The Associate of Arts Field of Study: Business Administration
degree program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials
needed to complete the first two years of a Texas four-year college or
university’s Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree program with an emphasis in Business
Administration. The AA-BA program is designed to parallel the student’s choice
in a bachelors program at a specific Texas four-year college or university.
Upon successfully completing the program at Coastal Bend College, the credits
students earn can be then transferred as an Associate of Arts Field of Study:
Business Administration credential upon graduation to the Texas four-year
college or university that the student identified.
The AA-BA degree at Coastal Bend College is a comprehensive
educational stackable program consisting of a minimum of 60 credit hours. The
AA-BA degree is based on a four semester rotation of courses consisting of 15
credit hours per semester. Each student’s time to completion may vary based on the
student’s placement test scores, the courses needed for transfer, and required
prerequisites. Students will have to consider additional time to complete
Placement Test Score driven additional courses and prerequisites because they
are not allocated for in the degree plan and rotation of courses.