Program Description

The Associate in Arts Degree in Business prepares students for a career in business or for advanced study at a four-year institution. The College has many articulation agreements with four-year colleges designed to facilitate transfer to these institutions. For further information, please see the Transfer Advisor. The degree requirements consist of general education requirements and electives in preparation for a major area of study.

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:

• Communicate effectively in written, verbal, and electronic formats;
• Describe the practice and principles of a mixed economy based market business;
• Develop and maintain an accounting system and analyze statistical data;
• Utilize technology as it applies to business practices and research;
• Enumerate the principles governing ethical behavior in business.

After Union County College

This is a transfer program. Students in this program complete the first two years of their baccalaureate program with a solid background in accounting, management and marketing. Graduates transfer to senior colleges and universities and can take advantage of articulation agreements negotiated with senior receiving institutions.

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