Business Administration
The Business Administration department offers a variety of programs to
satisfy the needs of its students, who may plan to transfer to a four-year
college or university to complete the baccalaureate degree or may wish to
enter the field of business directly from STCC. The main objective of the
Department is to enable the student to develop those skills and proficiencies
that are essential to the competent performance of professional work either
in the classroom or on the job.
There is a comprehensive range of elective courses available in each of the degree programs, allowing the student and faculty advisor to structure a program consistent with specific interests and goals. There are Associate in Science degree programs in:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship Option
- Finance
- General Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Sports and Entertainment Management
- Transfer Compact Option
The Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing and General Business degrees or options require a minimum of 21 credits of liberal arts, math and science courses and the remaining 41 credits in business and general course electives. These programs are designed to meet career objectives or transfer goals to four-year colleges. The General Business/Transfer Compact Option requires a minimum of 38 credits of liberal arts, math and sciences courses and the remaining 26 credits in business and general course electives. This program is designed to meet transfer requirements to four-year public colleges, or universities that are members of the Commonwealth Transfer Pact, or those colleges that are accredited by the AACSB (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business).
All candidates for graduation must complete a minimum of 62 to 64 credit hours of course work, as well as maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of Business Department courses at Springfield Technical Community College. Challenge and CLEP exams covering a number of career and general courses are available at STCC.
Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of Business Department courses at Springfield Technical Community College.
Challenge and CLEP exams covering a number of career and general courses are available at STCC.
| Associate Degree Programs |
|---|
| Accounting |
| Entrepreneurship Option |
| Finance |
| General Business |
| Management |
| Marketing |
| Sports and Entertainment Management |
| TRANSFER COMPACT OPTION |
| Associate Degree Programs |
|---|
| Accounting |
| Entrepreneurship |
| Finance |
| General Business |
| Management |
| Marketing |
| Sports and Entertainment Management |
| Transfer Compact Option |