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Business Administration Transfer (BAT)

Type: Transfer, Degree (AA)

Open Admissions

Division: STEM and Business



The Business Administration Transfer program prepares students to transfer to four-year institutions   offering a Business baccalaureate program.  This program includes a strong base of courses needed to pursue a bachelor's degree in accounting, entrepreneurial studies, finance, general business, management, management information systems, marketing, and other related business areas.

Designed to parallel the first two years of course work that would be completed at most four-year institutions, a student's course load includes a balance between business and liberal arts courses.  Because of this, transferring is relatively simple and our students are held in high regards by all institutions that accept our transfers.   

Graduates of this program have transferred into Business programs at a variety of colleges and universities which include but are not limited to:  Babson College, Bentley University, Boston University, Endicott College, Merrimack College, Northeastern University, Salem State University, Suffolk University, as well as the Universities of Massachusetts at Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, and Lowell.
 

If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact info@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.

First Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
OPN-ELECTIVEOpen Elective

2
SPE102Speech

3
ACC108Financial Accounting

3
CMP101Composition 1

3
MAT143Introduction to Statistics

3
Total Credit Hours:14

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
SCI-ELECTIVEScience Elective

3
ACC203Managerial Accounting

3
MKT101Principles of Marketing

3
OPN-ELECTIVEOpen Elective

3
BUS102Business Law

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Second Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
LS-ElectiveLaboratory Science Elective

4
CMP102-150Composition 2 Elective

3
ECO103Principles of Macroeconomics

3
HUM-ELECTIVEHumanities Elective

3
OPN-ELECTIVEOpen Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
SS-ELECTIVESocial Science Elective

3
ECO104Principles of Microeconomics

3
MGT102Principles of Management

3
HUM-ELECTIVEHumanities Elective

3
BUS120Computer Applications for Business

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Requirement Notes

ACC108: Students may substitute ACC101 and ACC102 2 for ACC108. Students are advised to check the requirements of the transfer institution.

 

Open Elective: Recommend  FFL100 First Year Experience: search for section contextualized for business,

Social Science Elective: Recommend SOC106

Program Note
Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 60

 
Program Student Learner Outcomes
  • Apply theoretical concepts of the basic business processes in management, marketing, and accounting, in the business environment.
  • Demonstrate interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills necessary to function in diverse, multicultural business settings in order to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
  • Explain why and how technology, society, and economics affect an organization and the way in which it interacts with its environment not only locally, but globally.
  • Utilize common business computer programs such as word processors and spreadsheet programs for the preparation of documents, reports, and for preparation of accounting, financial, or other tabular data for presentation and analysis.
  • Analyze problems that have no single correct answer; apply decision-making techniques to identify the problem, develop alternatives for resolution, select and implement the best alternative, and measure the results for solving the problem.
  • Employ subordinates effectively, using appropriate leadership styles; assigning responsibility, authority, and accountability commensurate with the individual subordinate’s capabilities.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviors through time management, attendance, appearance, flexibility, and cooperation.

Occupational Skills Required
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Mathematical reasoning


Top Transfer Institutions
  • Salem State University
  • University of Massachusetts Boston
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • University of Massachusetts At Amherst