Associate
of Science - Business
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Contact:
Evelyn Honaker
Office: Tech 242
Phone: (423) 585-6972
E-mail: evelyn.honaker@ws.edu |
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Description
Student Testimony
Career Options
Faculty in Program
Suggested Course
Sequence
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Statement of Purpose A Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, economics,
finance, management, marketing, human resource management, or transportation and logistics
prepares graduates to fill managerial and technical support positions. An Associate
of Science - Business degree at Walters State provides the first two years of courses that
can be transferred to a college or university to satisfy requirements for the Bachelor of
Science degree in a business field.
The job outlook for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations is expected
to remain steady for the next ten years. Complexity of business and increasing
numbers of businesses will result in a need for trained professionals to fill managerial
and technical support positions. Changing technology has resulted in many adults
upgrading their skills to meet the demands of the global marketplace.
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"I enrolled at Walters State after my
employer of 16 years chose to downsize. I graduated in 1997 and I am currently
completing my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Carson Newman
College."
Kim Gunnin
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Options: Average starting salaries of recent Tennessee graduates with
a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration ranged from $23,000 - $27,000 per
year.
The Tennessee Department of Employment Security reported the following average annual
salaries of employees in select business professions (survey was conducted October -
December, 1996).
| Occupation Title |
Mean Salary* |
| General Managers and Top Executives |
$54,600 |
| Financial Managers |
48,800 |
| Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations Managers |
43,700 |
| Personnel Training and Labor Relations Managers |
40,700 |
| Loan Officers and Counselors |
38,900 |
| Purchasing Managers |
35,900 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
33,400 |
| Personnel, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists |
29,800 |
*Rounded to hundreds |
| Faculty:
Bach, Orville E., Jr.
Bales, Mary F.
Barnett, W. Hank, II
Deavours, Lee
Fall, JoE
Hallman, Catherine
Hamilton, W. Nikky
Honaker, Evelyn J.
Love, J. Thomas
Parsons, Stephen P.
Porter, Vanda
Ross, Amy |
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Suggested Course Sequence
Students under the associate of science degree in business plan to
transfer to a 4-year higher education institution. In order for the majority of
their courses to transfer, they need to know which institution they are planning on
transferring to. Once they have made this decision, they should go to Counseling
& Testing in the College Center to sign an articulation agreement with that school.
This articulation agreement protects the student from subsequent catalog changes at
the 4-year school.
Another reason that it is necessary to know which institution you will
attend is because different colleges accept different courses from us. For example,
UT only accepts Western World Civilization I & II for the history requirement.
However, ETSU only accepts American History I & II for the history requirement.
Students will be much more satisfied with the number of credits that will actually
transfer with them if they know ahead of time where they wish to attend after their years
with us at Walters State.
The following list is a suggested course sequence. You will find
many choices of courses. Your selection should be determined based on the school,
which you intend to promote. Below are the three options available to you. The
first is the general transfer option, the second is the transfer option to UT at
Knoxville, and the third is the transfer option to ETSU.
Click the link below to view articulation agreements.
Walters State
Community College Articulation Programs
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