ExxonMobil BAAS – Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial ventures focus on new and innovative offerings. Students who enter the ExxonMobil BAAS in Leadership and Management Entrepreneurial program will develop the entrepreneurial knowledge, leadership skills, and decision-making frameworks required to recognize and evaluate business opportunities. Students learn to create, apply, and guide entrepreneurial initiatives through the application of critical thinking, experiential innovation-based projects, leadership/communication, and problem solving skills. The program rests on the student’s solid understanding of business operations, ethics, accounting, finance, cultural competence, and business planning. Completion of this program will allow students to advance into leadership roles within their chosen career field.
BAAS - Leadership and Management
The BAAS Degree features pathways that emphasize the career goals of individual students. Students have the choice to specialize in several available disciplines, while also building a strong foundation in leadership and management.
The OC BAAS degree is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the recognized regional accrediting body for institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Earning your BAAS at OC means you earn a degree that is recognized by the same agencies that accredit other four-year colleges and universities.
To be eligible for the BAAS degree program you must:
- Have earned and received an Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences (AAS) in a technical area, and hold a 2.0 GPA or better; or
- Be within 15 hours of completing an AAS to enroll in the program and hold a 2.0 GPA.