Business Administration, A.A.S.
The mission of the Business Department is to provide quality education that is accessible, affordable and innovative with continuing involvement in partnering with all stakeholders of Piedmont Technical College.
The field of business offers numerous opportunities. Probably no other occupational area encompasses the diverse range of activities that is found in business. Accounting and management are typical examples of the potential career possibilities for business graduates.
By carefully selecting appropriate electives, Piedmont Technical College’s business students can prepare for the specific aspect of business that they wish to pursue. (Contingent on sufficient student interest and enrollment, elective courses are available that lead to a degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting, Management or Human Resources Generalist.) Students can pursue their studies in either day or night classes, if sufficient enrollment is maintained.
Transfer opportunities exist for business students upon completion of the two-year degree. The number of business courses accepted varies from institution to institution and the student should contact his/her advisor as early as possible to explore transfer options. Written transfer agreements have been reached with Lander University and Newberry College in an attempt to provide maximum transferability of coursework.
Requirements
| Courses | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| ECO 210 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| or ECO 211 | Microeconomics | |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| MAT 120 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| or MAT 122 | Finite College Mathematics | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Required Core Subject Areas | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Other Courses Required for Graduation | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Select a Concentration Option Below | 21 | |
| Business Concentration - BUS3 | ||
| Individual Tax Procedures | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Management Decision Making 1 | ||
Approved Elective 2 | ||
Approved Elective 2 | ||
Approved Elective 2 | ||
Approved Elective 2 | ||
| Accounting Concentration - ACC3 | ||
| Individual Tax Procedures | ||
| Payroll Accounting | ||
| Intermediate Accounting I | ||
| Intermediate Accounting II | ||
| Cost Accounting I | ||
| Computerized Accounting | ||
| Financial Management | ||
| Management Concentration - MGT3 | ||
| Cost Accounting I | ||
| Investments | ||
| Financial Management | ||
| Introduction to E-Commerce in Business | ||
| Small Business Management | ||
| Fundamentals of Supervision | ||
| Management Decision Making | ||
| Human Resources Generalist Concentration - HRG3 | ||
| Individual Tax Procedures | ||
| Payroll Accounting | ||
| Information Processing Software | ||
| Presentation Graphics | ||
| Fundamentals of Supervision | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Management Decision Making | ||
| Subtotal | 33 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
- 1
MGT 240 Management Decision Making is the “capstone” course of the business curriculum and should be taken during the student’s last semester before graduation.
- 2
Business electives must be from courses with the following prefixes: BUS, BAF, MGT, MKT, & ACC. Public Speaking (SPC 205) is also an acceptable business elective. It is important that advisors stress that other courses will not count as business electives.
Graduation Plan
Business Administration (General)
Fall Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Spring Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Summer Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Approved Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Business Administration - Accounting Concentration
Fall Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 201 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 202 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 240 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Spring Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Hours | |
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 201 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 202 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 240 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Summer Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester | Hours | |
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 201 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 202 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 240 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Business Administration - Management Concentration
Fall Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Introduction to E-Commerce in Business | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 250 | Investments | 3 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Spring Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Introduction to E-Commerce in Business | 3 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 250 | Investments | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Summer Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MGT 120 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| BAF 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 230 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| BAF 250 | Investments | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Introduction to E-Commerce in Business | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Business Administration - Human Resources Generalist Concentration
Fall Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| AOT 165 | Information Processing Software | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| IST 281 | Presentation Graphics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Spring Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| AOT 165 | Information Processing Software | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| IST 281 | Presentation Graphics | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Summer Start
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester | Hours | |
| BUS 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COL 103 | College Skills | 3 |
| CPT 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| AOT 165 | Information Processing Software | 3 |
| ECO 210 or ECO 211 |
Macroeconomics or Microeconomics |
3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| IST 281 | Presentation Graphics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| CPT 274 | Advanced Microcomputer Spreadsheets | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 120 or MAT 122 |
Probability and Statistics or Finite College Mathematics |
3 |
| MGT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| ACC 124 | Individual Tax Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Fundamentals of Supervision | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACC 150 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT 240 | Management Decision Making | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Application and Advising
If you are ready to start your education, there are a few simple steps involved in enrolling at Piedmont Technical College.
Advising Information
The following information provides a guide for advisors who are helping students enroll in this program.
Program Notes
BUS courses are offered during days, evenings, and online.
Students may only choose one concentration at a time: Business (General), Accounting, Management, or Human Resources Generalist. Other concentrations may be completed subsequently, if desired.
Students who are planning to pursue a bachelor's degree should fully explore and understand transfer options. The number of business courses accepted varies from institution to institution. Written transfer agreements have been reached with Lander University and Newberry College in an attempt to provide maximum transferability of course work.
Notes About Individual Classes
Business electives must be from courses with the following prefixes: BUS, BAF, MGT, MKT, & ACC. Public Speaking (SPC 205) is also an acceptable business elective. It is important that advisors stress that other courses will not count as business electives.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Purpose Statement
The purpose of the business program is to provide education and training to prepare students for a variety of entry level career positions in the business profession, college transfer, or to provide career enhancement opportunities to individuals already employed in business fields.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the various management theories and apply these appropriately on the job.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic laws of contracts in the legal framework of business operations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the accounting process and prepare and interpret basic financial statements.
- Apply basic marketing techniques to develop simple promotion, pricing, and distribution plans, and to identify markets.
- Identify the skills, experiences, and training needed to supervise, work with, and motivate employees.