Business Technologies: AAS Degree

The Business Technologies program is designed to prepare students to enter the business profession at an entry-level position with options in General Business Management, Small Business Management, and Accounting Specialist by providing them with general knowledge and skills specializing in an area of interest. The program allows students the option of selecting support courses to strengthen their overall education and courses in their area of special interest or job opportunity. This is a Tech Prep articulated program. For more information regarding Tech Prep, click here.

Minimum credit hours required: 69

General Education Requirements: 25–28 credit hours
See page 21 for courses that will satisfy General Education Requirements below.

Composition (6)
ENG 101¹ College Composition I (3)
ENG 102¹ College Composition II (3)

Mathematics (3–5)
MAT 142¹ College Mathematics or a higher course selected from the approved AGEC courses in the Mathematics category.

Arts/Humanities (6)
Any approved General Education courses in the Arts/Humanities category.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6)
ECN 204¹ Macroeconomic Principles (3)
ECN 205 Microeconomic Principles (3)

Physical/Biological Sciences (4–5)
Any approved General Education course in the Physical/Biological Sciences category.

Degree Core Requirements: 32 credit hours
Required: 32 credit hours
ACC 101¹ Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 102¹ Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
ACC 110 Pay roll Accounting (3)
BUS 100¹ Mathematics of Business (3)
BUS 203 Business Law (3)
or
BUS 214¹ Legal, Ethical, & Regulatory Issues in Business (3)
BUS 204¹ Business Communications (3)
BUS 206 Principles of Management (3)
BUS 207 Principles of Marketing (3)
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
CIS 122 Introduction to MS Word (2)
CIS 123 Introduction to Spreadsheets (3)

Specialization Options: 12 credit hours
Note: Three (3) credits of Internship may be applied to any specialization option in consultation with a Business advisor.

General Business Management
BUS 216 Principles of Business Finance (3)
Nine credit hours selected from ACC, BUS, LDR courses in consultation
with a business advisor (9)

Small Business Management
BUS 211 Human Resources/Personnel Management (3)
BUS 213 Small Business Management (3)
BUS 216 Principles of Business Finance (3)
Three credit hours selected from ACC, BUS, or LDR courses in consultation
with a business advisor (3)

Accounting Specialist
Nine credit hours selected from ACC courses in consultation with a business advisor (9)
Three credit hours selected from BUS, ACC, or LDR courses in consultation with a business advisor (3)

Leadership Specialist
LDR 201 Leadership Basics (2)
LDR 202 Leadership and Decision
Making (2)
LDR 203 Leadership and Communication (2)
LDR 204 Leadership and Power (2)
4 credit hours selected from ACC, BUS, or CIS courses in consultation with a business advisor (4)

¹ Placement test and/or prerequisite required.

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.