AS Business Administration

Coordinator: Rafael Pulmano

PROGRAM MILESTONES (Source: COM-FSM Catalog)

1963 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and University of Hawaii create Micronesian Teacher Education Center (MTEC) to provide in-service teacher training.

1970 MTEC becomes Community College of Micronesia (CCM).

1974 CCM adds associate degree programs in business management.

1989 Associate of science degree program in accounting is added.

1992 FSM establishes COM-FSM as a public corporation.

1993 CCM becomes COM-FSM, independent from the three-country COM system.

2001 Third-year certificate of achievement programs in accounting and in business administration are approved for implementation.

2002 New associate of science degree program in business administration replaces current associate of science degree programs in business administration and in accounting.

2004 All programs and courses modified to include expected student learning outcomes.

2005 Articulation agreement entered into with University of Guam on the third-year programs in accounting and general business.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (Source: Coordinator's Notes)

2010 As a result of a program evaluation made in February 2009, the program was modified, reducing the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) from nine to five, and increasing the graduation requirements from 68 to 70 credits.

2012 Rafael Pulmano was officially designated as program coordinator for the Associate of Science in Business Administration.

The Young Executives Society (YES!) was formed. Among its purposes are: 'To promote business administration programs at the College of Micronesia – FSM to four year level to enable students to earn bachelor's degree in business administration,' and, 'To promote COM-­FSM as the recruiting ground for public and private sector employers interested in the recruitment of students who successfully completed their studies in the field of business administration.'

Draft of letter to prospective members of the soon-to-be reactivated Business Advisory Council (BAC) was discussed during Business Division meeting held in August and submitted to division chair for approval, along with a partial list of business establishments who would be invited to join the advisory group.