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 credits is required for graduation.
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.
Any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six-core academic skills-in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Students should select electives that meet core academic skills that are not met by the required courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.
Requirements
| ACC101 | Introductory Accounting I | 3 | |
| ACC102 | Introductory Accounting II | 3 | |
| BUS102 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| BUS105 | Managerial Business Communications | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| OR | | |
| COP110 | Internship Education | 3 | |
| BUS211 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| CIS110 | Computer Applications | 3 | Science Technology Intensive |
| COM111 | Public Speaking | 3 | Public Presentation Intensive |
| ECO201 | Micro Economics | 3 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| OR | | |
| ECO202 | Macro Economics | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| FIN201 | Business Finance | 3 | |
| MGT201 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| MKT210 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| PSY105 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| Business Elective | See Elective Advice | 3 | |
| Math Elective | See Elective Advice | 3-4 | |
| Math Elective | See Elective Advice | 4 | |
| Science Elective | See Elective Advice | 3-4 | |
Elective Advice:
Business Elective: Students transferring should take ACC203
Math Elective: MAT120 or higher
Science Elective: See an Advisor
Courses with Prerequisites: ACC102, BUS102, BUS211, ENG102, FIN201, MGT201, MKT210
Milestone Courses: ACC101, ACC102, BUS101, BUS102, MGT201
Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Business Management, Associate in Science
Year 1 Fall
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| CIS110 | Computer Applications | 3 | Science Technology Intensive |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| Math Elective | See Elective Advice | 3-4 | |
Year 1 Spring
Year 2 Fall
| ACC102 | Introductory Accounting II | 3 | |
| BUS211 | Business Law I | 3 | |
| COM111 | Public Speaking | 3 | Public Presentation Intensive |
| ECO201 | Micro Economics | 3 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| OR | | |
| ECO202 | Macro Economics | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| MKT210 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
Year 2 Spring