Quality Assurance - Business (A.S.)

HEGIS: 5099

SUNY CODE: 1724

The Quality Assurance program will focus on developing quality assurance and quality control skills to be used in either a business management or technician role within a variety of private sector industries, including manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, health services, food and drug production, and environmental/construction services.

Quality assurance and quality control are utilized across a variety of sectors to ensure industry and legislated standards are monitored and met.  Quality assurance and quality control specialists devise, implement, and track the adherence to procedures which are designed to meet the objectives of industry and legislated standards.  A quality assurance and quality control specialist will also compile data for record keeping and reporting purposes, and determine incidents' root cause.

The goals of this program are to:

• introduce the student to the concepts of quality assurance; and
• ensure students develop basic quality assurance and quality control skills.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

• utilize skills to secure entry-level positions in Quality Assurance departments of a variety of private-sector industries;
• transfer to a four-year college or university.

Career Opportunities/Transfer Information:

Upon graduation from this unique program, the student is afforded the opportunity to transfer from Herkimer College to Morrisville State College or SUNY Cobleskill into their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program.

Program of Study

1st Year

1st Semester

BU 112	Business Communications	3
EN 111	College Writing	3
FS 100	First Year Student Seminar	1
SS 161	Introductory Sociology	3
	Western Civilization Selective	3
	Science Selective	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

2nd Semester

EN 112	College Literature	3
EN 171	Intro to Technical Writing	3
SS 204	Psychology of Work	3
	American History Selective	3
	Humanities Selective	3
	Physical Education Activity	1
Total Credit Hours:		16

2nd Year

3rd Semester

MA 127	Mathematical Statistics I	3
QA 101	Quality Assurance I	3
	Business Electives	6
	Lab Science Selective	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Business Electives

Students may choose from:

BU 111	Business Organization & Management	3
BU 114	Accounting I	3
BU 115	Accounting II	3
BU 141	Intro Marketing	3
BU 142	Marketing Research and New Business Development	3
BU 143	Advertising	3
BU 145	Princ Retailing	3
BU 221	Public Relations	3
BU 225	Customer Service Management	3
BU 232	Principles of Management	3
BU 233	Bus Applications & Strategies	3
BU 250	Business Ethics	3
BU 251	Human Resource Management	3
BU 254	Organizational Behavior	3

4th Semester

EN 228	Interpersonal Communication	3
MA 128	Mathematical Statistics II	3
QA 102	Quality Assurance II	3
	Physical Education Activity	1
	Business Electives	6
Total Credit Hours:		16

Business Electives

Students may choose from:

BU 111	Business Organization & Management	3
BU 114	Accounting I	3
BU 115	Accounting II	3
BU 141	Intro Marketing	3
BU 142	Marketing Research and New Business Development	3
BU 143	Advertising	3
BU 145	Princ Retailing	3
BU 221	Public Relations	3
BU 225	Customer Service Management	3
BU 232	Principles of Management	3
BU 233	Bus Applications & Strategies	3
BU 250	Business Ethics	3
BU 251	Human Resource Management	3
BU 254	Organizational Behavior	3

Total Credit Hours: 64

This program complies with the State University General Education requirement.

This program is Internet accessible and may be completed entirely online. For more information:  www.ia.herkimer.edu

For more information, contact the Business, Health, Science and Technology Division at [phone] or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.