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)
VIEW THE RECOMMENDED ACADEMIC PATHWAY

Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

Program Leadership Information

Dr. Emmanuel Hernandez – Agosto
Dean, College of Business
Hernandez.Emmanuel@SPCollege.edu
Michael Ewell, MS
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:

Bachelor's Degree

The Business Administration A.S. Degree transfers to SPC's bachelor's degrees in  Business AdministrationManagement and Organizational Leadership or Sustainability Management.

Short-term Training

We also offer short-term business training and professional development courses through our Workforce Institute.

degree progression