2026-2027 College Catalog
Business Administration Marketing (BAT)
2026-2027 Business Administration Marketing Pathway
Associate in Arts, STEM and Business Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 2 |
| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
| ACC108 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| MAT143 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MKT204 | Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications | 3 |
| ACC203 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MKT101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
SCI-ELECTIVE
| Science Elective | 3 |
| BUS102 | Business Law | 3 |
LS-Elective
| Laboratory Science Elective | 4 |
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| ECO103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| MKT210 | Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| ECO104 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PSY102 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| OR | |
| PSY110 | Organizational Psychology and the Workplace | 3 |
| MGT102 | Principles of Management | 3 |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| BUS120 | Computer Applications for Business | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Open Elective: Recommend PRO100 Introduction to Professional Portfolio followed by ITR200 Internship, SPN101C Elementary Spanish for Business and Finance, or BUS116 Personal Finance.
Humanities Electives: Recommend MDA107 Introduction to Media Literacy, MDA201 Media Studies, SPN101C Elementary Spanish for Business and Finance or PHI116 Ethics.
CMP 102-150 Elective: Recommend CMP120 Writing About Media.
Program Notes
- All courses can be achieved through day, evening, and online options
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
- Cumulative CLGPA at or above 2.0
- Submit your NSCC Graduation Application at https://www.northshore.edu/registrar/graduation.html
Advising Notes
This degree is designed upon completion for a student to be eligible to transfer to a public Massachusetts state university or UMASS system institution with junior status in the major of business.
Many transfer institutions for BAT require MAT151. Check your transfer institution’s program for more details.
ACC108 may be substituted with ACC101 and ACC102.
PSY102 or PSY110 may be substituted with another Social Science elective.
Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
If you intend to graduate with an associate degree in two years, you should enroll in at least 15 credits if taking only fall/spring courses.
Completing at least 30 credits each year helps students stay on track to timely graduation.
Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.