Business
Program Goals & Outcomes
The goal of the Business Associate of Science degree is to provide students a transferable foundation so that they can continue their education at a 4-year college or university. Specifically, the objectives of the program include providing students with the accepted and articulated general education content that will prepare them to continue toward achieving their goals of earning a baccalaureate degree in business.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply accounting principles to financial information;
- Differentiate economic principles;
- Apply statistical procedures to analyze data; and
- Make informed personal finance decisions using principles of financial literacy.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (37 hours min.)
English Composition (6 hours)
- ENGL 1113 English Composition I+
- ENGL 1213 English Composition II+
U.S. History/U.S. Government (6 hours)
- HIST 1483 U.S. History to 1877
or HIST 1493 U.S. History Since 1877 - POLS 1113 American Federal Government
Sciences (7 hours minimum—one must include lab)
See Science Electives
Humanities (6 hours)
See courses listed in the College Catalog.
Mathematics (3 hours)
Students must earn a “C” or better in MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 to be eligible for graduation.
- MATH 1483 Functions and Modeling+
or MATH 1513 College Algebra+
Liberal Arts (3 hours)
- ECON 2103 Personal Finance
General Education (6 hours minimum)
Students must earn a “C” or better in MATH 1743 to be eligible for graduation.
- MATH 1743 Calculus I for Business, Life, & Social Sciences+
- MCOM 1213 Public Speaking
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (15 hours)
Students must earn a “C” or better in these courses to be eligible for graduation.
- ACCT 2103 Financial Accounting+
- ACCT 2203 Managerial Accounting+
- ECON 2303 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2403 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 2843 Elements of Statistics+
SUPPORT & RELATED ELECTIVES (12 hours)
- ACCT 1123 College Accounting Procedures
- Any ACCT, BA, CIT, ECON, LS, MGMT, MKTG, and MULT prefixes not already used.
See below Support & Related Electives.
+Check course description for prerequisites that must be met.
Science Electives
HSBC 1104, HSBC 1224, HSBC 2103, HSBC 2114, GEOG 1114, or any course with the following prefixes: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, GEOL, METR, PHSC, or PHYS
Support & Related Electives
Students may take any Business & Information Technology division course not already included as a requirement. The acceptable prefixes from the BIT division are any 9 hours of the following list: ACCT, BA, CIT, ECON, LS, MGMT, MKTG, and MULT.
Suggested Order of Enrollment
The following courses should be taken in the sequence indicated. Because general education courses have multiple offerings, students should incorporate those courses into their schedule after their Business Associate of Science degree requirement courses have been determined. Check the College Catalog and/or class schedule for course offering specifics. The “+” symbol represents a prerequisite for the course. Any course offering is subject to change without notice.
1st Fall Semester
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2nd Fall Semester
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- Business & Information Technology Division: (405) 733-7340
- Business & Information Technology Division Advisor: (405) 736-0348