Business Administration & Management Pathways

MCC's Administration & Management Pathway is designed for students to earn stackable credentials as they progress toward their degree.  These stackable credentials - Occupational Skills Awards (OSA) and Certificates - indicate that the student has successfully grown in their knowledge, skills, and abilities relating to business management.  Students may use these credentials to seek raises and promotions or to seek a new job with better compensation.  The stackable credentials offered by the Administration & Management Pathway also make it possible for current and potential employers to recognize an applicant's knowledge and skill through verifiable credentials backed by McLennan Community College

Business Pathway Diagram

The Business Administration & Management program provides you with the fundamentals of business operations with an emphasis on practical functions and theoretical aspects of business organizations. If you enjoy the full scope of business operations, this program may be the perfect fit for you. Our courses focus on both practical and theoretical aspects of business organizations with emphases on marketing, management, business law, survey of business and economics.

If you have the entrepreneurial spirit and desire to start your own business, look no further than MCC's Entrepreneurship Certificate. The certificate is entirely integrated into the Business Administration & Management AAS and offers practical courses specifically designed to help you get started on your business plan and pursuing your own business.

Following the Business Administration & Management Pathway requires no additional courses - the Business Administration & Management AAS is comprised of all courses contained within the Business Administration & Management OSA, Business Administration & Management Certificate, and Entrepreneurship Certificate.  Both the Business Administration & Management and Entrepreneurship pathways transfer seamlessly to our University Center partners, Tarleton State University and Texas Tech University. Students who are interested in obtaining a Bachelor's degree from a university not included in MCC's University Center should enroll in the Field of Study for Business Administration AA degree. The completion of the Business Administration AAS and transferable general academics courses allows the student to save thousands of dollars in tuition costs

 

Understanding the Stackable Credentials

The Business OSA is a 12-credit hour program (4 courses) that offers an introduction to the practical skills and basic knowledge required of today's business professionals. The OSA covers the first four courses of the Business Administration certificate and degree. Concepts addressed in the OSA include:

  • Business Principles
  • Management Principles
  • Negotiations & Conflict Management
  • Human Resources Management

The Business Administration Certificate extends the knowledge, skills, and abilities taught in the OSA to ensure students who complete the certificate have an understanding of the value of business marketing, effective and ethical management of personnel, and project management.

Concepts addressed in the Business Administration & Management Certificate include:

  • All concepts addressed in the Business OSA
  • Financial Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Speech Elective
  • Leadership

The Entrepreneurship Certificate offers a specialized academic program that is designed to support those who are interested in starting their own business. The program includes courses specific to entrepreneurs, including:

  • All concepts addressed in the Business OSA
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Personal Finance
  • Project Management
  • Microcomputer Applications
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Payroll and Tax Accounting

The Business Administration & Management AAS degree extends the knowledge, skills, and abilities taught in the OSA, Business Administration & Management Certificate, and Entrepreneurship Certificate to ensure students who complete the degree have an understanding of the value of economics, accounting, and business law.

Concepts addressed in the Business Administration AAS include:

  • All concepts addressed in the Business Administration & Management and Entrepreneurship Certificates
  • Choice of Economics
  • Choice of English
  • BMGT Elective
  • Math Elective
  • Core Elective
  • Technology Elective
  • ACNT or ACCT Elective

Technology Elective - BCIS 1305 Microcomputer Applications, ITSW Elective, IMED Elective, or COSC Elective

AGRI Elective, RELE Elective, HITT Elective, LGLA Elective, ACCT Elective, ACNT Elective, BUSI Elective, BMGT Elective, OSHT Elective, QCTC Elective, LMGT Elective, CRIJ Elective, MUSB Elective CDEC Elective, CSME Elective, FIRS Elective, SLNG Elective, SCWK Elective, or VTHT Elective

Core Elective - Any MCC Core Curriculum Course

Join the Business Administration Program Today!

Are you ready to take the next step toward a rewarding and profitable career?  Contact Business Programs at MCC by calling 254-299-8695 or complete the following form to have a Business Programs advisor reach out to you: Click here to have an advisor contact you.

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Business Administration & Management OSA Download Business OSA plan
Business Administration & Management Certificate Download Business Administration Certificate plan
Entrepreneurship Certificate Download Entrepreneurship Certificate plan
Business Administration & Management AAS Download Business Administration AAS degree plan
Field of Study in Business AA Download the Field of Study in Business AA degree plan