Associate of Science Degree in
Business Administration
Program Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the degree program, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of each of the functional areas of business – accounting, management, marketing, economics, and finance– by emphasizing their importance in an organization and describing their interrelationship in the organization’s attempt to achieve its objectives.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge and skill in the use of cost and managerial accounting concepts and techniques as management tools for planning, controlling, evaluating performance and making decisions.
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge and skill in business mathematics and elementary statistics by accurately performing common business computations, statistical data presentation and analysis.
4. Demonstrate basic knowledge and skill in intercultural writing and speaking appropriate for business.
5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the legal environment and ethical challenges confronting business in general and in the FSM, from both local and global perspectives.
Preparatory Courses (by placement)
General Education Core Requirements - 29 credits
English (9 Credits)
- EN 110 Advanced Reading (3)
- EN 120a Expository Writing I (3)
- EN 120b Expository Writing II (3)
Mathematics (3 credits)
- Any 100 level or above mathematics course (3)
Natural Sciences (7 credits)
- A science course with Laboratory orAG 101, AG 110 or AG 140 (4)
- A non-lab science (3)
Social Sciences (3 credits)
- SS 150 History of Micronesia (3)
Computer Applications (3 credits)
- CA 100 Computer Literacy (3)
Excercise Sports Science (1 credits)
- Exercise Sports Science course (1)
Humanities (3 credits)
- Any course in art, music, history, literature, philosophy, or language (3)
Major Requirements - 41 Credits
Accounting (11 Credits)
- AC 131 Accounting I (4)
- AC 220 Accounting II (4)
- AC 250 Managerial Accounting (3)
Business (15 Credits)
- BU 101 Introduction to Business (3)
- BU 250 Principles of Finance (3)
- BU 260 Fundamentals of Management (3)
- BU 270 Principles of Marketing (3)
- BU 271 Business Law (3
Economics (6 Credits)
- EC 220 Microeconomics (3)
- EC 230 Macroeconomics (3)
Communications (3 Credits)
- EN/BU 121 Business Communication (3)
Business Mathematics (3 Credits)
- BU/MS 110 Business Math (3)
Mathematics (3 Credits)
MS 150 Introduction to Statistics (3)
Graduation Requirements - 70 Credits
Suggested Schedule
- First Semester
- Second Semester
- Summer Session
- Thrid Semester
- Fourth Semester
EN 110 Adcanced Reading..................................3
EN 120a Expos. Writing I....................................3
BU 101 Intro. to Business....................................3
MS 100 College Algebra.......................................3
CA 100 Computer Lit..........................................3
Total Credits = 15 Credits
EN 120b Expos Writing II....................................3
AC 131 Accounting I...........................................4
Science w/Lab.....................................................4
BU/MS 110 Business Math....................................3
Humanities Course...............................................3
Total Credits = 17 Credits
SS 150 History of Micronesia...............................3
Accounting II
.....................................................4
Total Credits = 7 Credits
EC 220 Microeconomics.......................................3
Non-lab science or agriculture...............................3
AC 250 Managerial Accouting................................3
BU 260 Fundamentals of Management..................3
MS 150 Statistics...................................................3
Exercise Sports Science course..............................1
Total Credits = 16 Credits
BU 250 Principles of Finance..................................3
BU 270 Principles of Marketing...............................3
BU 271 Business Law.............................................3
EN/BU 121 Business Communication.....................3
EC 230 Macroeconomics.......................................3
Total Credits = 15 Credits
