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A Smart Business Choice

If your goal is to lead others in business, we can help provide you with the leadership skills you need. The San Jacinto College Business Administration Associate of Arts (AA) degree program teaches the latest advancements in effective management and develops your acumen in leadership, problem solving, communication, purchasing, planning, staffing, marketing, production control, and resource optimization.

Upon graduation, students will be equipped to assume a first-line supervisory position in industries such as retail, manufacturing, government, and nonprofit. The AA program also provides current business professionals the skills and competencies necessary for faster career advancement.

The AA degree program in Business Administration also provides students an industry-relevant foundation to four-year university bachelor’s and master’s business degree programs.

Career Opportunities

Students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree pathway in business will be prepared for careers as:

  • Budget Analysts $91,8541
  • Compensation and Benefits Managers $137,3401
  • Compliance Officers $80,8881
  • Construction Managers $110,8811
  • Financial managers $185,3491
  • Human Resources Managers $149,8991
  • Insurance Underwriters $80,0531
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Source: www.texaswages.com, median salary for Gulf Coast region, 2023

For more information, students may contact Central campus, 281-476-1841;  North campus, 281-998-6350, x7242; or South campus, 281-929-4603.

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Information

Four-year and upper-level colleges and universities offer majors within the baccalaureate degree. San Jacinto College offers many courses in the transfer path that would meet the requirements of a major. Students may prepare to transfer to a particular program at an upper-level institution by either:

  • Completing the 42-semester credit hour (SCH) core curriculum and an 18-hour transfer path, or
  • Selecting courses as specified in the transfer plans developed by San Jacinto College in cooperation with upper-level institutions to which students transfer.

Those plans, which are available in the Center for Advising, Career, and Transfer office on each campus as well as on the Transfer Plans tab for each Associate of Arts (AA) program page, are designed to prepare students to transfer to a particular four-year or upper-level college or university by specifying the courses required to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree in a particular major. A complete list of all transfer plans is located on the Transfer Plans A-Z page. Students choosing to pursue an AA degree should select from among the General Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business Administration, Fine Arts, or Communications programs.

Plan of Study (Degree Plan)

1BUSINESS

Texas Direct – by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – “provides seamless transfer degree pathways between two- and four-year institutions. Students who complete the Texas Core Curriculum and Field of Study at any public two-year institution automatically qualify to receive an associate degree – the Texas Direct Transfer Degree. They are also qualified to transfer their courses as a block applied directly to their selected major.”

The Texas Direct Business Field of Study is embedded in the Business AA. A student completing the degree will also have completed the field of study, the state required core curriculum, and all lower division course requirements. State regulations ensure transfer to your chosen public university with junior status.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First TermCredits
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 3
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
Component Area Option (see Directed Electives list for potential courses) 1 3
EDUC 1100 Learning Framework 1
 Credits13
Second Term
ENGL 1302
Composition II
or Technical and Business Writing
3
Creative Arts (Fine Arts) 3
American History 3
BUSI 1301 Business Principles 3
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics 3
 Credits15
Second Year
First Term
Life and Physical Science (Natural Science) lecture & lab 4
American History 3
GOVT 2305 Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) 3
ACCT 2301 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
Directed Electives (see list below) 1 3
 Credits16
Second Term
Life and Physical Science (Natural Science) lecture & lab 4
Language, Philosophy and Culture (Humanities) 3
GOVT 2306 Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics) 3
ACCT 2302 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
Directed Electives (see list below) 1 3
 Credits16
 Total Credits60
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See the "Texas Direct" section below for information regarding Directed Electives.

Texas Direct, Business Field of Study

Directed Electives

In addition to the courses specified in the transfer path and the core curriculum for the Business AA degree, students should complete an additional six hours. Any of the academic courses in the list below satisfy the requirement for the Business AA. To facilitate transfer, students are advised to complete the academic courses listed below for the university to which they plan to transfer. If the preferred university is not listed, please contact a San Jacinto College advisor and an advisor at the preferred university.

University Course
Angelo State University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Lamar University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Midwestern State University BCIS 1305; ENGL 2311
Prairie View A&M University BCIS 1305; MATH 1314
Sam Houston State University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Stephen F. Austin State University BUSI 2304; BUSI 2305
Sul Ross State University BCIS 1305; MATH 1325
Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College BCIS 1305; MATH 1325
Tarleton State University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Texas A&M International University BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
Texas A&M University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Texas A&M University at Galveston BCIS 1305; BUSI 2301; BUSI 2305; MATH 1325;
Texas A&M University--Central Texas ANY ACADEMIC (3 SCH); BCIS 1305
Texas A&M University--Commerce BCIS 1305; MATH 1325
Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
Texas A&M University--Kingsville BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
Texas A&M University--San Antonio BCIS 1305; BUSI 2301; BUSI 2305
Texas A&M University--Texarkana BCIS 1305; BUSI 2301; MATH 1325; MATH 1342
Texas Southern University BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
Texas State University BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
Texas Tech University BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
Texas Woman's University MATH 1342
The University of Texas at Arlington BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
The University of Texas at Dallas BUSI 2301; MATH 1325
The University of Texas at El Paso BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
The University of Texas at San Antonio BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305; MATH 1325
The University of Texas at Tyler BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
The University of Texas Permian Basin BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
University of Houston BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
University of Houston--Clear Lake BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
University of Houston--Downtown BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
University of Houston--Victoria BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305; SPCH 1321
University of North Texas BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
University of North Texas at Dallas BCIS 1305; BUSI 2305
West Texas A&M University BUSI 2305; MATH 1325