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2025-2026 DCC Catalog 
  
2025-2026 DCC Catalog

Business Management (BUS), A.A.S.


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HEGIS: 5004

Overview

This program provides a basic knowledge of essential business practices and procedures within a broad framework of business management principles. Noted for its flexibility, the program gives students the opportunity to select courses from a career emphasis in management and/or marketing. Graduates are employed in private and public sector entry-level employment positions including sales, personnel, banking, marketing, management and administration.

Students interested in transferring to an upper-division college/university should refer to the Business Administration Transfer program .

The Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is awarded upon completion of the requirements for this program.

Upon successful completion of the BUS program, the student will be able to:

  • Write various styles of business correspondence.
  • Demonstrate computer skills using business software.
  • Prepare business reports including the income statement and the balance sheet.
  • Demonstrate application of business law.
  • Apply human relations and communications skills in the business world.
  • Demonstrate application of basic management and marketing principles.

Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.

The following microcredentials stack into the BAT Program: Basic Bookkeeping Microcredential  and Small Business Management Microcredential .

Requirements


For requirements, see Program Map.

a. MAT 109  or higher, MAT 118  recommended.

b. Select any BUS, ACC course or CIS 107  , COM 221 COM 222 , SPE 101 , SPE 210 SPE 219 

c. Click here for a full discussion of the free elective requirement . The subject area for Business Administration includes all courses labeled BUS and ACC.

d. Science Courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, physical sciences and physics. See General Education Requirements .

e. General Education Elective: Choose any two courses from World History & Global Awareness, Arts, World Languages, or Social Science (except BHS 103 ). Click here for General Education Requirements .

Program Map


Credit Hours: 15


Credit Hours: 15-16


Third Semester


Credit Hours: 15-16


Fourth Semester


Credit Hours: 16


Minimum Total Credits: 61


Contact Information


Program Chair
Meghan McCarthy
meghan.mccarthy@sunydutchess.edu

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