This program provides a basic knowledge of essential business practices and procedures
within a broad framework of business management principles. Noted for its flexibility,
the program gives students the opportunity to select courses from a career emphasis
in management and/or marketing. Graduates are employed in private and public sector
entry-level employment positions including sales, personnel, banking, marketing, management
and administration.
Students interested in transferring to an upper-division college/university should
refer to the Business Administration Transfer program.
The Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is awarded upon completion of the
requirements for this program.
Upon successful completion of the BUS program, the student will be able to:
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Write various styles of business correspondence.
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Demonstrate computer skills using business software.
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Prepare business reports including the income statement and the balance sheet.
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Demonstrate application of business law.
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Apply human relations and communications skills in the business world.
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Demonstrate application of basic management and marketing principles.
Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
The following microcredentials stack into the BAT Program: Basic Bookkeeping and Small
Business Management.
First Semester
Course No.
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Descriptive Title
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Credit Hours
|
ENG 101
|
Composition I
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3
|
MAT 118 or Math elective
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Elementary Statistics or Math elective (a)
|
3
|
BUS 102
|
Foundations of Business
|
3
|
CIS 111
|
Computer Systems and Applications
|
3
|
BHS 103
|
Social Problems in Today's World
|
3
|
TOTAL
|
|
15
|
Second Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
ENG 102
|
Composition II
|
3
|
CIS 213
|
Advanced Computer Applications
|
3
|
American History
|
Appendix D
|
3
|
Accounting (b) ACC 101 OR ACC 104
|
3-4
|
Business Elective (b)
|
3
|
TOTAL
|
|
15-16
|
Third Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
BUS 210
|
Business Communication
|
3
|
BUS 215
|
Business Law I
|
3
|
BUS 204
|
Business Organization & Management
|
3
|
Business Elective (b)
|
3
|
Free Elective (c)
|
|
3-4
|
TOTAL
|
|
15-16
|
Fourth Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
Science (d)
|
|
4
|
General Education Electives (e)
|
|
6
|
Business Elective (b)
|
|
3
|
BUS 290 OR
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Business Internship OR
|
|
Business Elective (b)
|
|
3
|
TOTAL
|
|
16
|
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
61
|
a. MAT 109 or higher, MAT 118 recommended.
b. Select any BUS, ACC course or CIS 107, SPE 101, SPE 210, SPE 219.
c. Click here for a full discussion of the free elective requirement. The subject area for Business Administration includes all courses labeled BUS and
ACC.
d. Science Courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry,
geology, physical sciences and physics. See General Education Requirements.
e. General Education Elective: Choose two courses from Appendix A, E, F, H, or I.
The two courses must be from two different appendices to fulfill this requirement. Click here for General Education Requirements.