Financial Services - Real Estate and Insurance Career Program
Degree offered
Associate in Science in Business Administration (Financial Services Real Estate and Insurance)
Credits required 64/65
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 Real Estate and Insurance. All business programs share many common courses, so students can switch easily between concentrations.
Student Learning Outcomes
See Learning Outcomes.
Program Information
The faculty have years of practical experience that makes your education relevant in the workplace.
Recommendations
Students should take any required developmental courses in their first semester.
After BCC
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Graduates may work as mutual fund customer service representatives and broker assistants, loan service representatives, insurance representatives, credit and collection associates, and junior financial analysts.
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The career program is designed for students who expect to work in the profession immediately after graduation.
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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 |
| CSS 101 | College Success Seminar | 1 credit |
| 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: | 16 |
CSS 101: (or completion of Division 3 First-Year Experience Summer or Intersession orientation or documented First-Year Experience or equivalent)
Choose one of the following
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Elective Courses
| | Science 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
| BUS 171 | Principles of Insurance I | 3 credits |
| BUS 172 | Principles of Insurance II | 3 credits |
| BUS 175 | Introduction to Real Estate | 3 credits |
| BUS 176 | Real Estate Practice | 3 credits |
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| MAR 253 | Sales Management | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Program Electives – choose one of the following
| BUS 112 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 credits |
| BUS 113 | Introduction to Business Functions and Practices | 3 credits |
| BUS 253 | Corporation Finance | 3 credits |
| BUS 155 | Business Ethics | 3 credits |
| BUS 260 | International Business | 3 credits |
| MAN 251 | Human Resources Management | 3 credits |
| MAN 152 | Purchasing | 3 credits |
| MAN 290 | Managing an Enterprise | 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 |
| CSS 101 | College Success Seminar | 1 credit |
| 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 |
| RMN 118 | Workshop in Team Development and Managerial Communications | 1 credit |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
| BUS 171 | Principles of Insurance I | 3 credits |
| CIS 111 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 credits |
| MAR 114 | Sales Principles | 3 credits |
| BUS 175 | Introduction to Real Estate | 3 credits |
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| COM 114 | Professional Speaking | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4
| BUS 172 | Principles of Insurance II | 3 credits |
| BUS 176 | Real Estate Practice | 3 credits |
| BUS 251 | Business Law | 3 credits |
| | Science Elective | 3-4 credits |
| MAR 253 | Sales Management | 3 credits |