OCC's Business Grads HaveBy David Adams |
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The field of business offers a wide variety of employment options and
challenges. Careers range from bookkeeper or accountant to Certified
Public Accountant, from sales associate to sales manager, from teller to
investment banker, and from first line supervisor to president of the
company, to name just a few of the opportunities. Because there are so
many careers available, the business programs at colleges and
universities attract large numbers of students. Students pursuing degrees in business can earn an Associate Degree in Business Administration (A.B.A.), a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (B.B.A.) or an advanced degree like a Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.). All of these programs provide a background for careers in a variety of organizations, prepare students for advanced study or furnish the skills necessary to help start your own business. The Associate Degree, which is offered by most community colleges, is primarily designed for students who wish to transfer to four-year institutions. These programs generally include a heavy dose of liberal arts courses including English, history, sociology, psychology, math and science along with some introductory business courses. |
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The introductory business courses often include Economics, Accounting, Management, Marketing, Finance, Business Law and general business. When completed these credits can then be transferred to a four-year college or university. In many transfer programs students must take at least 60 credit hours (two years fulltime attendance) at the upper division college in order to graduate. Walsh College in Troy however, will transfer up to 82 OCC credit hours toward the 127 credit hours needed for a Walsh bachelor’s degree.
"That amounts to significant tuition savings," explains Dr. Roger Zapinski, "since tuition at four year schools can be three or four times higher than the tuition at OCC." You’ll be in good company when you complete an associate’s degree at OCC and then transfer to a four-year college, since OCC is the largest transfer institution in the state.
Transfer students should contact a counselor before selecting their classes since university business school admissions are competitive and universities have different transfer requirements. As an example, some schools have a math requirement of algebra, while other require calculus.
University bachelor’s programs in Business Administration generally require undergraduate students to take a series of core business courses including: Principles of Accounting, Corporate Finance, Introduction to Management, Principles of Marketing, Business Law, Statistics and Micro and Macro Economics. In addition to this core, students then select a major concentration. The most typical majors include: Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Economics and General Business.
For more information about this and other transfer programs at OCC call (248) 341-2346.
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