Business Administration

Associate in Arts and Science (Transfer Program) - 66 Credit Hours

Program Information:
The Business Administration course of study is for students intending to transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor´s degree in business-oriented fields such as general management, marketing, advertising, finance and production management. Students have obtained successful business careers with firms such as Caterpillar Inc., General Electric, Proctor and Gamble and IBM. Illinois Central College has special articulation agreements with many four-year institutions insuring transfer of course work. PLEASE CONTACT AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR REGARDING THESE AGREEMENTS. Specialty courses in the student´s major are usually taken at the transfer institution during the junior and senior years.

Admission to the Program:
Recommended high school courses: Data Processing, Business Law, Accounting, Bookkeeping, General Business and four years of Mathematics

Program Note:
This degree program is offered online with the exception of the science courses. Please contact the department for further information.

Recommended Course Sequence:

Fall Semester 1:
ENGL 110; ACCTG 120; MATH 115; BUS 110 or BUS 111; Humanities

Spring Semester 1:
ENGL 111; ACCTG 121; MATH 135; CMPSC 120; Fine Arts

Fall Semester 2:
ECON 110; BUS 215; Humanities/Fine Arts; Social Science; Physical Science

Spring Semester 2:
ECON 111; COMM 110; BUS 203; Approved Business Elective; Life Science

Course Information:

Required General Education Courses
Course	Name	Credit
COMM 110	COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRACTICE	3
ECON 110	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	3
ECON 111	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	3
ENGL 110	COMPOSITION I	3
ENGL 111	COMPOSITION II	3
MATH 135	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES	4
	LIFE SCIENCE *	4
	PHYSICAL SCIENCE *	4
	SOCIAL SCIENCE *	3
	HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS *	3
	FINE ARTS *	3
	HUMANITIES *	3
MATH 115	COLLEGE ALGEBRA * *	3

Required Program Courses
Course	Name	Credit
ACCTG 120	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4
ACCTG 121	MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING	4
BUS 110	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
	or
BUS 111	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS	3
BUS 203	BUSINESS STATISTICS	4
BUS 215	LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	3
CMPSC 120	BUSINESS COMPUTER SYSTEMS	3
	APPROVED BUSINESS ELECTIVE	3

* See specific requirements for Associate in Arts and Science Degree (page 4).

** The appropriate mathematics sequence is contingent on the individual's mathematics background and placement test.

For Program Information Contact:
Business and Information Systems Department
Technology Center
Room 205
(309)694-5558