The Field

SUNY Delhi's Business Administration program is designed to prepare students for successful business careers or continued management education. Several programs are available:

• Business Administration (Transfer Program)--Associate in Science
• Business Administration--Associate in Applied Science
• Business Management--Certificate

The Associate in Applied Science program in Business Administration is primarily for students who, after obtaining their degree at Delhi, plan either to pursue a career in business or transfer to a four-year college or university. The Associate in Science program in Business Administration is available for students majoring in Business Administration who wish to transfer the maximum number of credits to a four-year college or university after graduating from Delhi. In order to gain admission to the A.S. program, students must have successfully completed Regents Mathematics Course A in high school. The one-year certificate program in Business Management is primarily for full- or part-time students who, through selected business coursework, seek professional improvement or who wish to re-enter the workforce.

The Instructional Program

The Business Administration curriculum keeps pace with industry practices and incorporates innovations in management techniques as well as teaching/learning methods. Frequent contact between instructors, faculty advisors, and students is actively encouraged.

Students may participate in SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise. SIFE is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by major corporations whose mission is to work in partnership with higher education and business to provide college students the leadership experience of teaching others how market economics and businesses operate, and how to use this knowledge to better themselves, their communities, and their countries.

Required courses for the Business Administration program cover a broad range of activities involved in the management of an organization. These include courses in accounting, marketing, finance, computer processing, communication, business law, and human relations. Special emphasis is given to developing the analytical and interpersonal skills needed for successful management careers.

The Business Administration program is designed so that students, in addition to taking required courses, may concentrate on a chosen topical area. These electives broaden graduates' employment opportunities in business, retailing, wholesaling, and service industries. Even greater flexibility is achieved by allowing students to take six credit hours of unrestricted electives.

Students in this program will have ample opportunity for exposure to computer applications and uses. Each student is also assigned a faculty advisor who will assist and guide them.

Curriculum

SUNY Curriculum Code: 0632

First Semester

Second Semester

Third Semester

Fourth Semester

Degree Requirement: 62 credit hours and minimum mathematics competency

Admissions Requirements

Satisfactory completion of a high school curriculum and interest in a business administration and/or marketing career are the key admission requirements. It is suggested that applicants should also have completed high school Mathematics Course A.

Program Objectives

A graduate of the Business Administration A.A.S. program should be able to:

1. Prepare financial statements and maintain accounting records.
2. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the different types of accounts (assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, and expenses) and be able to compare proprietorship, partnership, and corporation accounting procedures.
3. Generalize and discriminate among current American business practices, including production marketing, finance, and human resource management.
4. Demonstrate fundamental problem-solving skills related to finance and business.
5. Express him/herself effectively through written and oral business communications.
6. Demonstrate familiarity with the organization and operation of American banking and financial institutions, sources of funds, the practical aspects of money, and short- and long-term credit for business.
7. Apply marketing methods and policies with an emphasis on planning, pricing, promoting, and distributing products and services to consumers.
8. Demonstrate understanding of the impact of individual economic decisions and the major arguments and considerations that influence government as it attempts to intervene in the market system.
9. Discuss corporate power, labor unions, poverty and wealth, government taxation, and public policy.
10. Display a fundamental understanding of computers and computer information systems and be familiar with common computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and graphics.