Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science

The two-year program in financial services (banking) is structured to provide students with both the general and specialized skills and competencies needed to embark upon a profitable and rewarding banking career. Jacksonville is a hub of financial activity, and financial institutions such as banks are looking for qualified and motivated degree students to enter their training programs. Opportunities in financial services are especially good because of the variety of departments, such as business development, public relations, installment credit, international trade development, commercial services, loans and securities.

The program is designed to serve students who are interested in the financial services industry. Besides providing college credit, the completed banking courses may count toward the American Institute of Banking (AIB) certificate programs. Such an arrangement must be approved by the local AIB chapter.

The program manager, with the approval of the instructional dean, may require additional courses or make substitutions required to meet the needs
of students.

NOTE: Students are expected to have keyboarding skills. Tests are available to those students who wish to determine their keyboarding skill level. Twenty-five words per minute is considered to be basic level of keyboarding proficiency. OST 1100 Keyboarding/ Introduction to Word Processing is recommended to students who need to acquire keyboarding skills.

Students have two degree alternatives in this program: The associate in science (A.S.) and the associate in applied science (A.A.S.). If you intend to pursue further education at the university level, you should enroll in the A.S. option. If you intend to go directly to work after completing your associate’s degree, consider the A.A.S. While the A.A.S. will not provide you with the articulation benefits of the A.S., the A.A.S. will provide you with the skills required to begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. If you are unsure of which option is best for you, please see an advisor for further counseling.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course. Where a “professional elective” is indicated in the course sequence, students may choose any course from the group of professional electives that follows the full course sequence.

Professional Electives

(Select from the following.)
CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics
CGS 2512 Spreadsheet Concepts and Practices
CGS 2525 Introduction to Multimedia
CGS 2542 Database Concepts for Microcomputers
AND
(Select two from the following.)
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting
APA 1001 Applied Accounting
FIN 2946 Internship
GEB 1011 Introduction to Business
INR 2002 International Relations
OST 1324 Business Mathematics Using Calculators
OST 1355 Introduction to Information and Records Management
MAN 2021 Principles of Management
MAN 2800 Small Business Management
MAR 1011 Principles of Marketing
MKA 1021 Salesmanship

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.

NOTE: Students earning an A.S. degree must take MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or a higher level mathematics course. Students earning an A.A.S. degree must take MAT 1033 or a higher level mathematics course.