Business Studies: Career Associate

The Business Studies AA degree offers business students an opportunity to pursue specifically-designed curricula that meets their specific career goals. This program offers three options of specialized study: General Business, Entrepreneurship, and Agribusiness. In addition, this program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).  Since 1992, ACBSP is the only nationally recognized organization that grants regional accreditation to two- and four-year colleges and universities.  The complete program is available at the Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster (General Business Option only), Lebanon, and York campuses, as well as through Virtual Learning.

General Education   
ENGL 101 English Composition I  3 
ENGL 102 English Composition II (or)  3 
  ENGL 106 Business Writing  (3) 
COMM 101 Effective Speaking  3 
Core A Elective  3 
Core B Elective  3 
Core C Elective  3 
Free Elective  12 
Physical Education & Wellness  1 

Major Requirements   
ACCT 101 Principles of Accounting  I  4 
BUSI 101 Introduction to Business  3 
BUSI 201 Business Law I (or)  3 
 BUSI 209 Legal Environment of Business  (3) 
CIS 105 Intro to Software for Business  3 
MGMT 201 Principles of Management  3 
MKTG 201 Principles of Marketing  3 
Program Specific Electives*  9 

This curriculum is designed to prepare students to:

Apply business skills including accounting, marketing, management, and business law

Employ basic business theories and practices

Apply a basic knowledge of computer applications in business

Discuss fundamental concepts of business decision-making

Deliver oral and written presentations on basic busines concepts

Find, evaluate, and use information from online and print sources

Apply for a Full-Ride Scholarship

Are you a future student and ready to apply to HACC? 
By applying to HACC, you have the opportunity to apply for a full-ride scholarship! HACC will fund two years of your education – enough to complete your associate degree.

Thanks to the support of the HACC Foundation, the College is able to offer FREE money to support future students, like you, in reaching your educational goals. Six full-ride scholarships are available – one from each of the five campuses and one through HACC’s Virtual Learning Program. 

Please note that current students are not eligible for the full-ride scholarships. However, there are more than 250 scholarships available for current students.

What should you know about the full-ride scholarship?

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees for a full academic year. 

The scholarship will automatically renew each term for up to six consecutive terms if you maintain your eligibility.

Once you apply to the College and receive a HACC ID and email address, you may apply for the full-ride scholarship. You do not have to register for classes before applying for the scholarship.

Are you eligible?

To be eligible, you must:

Apply to HACC

Take 12-15 credits each term for no more than six consecutive terms (two years)

Live in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill or York county

Have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0

Provide a 480 SAT reading score, 21 ACT or comparable scores on the College’s placement test

Maintain a GPA of 3.0 while enrolled at HACC

Participate in at least two HACC student organizations