2023-2024 College Catalog

Associate in Applied Science #2100

Program Website: RockValleyCollege.edu/BusinessAdmin

Program Overview

Graduates of the Business Administration Program will have acquired knowledge and skills of business and leadership which can be applied to entry level jobs. Additionally, graduates of the business program will have the knowledge and skills required to meet the criteria of success for the RVC Student Learning Outcomes.

General Business

Graduates will have acquired a broad knowledge and skill of business and an overview of all general business concepts. Students who choose this focus will be prepared to work in a variety of business positions.

Management

Graduates will have acquired a broad base of business knowledge and skills, management techniques, and leadership skills. Students who choose this focus will be prepared for entry level supervisory positions in a variety of leadership positions.

Marketing

Graduates will learn about the various career paths available in marketing and learn the concepts behind the development of products, pricing, promotion, and distribution. Students who choose this focus will be prepared to work in a variety of entry-level marketing positions in business.

Entrepreneurship

Graduates will learn how the Entrepreneurship Program provides students an understanding of the many facets of entrepreneurship. Students will learn the process of identifying a business opportunity and developing an organization to establish a new venture.

The curriculum will provide students with the proper tools to evaluate the feasibility of a new venture and to identify the available resources for assisting an entrepreneur during the start-up phase of the business. Students taking entrepreneurial courses will become a motivated and valued employee, captain, leader, owner, or manager that understands how to take a problem and turn it into an opportunity. Students will experience the ABC’s of starting and managing your own business.

Students recognize and understand the difference between a good idea and a real business opportunity. Students investigate and experience the basics of starting a company creates both value and experience that will be used throughout your career, despite the area of interest.

Work and Employment

Graduates of this program are prepared to assume entry level positions or advance their current position in management, marketing, sales, purchasing, finance, and human relations among other areas. In addition, students are encouraged to explore opportunities to transfer and pursue a bachelor degree in Entrepreneurship. The Rock Valley College Business Program has several articulation agreements in place which allow students to transfer credit towards a bachelor degree program. Please make an appointment with an Academic Advisor, the Dean, or Business Academic Chair to discuss appropriate plans of study for transfer options.

Requirements

Business Administration

ATG-110Financial Accounting

4

BUS-101Introduction to Business

3

- 

BUS-103Business Mathematics

3

-Or

BUS-223Business Statistics

3

- 

BUS-200Legal Environment in Business

3

-Or

BUS-201Business Law

3

- 

BUS-203Economics for Business

3

BUS-279Principles of Finance

3

BUS-282International Business

3

BUS-298Global Small Business Incubator

3

MGT-270Principles of Management

3

MKT-260Principles of Marketing

3

MKT-288Customer Relations

3

PCI-106Microcomputer Applications/Windows Based

4

Total Credit Hours:38

Choose Appropriate Option

Total Credit Hours:9

OPTION A: General Business

BUS-105Consumer Economics and Personal Finance

3

BUS-170Introduction to Organizational Behavior

3

Electives-

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Any Business Division course with prefix ATG, BUS, MGT, MKT, OFF, or PCI.

OPTION B: Management

Note: This option requires BUS 223 Business Statistics instead of BUS 103 Business Mathematics.

BUS-170Introduction to Organizational Behavior

3

MGT-271Human Resource Management

3

MGT-274Leadership

3

Total Credit Hours:9

OPTION C: Marketing

MKT-265Salesmanship

3

MKT-266Principles of Advertising

3

Electives-

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Any Business Division course with prefix ATG, BUS, MGT, MKT, OFF, or PCI.

OPTION D: Entrepreneurship

BUS-130Entrepreneurship Principles

3

BUS-131Entrepreneurship Planning

3

BUS-230Entrepreneurship Capstone

3

Total Credit Hours:9

General Education

Total Credit Hours:18

Required Courses

CIS-102Introduction to Computers and Information Systems

3

ENG-101Composition I

3

MGT-170Business Communications

3

SPH-131Fundamentals of Communication

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Electives

Students must select courses with at least two different prefixes in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum areas.

(Example: ART, BIO, ECO, ENG, MTH, SOC, etc.) to fulfill general education elective requirements.

Total Credit Hours:6

Business Program Elective Courses:

BUS-295Independent Study in Business Administration

1-6

BUS-296Special Topics in Business Administration

1-6

MGT-281Women in Management

3

MGT-282Independent Study in Management

1-3

MGT-283Internship in Business Management

6

MKT-281International Marketing

3

MKT-293Internship - Marketing

1-3

MKT-295Independent Study in Marketing

1-3

Total Credit Hours: 65