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Business Administration A.A.S.

Strong management skills for a successful career.

Learn the most up-to-date business operations necessary for today’s manager. HCCC’s Business Administration A.A.S. program provides the skills necessary to move into responsible entry-level management positions in the public and private sectors.

As a graduate, you will be prepared to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of accounting, marketing, and computer technology
  • Deal effectively with employee relations issues
  • Work with basic computer software packages
  • Apply management theory to practical case problems
  • Communicate effectively in a business environment
Curriculum

View our program course requirements as published in the College Catalog.

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Cost & Financial Aid

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Career Opportunities

Transfer Agreements

Please review transfer agreements we have established (for our Business Administration A.A.S. Program) with four-year colleges & universities to provide a seamless transfer of credits.

SUNY Canton

Effective dates : October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021

SUNY Canton — Course Equivalency Table 1
Course Equivalency Table 1
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
1 FS 100 First Year Student Seminar 1 FYEP 100 First Year Experience 1
BU 111 Bus Organization & Management 3 BSAD 100 Introduction to Business 3
IS 115 Computer Applications I 3 CITA 110 Intro to Information Technology 3
EN 111 College Writing (GER 10) 3 ENGL 101 Composition and the Spoken Word (GER 10) 3
Mathematics Selective (GER 1) 3-4 Mathematics Elective (GER 1) 3-4
ǂ Transfer credit option available Western Civilization (GER 5) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
2 BU 114 Accounting I 3 ACCT 101 Foundations of Financial Accounting 4
SS 185 Intro Macroeconomics (GER 3) 3 ECON 101 Macroeconomics (GER 3) 3
BU 141 Intro Marketing 3 BSAD 203 Marketing 3
SS 121 or 122 American History to 1865 OR American History Since 1865 (GER 4) 3 American History Elective (GER 4) 3
EN 112 College Literature (GER 7) 3 Humanities Elective (GER 7) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
3 BU 121 Business Law I 3 BSAD 201 Business Law I 3
BU 115 Accounting II 3 ACCT 102 Foundations of Managerial Accounting 3
ǂ Transfer credit option available ECON 103 Microeconomics (GER 3) 3
ǂ Transfer credit option available Arts Elective (GER 8) 3
BU 233 Business Applications and Strategies 3 L/L Elective (BSAD/ECON/ACCT/SPMT) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
4 BU 122 Business Law II (Business Elective) (Recommended) 3 BSAD 202 Business Law II 3
FSMA 210 Introduction to Finance 3
ǂ Transfer credit option available MATH 141 Statistics 3
ǂ Transfer credit option available Foreign Language Elective (GER 9) or Other World Elective (GER 6) 3
BU 112 Business Communications 3 L/L Business Elective 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
5 BU 232 Principles of Management (L/L course credit only) 3 BSAD 301 Principles of Management 3
BU 251 Human Resource Management 3 BSAD 310 Human Resource Management 3
BSAD 373 International Business Management 3
U/L Elective (BSAD/ECON/ACCT/MINS) 3
U/L Business Elective 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
6 BU 250 Business Ethics (L/L course credit only) 3 BSAD 319 Professional Ethics* 3
BSAD 340 Management Communications 3
ECON 314 Managerial Economics 3
General Elective 3
U/L Business Elective 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
7 BSAD 400 Operations Management 3
BSAD 449 Strategic Policies & Issues 3
IS 111 Keyboarding Essentials 1 General Elective 3
U/L General Elective 3
U/L Elective (BSAD/ECON/ACCT/MINS/SPMT) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
8 BSAD 450 And/Or BSAD 410 And/Or Electives Business Internship** (6-12 credits) And/Or Senior Project (3-12 credits) And/Or 4 U/L Program Electives (12 credits) 12
BSAD 406 Cumulative Evaluation - BBA in Mgmt 3
Accepted Transfer Credit Total 53- 54 SUNY Program Credit Total 122- 124
SUNY Canton — Course Equivalency Table 2
Course Equivalency Table 2
Course # Elective; Choose One Elective (Western Civilization- GER 5) Foreign Language Elective (GER 9) or Other World Elective (GER 6) 3 3 Course # Western Civilization (GER 5) Foreign Language Elective (GER 9) or Other World Elective (GER 6) Cr 3 3
MA 127 Mathematical Statistics I (GER 1) (Mathematics Elective) 3 MATH 141 Statistics 3
SS 186 Intro Microeconomics (GER 3) 3 ECON 103 Microeconomics (GER 3) 3
Arts Selective (GER 8) 3 Arts Elective (GER 8) 3

SUNY Canton

Effective dates : November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2021

SUNY Canton — Course Equivalency Table 1
Course Equivalency Table 1
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
1 FS 100 First Year Student Seminar 1 FYEP 101 First Year Experience 1
BU 114 Accounting I 3 ACCT 101 Foundations of Financial Accounting 4
SS 185 Intro Macroeconomics (GER 3) 3 ECON 101 Macroeconomics (GER 3) 3
IS 115 Computer Applications I 3 CITA 110 Introduction to Information Technology 3
EN 111 College Writing (GER 10) 3 ENGL 101 Composition and the Spoken Word (GER 10) 3
MA ___ Mathematics Selective (GER 1) 3 MATH ___ Mathematics Elective (GER 1)* 3-4
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
2 BU 115 Accounting II 3 ACCT 102 Foundations of Managerial Accounting 3
SS 186 Intro Microeconomics (Social Science Selective) (GER 3) 3 ECON 103 Microeconomics (GER 3) 3
MATH 141 Statistics (GER 1) 3
BU 112 Business Communications 3 BSAD 200 Business Communications 3
Science Selective (GER 2) 3 Science Elective (GER 2) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
3 BU 121 Business Law I 3 BSAD 201 Business Law I 3
FSMA 210 Introduction to Finance 3
SS 121 or 122 American History Selective – GER 4 3 American History Elective (GER 4) 3
Elective – Any GER 3 General Elective (GER Recommended)+ 3
BU 111 Bus Organization & Management 3 Program Elective1 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
4 FSMA 312 Financial Management 3
BU 232 Principles of Management (L./L Content credit only) 3 BSAD 301 Principles of Management 3
BU 233 Business Applications & Strategies 3 Program Elective1 3
EN 112 College Literature (GER 7) 3 Humanities Elective (GER 7) 3
Foreign Language Elective (GER 9) 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
5 FSMA/ECON 330 Financial Institution & Market 3
ECON 315 Global Economy (GER 6) 3
FSMA 315 Global Investments 3
U/L Program Elective1 3
U/L Program Elective3 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
6 BU 250 Business Ethics 3 BSAD 319 Professional Ethics 3
BU 141 Intro Marketing 3 BSAD 203 Marketing 3
FSMA 415 Global Finance 3
FSMA 420 Financial Derivatives 3
U/L Program Elective3 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
7 FSMA 325 Financial Compliance & Regulation 3
FSMA 422 Risk Management 3
BSAD 449 Strategic Policies & Issues 3
FSMA 429 Orientation to Culminating Experience 1
U/L Program Elective1 3
U/L Program Elective3 3
Semester Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
8 FSMA 480 -or- FSMA 460 -or- electives Financial Services Internship** -OR- Senior Project** -OR- (5) U/L Program Electives2 6-15 -or- 3-15 -or- 3-15
Accepted Transfer Credit Total 55 SUNY Program Credit Total 110- 126
SUNY Canton — Course Equivalency Table 2
Course Equivalency Table 2
Course # Course Name Cr Course # Course Name Cr
BU 251 Human Resource Management (L/L course credit only) 3 BSAD 310 Human Resource Management 3
IS 111 Keyboarding Essentials 1 CITA 106 Intro to Word Processing 1
Business Elective 3 BSAD 299 L/L Business Elective 3

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

SUNY Polytechnic Institute — Course Equivalency Table 1
Course Equivalency Table 1
Course # Course Title SUNY Gen Ed Credits Granted Course # Equivalent Course Title Credits Accepted
Year One - Fall
BU 111 Business Organization and Management 3 BUS 101 Intro to Business 3
BU 114 Accounting I 3 ACC 201 Intro to Financial Accounting 3
EN 111 College Writing BCM 3 ENG 101 Basic Communications 3
FS 100 First Year Student Seminar 1 FYS 100 First Year Seminar 3
IS 111 Keyboarding Essentials 1 CSC 000 CS Elective 3
Science Selective NSC 3 NSC 001 Natural Science 4
Year One - Spring
BU 115 Accounting II 3 ACC 000 Accounting Elective 3
BU 141 Intro Marketing 3 MKT 301 Marketing Management Principles 3
EN 112 College Literature HUM 3 ENG 110 Intro to Literature 3
IS 115 Computer Applications I 3 CSC 311 Computer Applications 3
MA 127 Mathematical Statistics I MAT 3 STA 100 Statistical Methods 3
Social Science Selective SOS 3 SOS 001 Social Science 3
Year Two - Fall
BU 112 Business Communications 3 BUS 000 Business Elective 3
BU 232 Principles of Management 3 BUS 000 Business Elective 3
BU 251 Human Resource Management 3 MGT 318 Human Resource Management 3
SS 121 American History to 1865 AMH 3 HIS 101 American History: Colonies- Reconstruct 3
SS 185 Intro Macroeconomics SOS 3 ECO 112 Macroeconomics 3
Physical Education Activity 1 REC 000 Physical Education Activity 1
Year Two - Spring
BU 121 Business Law I 3 BUS 105 Business Law 3
BU 233 Bus Applications and Strategies 3 BUS 000 Business Elective 3
BU 250 Business Ethics 3 BUS 451 Issues in Business & Society 3
Business Elective 3 BUS 000 Business Elective 3
SS 186 Intro Microeconomics (Elective) SOS 3 ECO 110 Microeconomics 3
Physical Education Activity 1 REC 000 Physical Education Activity 1
Year Three - Fall
MAT 112 Elements of Calculus 4
WCV 001 Western Civ Elective 4
COM 307 Upper Division Writing 4
MGT 307 Org. Behavior 4
Year Three - Spring
FIN 302 Financial Management Principles 3
ART 001 Arts Elective 4
Elective 4
Elective 4
Year Four - Fall
MGS 411 Management Science 4
BUS 451 Issues in Business and Society 4
Business Elective 4
Elective 4
Year Four - Spring
BUS 485 Management Policy 4
FLN 001 Foreign Language Elective 4
Elective 4
Total Credits Eligible for Transfer 64 Elective 4
Total Transfer Credits Applied to Program 64
Total Credits Required after Transfer 60
Total Credits Required for Degree 124
Online Learning – Study on Your Schedule
Online Learning

The Business Administration A.A.S. program may also be completed entirely online through our Internet Academy. We offer the same level of care and service to online students as we do to on-campus students. All necessary services are accessible online, including registration, placement testing, bill payment, tutoring, book purchasing, and academic advisement.

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Featured Graduate
Kailey Sweet '18

Armed with a two-year degree in business and a can-do attitude, Kailey Sweet has quickly become a successful entrepreneur. Within one year of graduating with her associate degree in Business Administration, Sweet founded Liberty Translations and Interpreters, grossing over half a million dollars in the first year.  

In addition to being an owner, Sweet served in the role of chief financial officer for three years. In 2023, she transitioned into a shareholder so she could start another business—Universal Language Solutions.  

Sweet attributes much of her success to her business degree from Herkimer. “There was value in every class. Regardless of what you do, you need all the important topics.” Sweet recalls her marketing class project as especially impactful. “My marketing class was a game-changer. We had to create a business, identify its unique advantages, create marketing materials, and make a presentation.”

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Faculty Spotlight
Steven Boucher | Assistant Professor, Business

"In the Business Administration program, we spend a great deal of time addressing current business issues as they pertain to our class topics. Theory on the class subject is taught for a baseline of understanding, but we segway quickly to how this all works in the field. My two main concentrations of subject areas are marketing and management. These areas of study directly impact the success or failure of organizations in our world. It is exciting for the students to observe current businesses use the techniques that they are studying."