Business
Associate of Applied Science
Learn basic business principles and specialize in marketing, management or tourism. Students planning to transfer to a four year university should pursue the Associate of Business Administration. Complete the management and marketing concentrations by taking classes in a combination of day, evening, and weekend classes. The tourism concentration may be completed online.
Program/Major/Concentration Codes: AASBUSINESS/BUS/**** (see concentration codes below)
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Carry out basic business functions--especially in marketing, management, or tourism--for an employer or open a small business.
Academic Options: Transfer to the University of Phoenix to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Business Management or continue with other business career programs.
Program Requirements
Complete required General Education, core and support courses, and courses in one concentration.
General Education Requirements
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.*
| Credits | ||
| Communication Requirement: Communication category | 3 | |
| Analysis and Critical Thinking Requirement** | 3-6 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts or Leadership/Ethics categories | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 9-12 | |
Required Core Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 151 | Mathematics of Business | 3 |
| BUS 220 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 110 | Human Relations in Business and Industry | 3 |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting [SUN# ACC 2201] | 3 |
| ACC 102 | Managerial Accounting [SUN# ACC 2202] | 3 |
| CSA 101 | Computer Fundamentals | 3 |
| ECN 201 | Microeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2202] | 3 |
| or ECN 202 | Macroeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2201] | |
| MGT 280 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 111 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| WRT 101 | Writing I [SUN# ENG 1101] | 3 |
| or WRT 154 | Career Communications | |
| ELEC | Other Electives Select 6 credits from the following list: ACC, BUS, CIS, CSA, ECN, FIN, IBS, MGT, MKT, RLS |
6 |
| Subtotal | 27 | |
Core Concentrations
Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from one concentration. Department faculty advisor or counselor approval is recommended in the selection of the program concentration and courses within the concentration.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| Concentration A - Management Specialty (Concentration Code: BUSM) |
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| MGT 122 | Supervision | 3 |
| MGT 124 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MGT 270 | Computer Applications for Managers | 3 |
| MGT 276 | Human Resources | 3 |
| Concentration B - Marketing Specialty (Concentration Code: BUSK) | ||
| DAR 120 | Applied Computer Graphics | 4 |
| MKT 113 | Salesmanship | 3 |
| MKT 125 | Advertising | 3 |
| MKT 139 | Retailing | 3 |
| MKT 196 | Independent Studies in Marketing and Business | .50 to 3 |
| Concentration C - Tourism Specialty (Concentration Code: BUST) | ||
| TVL 101 | Introduction to the Travel Industry | 3 |
| TVL 102 | Computerized Reservation Systems | 3 |
| or TVL 109 | Survey of Leisure Products | |
| or TVL 211 | Tour Direction and Tour Group Management | |
| TVL 103 | Geography for the Tourism Professional | 3 |
| TVL 121 | Tourism Sales and Marketing | 3 |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total | 60-63 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Communication Requirement - WRT 101 or 154 fulfill 3 of 6 required credits; Humanities and Social Sciences Requirement - ECN 201 or 202 fulfill 3 of 6 required credits; Computer and Information Literacy Requirement - CSA 101
** If taken after Spring 2008, BUS 151 fulfills 3 credits in the Mathematics category. Complete a course from the Science or Critical Thinking category