Business Administration

International Business

Occupational Skills Award

This award is designed for students interested, or currently working, in the field of international commerce. After completion of this OSA, our recipients could begin working in positions such as Import/Export Clerk, Warehouse Manager and other similar occupations in the international commerce field.

Accounting Clerk

Certificate

This program is designed to prepare students for an entry-level position in the field of Accounting. Graduates of this program will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform general accounting duties.

Management

Certificate

This program will prepare students for an entry-level position in the private or public sector. Graduates of this program will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform general managerial duties.

Marketing

Certificate

This program will prepare students for an entry-level position in the field of marketing and sales. Graduates of this program will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform general marketing duties.

Specialization: Accounting

Associate of Applied Science

This program will prepare students for entry into the accounting profession. The two-year program emphasizes internal accounting procedures and generally accepted principles as they apply to external reporting.

Specialization: Management

Associate of Applied Science

This program will prepare students for various managerial positions such as entry-level management trainee. The program will prepare students in areas such as communication skills, accounting, human resource management, marketing, problem solving and decision-making.

Specialization: Marketing

Associate of Applied Science

This program will prepare students for an entry-level position in marketing and sales. The program will prepare students in areas such as communication skills, sales, product design, advertisement and public relations.

Business Administration (Transfer Plan)

Associate of Arts

This degree is designed for those students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts, or a Bachelor of Science Degree. Students take classes to complete state general education requirements and a combination of business classes in accounting, computers and economics which fulfill the Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration. Upon transferring to a four-year college or university, students may choose a concentration in Accounting, Economics, General Business, Finance, International Business, Information Systems, Management or Marketing.

Note: All of the above Business Administration programs are ACBSP Accredited. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Accounting Clerk Certificate

1. Graduates will complete each step in the accounting cycle.
2. Graduates will prepare a payroll register for a business.
3. Graduates will prepare and maintain company accounting records utilizing computer integrated software.

1. Graduates will explain the forms of organizing a business in the current business environment.
2. Graduates will identify and explain business functions of Marketing, Management, Finance, and Accounting.
3. Graduates will compare and contrast the contemporary theories of motivation.
4. Graduates will describe the communication process model including identification of the appropriate channel and medium.

1. Graduates will prepare the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Stockholder's Equity.
2. Graduates will complete each step in the accounting cycle.  
3. Graduates will prepare a statement of cost of goods manufactured and a cost of production report.
4. Graduates will prepare an operating budget.
5. Graduates will prepare and maintain company accounting records utilizing computer integrated software.

1. Graduates will explain the forms of organizing a business in the current business environment.
2. Graduates will identify and explain business functions of Marketing, Management, Finance, and Accounting.
3. Graduates will compare and contrast the contemporary theories of motivation.
4. Graduates will describe the communication process including identification of the appropriate channel and medium.
5. Graduates will identify the problems solving steps for decision-making within an organization.

1. Graduates will explain the function and role of marketing in a business organization.
2. Graduates will explain the 4 P's of marketing (product, price, promotion, place).
3. Graduates will formulate three marketing strategies using demographic factors which influence consumer purchases.
4. Graduates will evaluate three marketing issues within an organization and provide possible solutions based on marketing data and information.
5. Graduates will explain primary sources used in marketing research.

 Business Administration Associate of Arts (Transfer Plan)

1. Graduates will identify the phases of the business cycle in the contemporary economy.
2. Graduates will identify the determinants of supply and demand and demonstrate how the shifts affect equilibrium price and outputs.
3. Graduates will have an assessment on financial statement preparation of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Stockholder's Equity.
4. Graduates will have an assessment that requires the preparation of a statement a cost of goods manufactured and a cost of production report.
5. Graduates will explain the forms of organizing a business in the current business environment.
6. Graduates will demonstrate how to collect data, represent data (with tables, graphs, and numbers), analyze data, and interpret data.

Advisory Committee Members

(For Workforce Programs Only)

Accounting

Angie Vela, City of Mission
Edelmiro Alaniz, Alaniz & Associates
Jason O. Peña, Garcia & Peña CPA's
Erika Pheanis, Magic Valley Electric Cooperative
Michael Redding, D&J Site Construction, LLC
Melinda Bosquez, Burton McCumber

Management

Mike Willis, South Texas Manufacturing Association
Noe Estrada, Child Fund International
Benita Valadez, RAM/VAL Inc.
Salvador Dominguez, Emerson
Patrick Gonzalez, The Woodmen Life Company

Marketing

Stephanie Hawk, Cobalt Digital Marketing
Oriol Zertuche, CODESM
John King, CEO Imagine It Studios
Jerry Sanchez, ImageHouse Media
Helen Escobar, Roma Independent School District
Eloy (Juan) Garza, Career Bridge

(For Academic Program Only) 

TSI Liable

¹

The listed Directive Electives are for students pursuing to transfer to The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley. Students pursuing a different transfer institution should see and advisor for selection of Directed Electives. 

²

Business Administration majors must take ECON 2301 Principles of Economics I - Macro to fulfill the Social/Behavioral Science component and must take MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences to fulfill the Mathematics component of the Core Curriculum. 

Occupational Skills Award

• International Business Occupational Skills Award

Certificates

• Accounting Clerk Certificate
• Management Certificate
• Marketing Certificate

Associate Degrees

• Business Administration
  • Specialization: Accounting Associate of Applied Science
  • Specialization: Management Associate of Applied Science
  • Specialization: Marketing Associate of Applied Science
• Business Administration (Transfer Plan)

International Business Occupational Skills Award

TSI Exempt

Accounting Clerk Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Management Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Marketing Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Business Administration

Specialization: Accounting Associate of Applied Science

TSI Liable

100% Online

¹

Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement

Business Administration

Specialization: Management Associate of Applied Science

TSI Liable

100% Online

¹

Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement

²

Students must take a 4 credit hour course in order to fulfill the Math and Natural Sciences Elective

Business Administration

Specialization: Marketing Associate of Applied Science

TSI Liable

100% Online

¹

Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement

²

Students must take a 4 credit hour course in order to fulfill the Math and Natural Sciences Elective.

Business Administration (Transfer Plan)

TSI Liable

100% Online

Texas Transfer Field of Study

¹

The listed Directive Electives are for students pursuing to transfer to The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley. Students pursuing a different transfer institution should see and advisor for selection of Directed Electives. 

*

Course option for students pursuing the Texas A&M Agricultural Economics Pathway.