Business Transfer Program Suggested Schedule Guide, A.A.

Department: Business Administration

Total Credit Hours: 63-67 credits

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What Is Business Administration – Transfer Program A.A.?

This transfer program provides students with a basic knowledge of business administration and prepares individuals to continue their education at a four-year university. Business administration students choose an area of focus – accounting, banking and finance, management or marketing. Completion of this degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year university.

Business administration graduates may enter fields ranging from accounting, general business, banking and finance, management and marketing.

Occupational Outlook

Because of the multitude of careers in this field, the outlook is varied. Positions that have a bright outlook include accounting clerks, bank and branch managers, accountants, business service specialists, certified public accountants, chief executives, construction managers, controllers, curriculum and assessment directors, estimators, event/convention planners, financial workers, general operations managers, greenhouse and nursery managers, hospital administrators, import/export customs brokers, instructional coordinators, auditors, loan officers, management consultants, market research analysts, medical records administrators, public relations specialists, purchasing agents and treasurers. These positions are projected to experience rapid increases in employment with large numbers of job openings over the next several years or they are new and emerging occupations in high growth industries.

For most jobs, the outlook for growth is as fast as the average.

Salary Outlook

In the state of Missouri, business and financial occupations employees earn an average of $68,330 per year.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings increase significantly as a worker’s degree of education rises.

Business Administration – Transfer Careers

Graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in business administration are employed in a broad range of careers including, but not limited to: accountant, actuary, administrator, advertising account manager, advertising agency coordinator, advertising sales promotion manager, analyst, artist agent, athletes business manager, auditor, bank and branch manager, business service specialist, chief executive, chief financial officer, construction manager, county or city auditor, curriculum and assessment director, event/convention planner, financial analyst, financial planner or examiner, fundraiser, general operations manager, hotel manager, human resources management advisor, import/export customs broker, industrial relations specialist or coordinator,