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Associate in Science

The two-year business administration program is designed to prepare students for advancement in the business profession. The emphasis of the course selections is on business courses with five General Education Requirements. It is important to note that this program is not intended to be a substitute for the four-year business administration program.

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

Note: 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.

Course Number and Title	Credits
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
MAC 1105 College Algebra	3
GEB 1011 Introduction to Business	3
*Social and Behavioral Sciences Area A	3
MAN 2021 Principles of Management	3
ENC 1102 English Composition II	3
*Humanities	3
MAR 1011 Principles of Marketing	3
BUL 2131 Business Law I — The Legal Environment of Business	3
MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Social Science	3
ACG 2021 Financial Accounting	4
CGS 1100 Microcomputer Applications for Business and Economics	4
ECO 2013 Principles of Economics I	3
QMB 2100 Business Statistics OR STA 2023 Elementary Statistics	3
ECO 2023 Principles of Economics II	3
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting	3
SPC 2600 Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
*Natural Science with lab	4
**General Elective	2
*Natural Science	3
***MAR 1942 Internship	2
Total Credit Hours	64

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.
**Refer to A.S. degree General Electives.
***All other program courses should be completed prior to registering for the internship.

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.