The Associate of Arts in Business is based on the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway in Business. It is recommended for students planning to start at Tri-C and transfer to a four year institution to major in one of the following areas:
Accounting, Agribusiness, Business/Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance,Hospitality Management, Human Resources, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Organizational Leadership, Real Estate, Risk Management, Sales Management, Sports Management, and Supply Chain Management
It is important to note that some bachelor-degree granting business programs may be competitive and admission into the program is not guaranteed. Students should check with individual institutions for their program admission requirements. In addition, some bachelor-degree granting institutions require additional general education courses outside of the Ohio Transfer Module and students may be required to take these courses in their junior or senior year. Students will still be able to follow this pathway and complete their bachelor’s degree in approximately 60 additional credit hours.
This program is available to be completed 100% online.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Utilize interpersonal communication and conflict management effectively in a diverse organizational setting.
- Utilize an effective leadership style to contribute to organizational success and aid in the development of a positive organizational culture.
- Interpret information presented on financial statements, apply commonly used financial ratios and analytical tools, evaluate, and communicate the results.
- Analyze the functioning of a market-based economy as a consumer, employee, or producer.
- Interpret economic indicators and measures to evaluate fiscal and monetary policy.
- Apply critical thinking to the legal implications present in business activities.
- Analyze problems, including real-world scenarios, through the application of mathematical and numerical concepts and skills, including the interpretation of data, tables, charts, or graphs.
- Be prepared for transfer to 4 year Bachelor’s program in a variety of business focused areas including Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, Organizational Leadership, and Supply Chain Management.
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BADM-1020 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Arts and Humanities Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Social and Behavioral Science Elective (not Economics - see below)) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Modern Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| Honors College Composition I | ||
| Credit Hours | 16-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACCT-1311 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BADM-1122 | Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| ECON-2000 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH-1490 | Business Probability and Statistics I | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Composition II 1 | ||
| Honors College Composition II 1 | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ECON-2010 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT-1341 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Natural Science Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Arts and Humanities Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Honors Speech Communication | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BADM-2151 | Business Law | 3 |
| MARK-2010 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Natural Science Elective with Lab (see below) | 3-4 | |
| Ohio Transfer 36 Arts and Humanities Elective (see below) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Communications | ||
| Honors Business Communications | ||
| Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 61-63 | |
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Students who wish to take an English 2000 level literature course to meet Humanities requirements must take ENG-1020/102H to fulfill prerequisite requirements.
Students should select at least one designated cultural sensitivity course and at least one designated Civic Responsibility course to fulfill their Arts & Humanities or Social & Behavioral Science requirements from the below lists. View full list of courses that can be selected to fulfill Arts and Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural Sciences requirements here.
Recommended Cultural Sensitivity Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS AND HUMANITIES | ||
| DANC-1100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| ENG-2310 | American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG-2320 | American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG-2410 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry | 3 |
| ENG-2430 | Introduction to Literature: Drama 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2510 | African-American Literature I 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2520 | African-American Literature II 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2601 | Literature for Children and Adolescents 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2700 | World Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2730 | Exploration of World Mythology 1 | 3 |
| ENG-2710 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| HIST-2031 | Islam to the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HUM-1010 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| HUM-1020 | The Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-102H | Honors Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-1030 | The Individual in Cosmos | 3 |
| HUM-2020 | Community Engagement Through the Humanities | 3 |
| MUS-1010 | Survey of European Classical Music | 3 |
| MUS-1020 | Survey of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS-1030 | Survey of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| REL-1010 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 |
| REL-2000 | Comparative World Religions | 3 |
| THEA-1010 | Theatre Appreciation | 3 |
| THEA-2210 | History of Theatre and Drama I | 3 |
| THEA-2220 | History of Theatre & Drama II | 3 |
| SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | ||
| ANTH-1010 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH-2010 | Peoples and Cultures of the World | 3 |
| HIST-1010 | History of Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST-101H | Honors History of Civilization I | 3 |
| HIST-1020 | History of Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST-102H | Honors History of Civilization II | 3 |
| HIST-1510 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-1700 | History of Africa | 3 |
| HIST-2150 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-2660 | Women in American History | 3 |
| POL-2070 | International Relations | 3 |
| PSY-1010 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY-2020 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| SOC-2100 | Aging and Society | 3 |
| SOC-2410 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC-2550 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| UST-1010 | Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 |
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Requires ENG-1020 College Composition II as a prerequisite.
Recommended Civic Responsibility Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS AND HUMANITIES | ||
| HUM-1020 | The Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-102H | Honors Individual in Society | 3 |
| HUM-1030 | The Individual in Cosmos | 3 |
| HUM-2020 | Community Engagement Through the Humanities | 3 |
| PHIL-1000 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL-2020 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-202H | Honors Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL-2050 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PHIL-2060 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | ||
| GEOG-2030 | Environmental Geography | 3 |
| HIST-1510 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-151H | Honors United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-1520 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST-152H | Honors United States History since 1877 | 3 |
| POL-1010 | American National Government | 3 |
| POL-101H | Honors American National Government | 3 |
| POL-1020 | State & Local Government | 3 |
| POL-2030 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL-2070 | International Relations | 3 |
| UST-1010 | Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 |
MATH-1140, MATH-1141, MATH-1200, MATH-1270, and MATH-1280 can no longer count towards fulfilling the college-level mathematics requirement. These courses were re-classified as developmental mathematics by the state of Ohio in 2016. Tri-C established a 5-year transitioning window for students who had completed these courses prior to 2016 to apply them towards meeting graduation requirements, which expired in Summer 2021. It is highly recommended to see a counselor to determine the appropriate math required for your current major.