Business

Academic Division of Professional Programs

The Business Program is designed to assist students who anticipate transferring to Baccalaureate Degree-granting institutions. The purpose of the Program is to make possible transfer into such institutions and enhance student success in those programs. The Business Program is a program which allows the student greater flexibility in selecting courses that will match the program requirements of the school to which the student intends to transfer. Quincy College has a number of transfer/articulation agreements in place to facilitate easy mobility from Quincy College to the transferring institution.

On-Campus or Online Degree

Students may complete the Quincy College Business Program as an on-campus student or a fully online student.

On-Campus

On-campus students may take all of their courses on-campus. Students have the opportunity to take a combination of on-campus and online courses.

View the curriculum for this associate degree program in the latest college catalog here.

Online Degree

Quincy College offers the Business Associate Degree program fully online. This program is offered in a pathway format and students may enroll as full-time or part-time.

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Degrees

On-Campus or Online

Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

Communicate effectively about management issues
Perform basic mathematical calculations in general business and accounting
Explain the role of the business manager
Identify the impact of business transactions upon financial statements
Discuss the principles of marketing and the distribution of goods and services
Discuss the practical and legal issues involved in hiring, training, compensating, and evaluating employees
Discuss the ethical issues faced by business managers
Discuss the economic principles underlying the behavior of firms and the performance of microeconomics
Identify the impact of macroeconomic variables upon businesses
Prepare students for acceptance into and success in business programs at Baccalaureate Degree-granting institutions
Permit students to transfer to such Baccalaureate Degree-granting institutions

Students may complete the Quincy College Business Program as an on-campus student or a fully online student.

On-Campus

On-campus students may take all of their courses on-campus. Students have the opportunity to take a combination of on-campus and online courses.

Online Degree

Quincy College offers the Business Associate Degree program fully online. This program is offered in a pathway format and students may enroll as full-time or part-time.

Learn more about Quincy College online degrees>>

Online

Plymouth

Quincy

Business Courses

- Code
- Course
- Credits
- ACC 101
- Accounting I
- 3
This is an introductory course in accounting with the emphasis on the basic accounting cycle, management use of accounting data, construction and analysis of financial statements, and valuation of assets. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- ACC 102
- Accounting II
- 3
Topics included in this course are books of original entry, analysis of assets and liabilities, negotiable instruments, and an introduction to partnership and corporate accounting. Prerequisite: ACC 101.
- BUS 101
- Introduction to Business
- 3
The role, growth, structure, and functional organization of modern business in the U.S. economy is explored. Comparative economic systems, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and the management, marketing, and financing of business organizations are covered. Opportunities in the business field are examined throughout the course. Students will be expected to complete outside research as a course requirement. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- ECO 201
- Microeconomics
- 3
In this course, students study the basic principles of economics including economic theory related to the operation of business firms such as supply, demand, price determination, production costs, competition, resource markets, and international trade. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- ECO 202
- Macroeconomics
- 3
This course is a study of the basic principles of economics including different economics organizations, income and employment theory, government fiscal and monetary policies, problems of price stability, and economic growth. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.