Business Management, Associate in Science

Courses and Requirements

The associate in science degree program in Business Management provides a core of business courses, which introduce students to a variety of subject areas within the field of business. It is designed to provide students with the general management skills needed for entry-level positions as supervisors, management or sales trainees, assistant managers or administrators. 

A minimum of 61 credit hours are required for graduation.

Requirements

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC101Introductory Accounting I

3

ACC102Introductory Accounting II

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive

BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

BUS102Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Written Communication Intensive

BUS211Business Law I

3

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

COM111Public Speaking

3

Public Presentation Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

FIN201Business Finance

3

MGT201Principles of Management

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

PSY105Organizational Behavior

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Courses with Prerequisites: ACC102, BUS211, ENG102, FIN201

Milestone Courses: ACC101, ACC102, BUS101, BUS102, MGT201

Electives

Business Elective Transfer students should take ACC203 3
Economics Elective Transfer students should take ECO201 or ECO202  3
Math Elective MAT120 or higher  7-8
Science Elective
 3-4
Program Elective BUS105 or COP110 Required  3
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Program Notes

The Business Management Program is designed to prepare students for working in a variety of organizations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit – by providing them with general management skills training and coursework with a significant concentration in the field of business.

Recommended Course Sequence Business Management Associate Degree

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
Fall
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

MATMath Elective

3-4

 

PSY105Organizational Behavior

3

OR

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Spring
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC101Introductory Accounting I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

MATMath Elective

4

MGT201Principles of Management

3

 

PSY105Organizational Behavior

3

OR

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Year 2

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
Fall
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC102Introductory Accounting II

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive

BUS211Business Law I

3

COM111Public Speaking

3

Public Presentation Intensive

ECOEconomics Elective

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

Spring
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
BUS102Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Written Communication Intensive

BUSBusiness Elective

3

FIN201Business Finance

3

Science Elective

3-4

 

BUS105Managerial Business Communications

3

Written Communication Intensive

OR

COP110Internship Education

3