2023-2025 Fort Peck Catalog

Business Administration

The Associate of Arts Degree (AA) Business Administration curriculum transfers to a four-year college and prepares students to successfully enter occupations and careers in the business sector. Students learn basic accounting principles, contract law, business ethics and economic principles to aid them in starting or running a business. Career opportunities include entry-level management in banks, insurance companies, health organizations, educational institutions, manufacturing businesses, merchandisers, government, technology, and many more. In addition, the student will become acquainted with the history of the federal government's relationship with Indian tribes and its legal effect on doing business in reservations communities.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Core I
Communications

6

Core II
Mathematics

3

Core III
Science

Core IV
Arts and Humanities

6

Core-V
Social Sciences

6

Core VI
Native American Studies

3

Core VII
Computer Technology

3

Total Credit Hours:31

Program of Study Courses

ACTG 201Principles of Financial Accounting

4

ACTG 202Principles of Managerial Accounting

4

BGEN 205Personal Finance

3

BGEN 220Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

3

BGEN 235Business Law

3

BMGT 235Management

3

ECNS 202Principles of Macroeconomics

3

STAT 216Introduction to Statistics

4

CAPP 156Microsoft Excel

3

Total Credit Hours:29

Total Credit Hours: 61

Program Learning Outcomes:

  • Develop the ability to think critically and analyze problems
  • Use business-related information processing systems with proficiency
  • Relate macroeconomic and/or microeconomic principles to the current economy
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people in a team situation
  • Perform accounting and finance functions as related to service and merchandising businesses

**For specific Learning Outcomes, see Associate of Art and Associate of Science Degree General Education