School of Business & Professional Studies
The Associate of Science degree in Business Administration introduces students to central concepts and theories in the field of business. Students learn key skills that can be applied immediately in the job market, including economics, accounting, computing, communications and basic management. Students receive an overview of each critical area in business that prepares them for careers in a multitude of fields, or students can continue their business education with GHC’s Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) degrees. The associate’s program can be completed online, in person, or a combination of each and in both 8-week and 16-week class formats. In addition to the GHC BBA, this pathway allows students to transfer to other BBA programs across the University System of Georgia.
To qualify for graduation, students must meet all graduation requirements.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Hours |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | |
| College Algebra (Strongly Recommended) | |
| Precalculus | |
| 2-3 |
| Communicating in Business, Tec (Strongly Recommended) | |
| Human Communication | |
| Public Speaking | |
| 2 |
| Special Topics: Humanities | |
| Special Topics: Mathematics | |
| Special Topics:Science | |
| Special Topics: Social Science | |
| 3 |
| World Literature I | |
| World Literature II | |
| British Literature I | |
| British Literature II | |
| American Literature I | |
| American Literature II | |
| Latino Literature | |
| African-American Literature | |
| 3 |
| Art Appreciation | |
| Art History to Renaissance | |
| Art History Renaissance to Pre | |
| Humanities in Drama | |
| World Literature I | |
| World Literature II | |
| British Literature I | |
| British Literature II | |
| American Literature I | |
| American Literature II | |
| Latino Literature | |
| African-American Literature | |
| Film Appreciation | |
| History of Motion Pictures | |
| Studies In Humanities | |
| Music Appreciation | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | |
| Intro to Religion | |
| Elementary Spanish I | |
| Elementary Spanish II | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | |
| Theater Appreciation | |
2 | 7-8 |
| Introduction to the Universe | |
| Astronomy of the Solar System | |
| Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | |
| Introduction to Biology I and Introduction to Biology I Lab | |
| Introduction to Biology II and Introduction to Biology II Lab | |
| Plants, Society & Environment | |
| Principles of Biology I | |
| Principles of Biology II | |
| General Zoology | |
| Principles of Nutrition | |
| Survey of Chemistry I | |
| Survey of Chemistry II | |
| Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab | |
| Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | |
| Environmental Science I | |
| Environmental Science II (lect | |
| Environmental Science II | |
| Physical Geology | |
| Historical Geology | |
| Science in Society | |
| Physical Science I | |
| Physical Science II | |
| Introductory Physics I | |
| Introductory Physics II | |
| Principles of Physics I | |
| Principles of Physics II | |
| 3-4 |
| Elementary Statistics (Strongly Recommended) | |
| Logic and Design | |
| Precalculus | |
| Applied Calculus | |
| Calculus I | |
POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
HIST 2111 | American History I | 3 |
or HIST 2112 | American History II |
| 3 |
| World Civilization to 1500 | |
| World Civ Since 1500 | |
| Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | |
| 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics (Strongly Recommended) | |
| World Civilization to 1500 | |
| World Civ Since 1500 | |
| Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | |
| American History I | |
| American History II | |
| Minorities in U.S. History | |
| Economic History | |
| Intro to Global Issues | |
| Intro to Domestic Issues | |
| Intro to General Psychology | |
| Intro to Religion | |
| Introductory Sociology | |
| Intro to Social Problems | |
ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics 3 | 3 |
ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ACCT 2101 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
ACCT 2102 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
1 | 6-9 |
| Introduction to Business | |
| Communicating in Business, Tec | |
| The Environment of Business | |
| Fundamntls of Comp Application | |
PHED 1010 | Concepts of Fitness/Health | 2 |
| 2 |
Total Hours | 64-66 |