Preparing you to succeed in business
Our Business Administration Associate in Science Degree gets you comfortable with making decisions and taking responsibility in your business career. This business degree offers subplans in:
- Management and operations
- Accounting operations
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial services
- Interdisciplinary Business
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Marketing
- Bachelor's degree transfer
This academic program prepares you for the following careers. All job data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
99,860
2033
102,730
Percent Change
3
Projected Job Openings
9960
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
3,410
2033
3,550
Percent Change
4
Projected Job Openings
270
Food Service Managers
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
27,120
2033
29,640
Percent Change
9
Projected Job Openings
3380
Our A.S. Business Administration Degree Teaches You how to
- Prepare and use financial information to support decision making
- Manage business information with appropriate software
- Effectively communicate as a professional
- Understand legal and ethical issues in business
- Develop human resources, strategic and organizational skills
- Identify and demonstrate management activities
Business Administration Associate in Science
BUS-AS
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2024 (640)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2024 (640), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Summary
This program is offered as a Fully Online program.
This program prepares students for employment in multiple areas of general business. Students in this program will learn to communicate effectively in a business environment developing reading, writing, and speaking skills critical to functioning in this setting. Students will become comfortable making decisions and taking responsibility in multiple aspects of their working environment. All students will complete a set of foundational courses in this degree. The student will be able to select a Specialization subplan in one of the following areas: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Management and Operations, Marketing or Supply Chain and Logistics, all of which are transferable to SPC's Management and Organizational Leadership BAS (MGTORG-BAS) or Sustainability Management BAS (SUSMGT-BAS) degree programs in the College of Business.
For the BS Transfer subplan, students will complete the state mandated prerequisite courses required for admission to the Business Administration BS (BUS-BS).
Graduation Requirements
Minimum grade of "C" required in all General Education courses and all Support courses used to satisfy a General Education requirement. Minimum grade of "C" in all foundational and sub plan/specialization courses.
Academic Pathways
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Program Leadership Information
Academic Department Coordinator EPI, St Pete Gibbs
ewell.mike@spcollege.edu
727.791.2610
Florida CIP Code
1552020102 - Business Administration
Federal CIP Code
52.0201 - Business Administration and Management, General.
Continuing Your Education at sPc
As part of the Business Administration Associate in Science Degree, you can earn one of the following certificates:
- Business Administration
- Accounting Technology Operations
- Business Entrepreneurship
- Business Operations - Marketing
- Supply Chain and Logistics
Bachelor's Degree
The Business Administration A.S. Degree transfers to SPC's bachelor's degrees in Business Administration, Management and Organizational Leadership or Sustainability Management.
Short-term Training
We also offer short-term business training and professional development courses through our Workforce Institute.