Financial Services - Financial Management Career Program
Degree offered
Associate in Science in Business Administration (Financial Services Financial Management)
Credits required 63/64
Dean William Berardi
Program contact Cecil Leonard, Department
Chair and Professor of Business Administration, ext. 2415
Program Goals Statement
The Business Administration career program emphasizes various organizational functions, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that students need to compete in today’s global business environment. This concentration assists students to prepare for a career in Financial Management. All business programs share many common courses, so students can switch easily between concentrations.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Program Information
The faculty have years of practical experience that makes your education relevant to the workplace.
Recommendations
Students should take any required developmental courses in their first semester. Next, they should take ACC 101, BUS 111, and ENG 101 to position themselves for proper course sequence in following semesters. BUS 253 should be taken in spring, second year.
After BCC
Graduates work as mutual fund customer service representatives and broker assistants, loan service representatives, insurance representatives, credit and collection associates, and junior financial analysts.
The career program is designed for students who plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation.
BCC participates in the statewide MassTransfer program and has developed many program-to-program transfer articulation agreements which guarantee admission and credit transfer. For a complete listing of eligible MassTransfer programs and current BCC articulation agreements, visit the Transfer Affairs website at BristolCC.edu/transfer
Infused General Education Competencies
Ethical Dimensions, Multicultural Perspective
Degree Requirements
General Courses
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| ECN 111 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Choose one of the following
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Electives Courses
| | ELECTIVE | 3-4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Core Courses
| ACC 101 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 credits |
| ACC 102 | Principles of Accounting II | 4 credits |
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| BUS 251 | Business Law | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| MAR 101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Concentration Courses
| ACC 255 | Federal Taxation I | 3 credits |
| ACC 256 | Federal Taxation II | 3 credits |
| ACC 259 | Analysis of Financial Statements | 3 credits |
| BUS 112 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 credits |
| BUS 253 | Corporation Finance | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Program Electives – choose one of the following
| ACC 150 | Small Business Financial Software | 3 credits |
| BNK 101 | Principles of Banking | 3 credits |
| BNK 114 | Introduction to Commercial Banking | 3 credits |
| BUS 113 | Introduction to Business Functions and Practices | 3 credits |
| BUS 260 | International Business | 3 credits |
| MAN 290 | Managing an Enterprise | 3 credits |
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| MAR 253 | Sales Management | 3 credits |
| CED 210 | Cooperative Work Experience I | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| ECN 251 | Money and Banking | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Program Electives - Choose one of the following
| MAN 251 | Human Resources Management | 3 credits |
| MAN 152 | Purchasing | 3 credits |
| MAR 255 | Advertising Principles | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
| ACC 101 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 credits |
| BUS 111 | Business and Financial Mathematics | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| MAN 101 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
| | Program Elective | 3 credits |
| ACC 102 | Principles of Accounting II | 4 credits |
| ECN 111 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| MAR 101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
| ACC 255 | Federal Taxation I | 3 credits |
| ACC 259 | Analysis of Financial Statements | 3 credits |
| BUS 112 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 credits |
| BUS 251 | Business Law | 3 credits |
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4
| | Program Elective | 3 credits |
| ACC 256 | Federal Taxation II | 3 credits |
| BUS 253 | Corporation Finance | 3 credits |
| | Elective - Science | 3 -4 credits |
| | And | |
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |