2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    May 19, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Business Administration AAS - Banking and Finance Program


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Code: AAS.BUS.BANK

The Banking and Finance program is designed for students seeking a position in a bank, lending institution or financial firm. The Program offers an integration of career specific banking and finance, general business and liberal arts courses needed to enhance critical thinking, analytical decision-making and communication skills required by many entry and intermediate positions that do not require a baccalaureate degree.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Analyze the financial results of companies.
  2. Recognize and apply various financial theories.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of financial metrics.
  4. Defend the collected data that will be used to conduct financial analysis.
  5. Organize and write a financial report.

Career Pathways

Teller /Platform Assistant Entry Level Position in Bank Operations (Mortgage, Trust, Consumer Loan Departments)

Recommended Semester Sequence


General Education Requirements


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Humanities Electives *


Two general education courses selected from the following fields, with no more than one course in any one field: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Social Science Course:


Recommended:

Mathematics, Natural Science, and Technology


Additional General Education Course:


Recommended:

Subtotal: 21 Credits


Subtotal: 33 Credits


Free Electives


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 60


Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

*General Education Course List .

**Select from BNF-102 , BNF-201 , BUS-234 , BUS-237, BUS-207  or BUS-262 .

IST-123  will fulfill 3 credit of Free Electives for students who place into the course

Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by Placement Testing.

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