to be successful in today’s business environment. This includes demonstrating a foundation of business knowledge in areas including business communications, basic accounting concepts, human resources, business software applications, basics of marketing, and relevant general education.
Upon completion of this degree program, students are expected to able to:
- Apply industry standard accounting principles
- Utilize industry standard business applications software
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively
- Plan an effective presentation
- Demonstrate knowledge of employment laws
- Demonstrate the ability to define and articulate marketing practices, human resources policies, and other issues that impact business operations
- Demonstrate ways to conduct themselves professionally in a business environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of social responsibility and ethical behavior
- Recognize behaviors that demonstrate proficiency in global and cultural effectiveness and promote workplace diversity
Graduation: Students must successfully complete 60 semester credit hours to earn an Associate of Science in Business Administration degree.
Associate of Science in Business Administration – Courses Include
Accounting I (3 semester credit hours)
Introduction to Operating Systems and Software Applications (3 semester credit hours)
Business Office Administration Skills (3 semester credit hours)
Business Software Applications I (3 semester credit hours)
Business Software Applications II (3 semester credit hours)
Business Software Applications III (3 semester credit hours)
Business Professionalism (3 semester credit hours)
Business Management I (3 semester credit hours)
Business Management II (3 semester credit hours)
Human Resources Management I (3 semester credit hours)
Human Resources Management II (3 semester credit hours)
Business Marketing (3 semester credit hours)
Sales and Marketing (3 semester credit hours)
Business Finance (3 semester credit hours)
Global Marketing (3 semester credit hours)
Introduction to Psychology (3 semester credit hours)
American Government (3 semester credit hours)
Introduction to Computer Technologies (3 semester credit hours)
Business Mathematics (3 semester credit hours)
Business Communications I (3 semester credit hours)
For course descriptions, please see the Martinsburg College catalog.