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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION
Associate in Science Degree

Business Studies Career Plan

• Objectives
• Degree Information
• Recommended Course of Study
• Course Descriptions
• Business Management Career Plan
• Sport Management Career Plan

Objectives:

Business Studies students will:

1. Build a foundation in general education emphasizing skills in oral and written communications, mathematics, literature, and science.
2. Acquire fundamental knowledge of contemporary business operations through studies in management, accounting, and economics.
3. Become familiar with theoretical principles underlying human behavior and motivation and stimulate application of such principles through marketing projects and simulations.
4. Learn various concepts and norms of ethical behavior and their application in particular cases and in students’ personal experience.
5. Develop computer skills, particularly as they relate to business and accounting applications.
6. Gain a more sophisticated understanding of today’s multicultural world through studies in American and global history.
7. Incorporate self-directed study into their programs to ensure that specific academic or career goals are met.

Degree Information

The "Business Studies" career plan is designed to provide students with a general knowledge of business theory and with the basic skills to prepare them for employment in business or government.  With its elective options, the program can comfortably accommodate students' varying needs and interests within an overall business framework.

Recommended Course of Study

*Developmental courses may be required as prerequisites

**Courses listed in blue are described below.  Other course descriptions are listed with Core Requirements

Course Descriptions

AC 101 - Principles of Accounting I
This introductory course builds the foundation for the advanced levels of accountancy training, starting with accounting for a service or merchandising business operated by a single proprietor.  It emphasizes generally accepted accounting principles and practices; the fundamental equation of accounts; the accounting cycle; the trial balance; the worksheet, including adjusting, closing, correcting and reversing entries; classified financial statements; methods for locating and correcting errors; and plant and tangible assets (3 Credits).  Click here to view AC101 Course Objectives

AC 102 - Principles of Accounting II
This course is a continuation of Principles of Accounting I with emphasis on accounting systems and controls; payroll systems; concepts and principles; partnership formation; income division and liquidation; corporation organization and operation; stockholders' equity; earnings and dividends; long-term liabilities and investments; departmental and branch accounting; and the manufacturing statement (3 Credits).  Prerequisite: AC 101
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MG 111 - Principles of Management
This is an introductory management course that tries to stimulate the student to develop a basic understanding of management, its practices and its techniques.  It also allows the student to become familiar with concepts and terminology that will be useful in many managerial situations (3 Credits).  
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EC 101 - Macroeconomics

This course is intended to introduce the student to the determinants of the level of income and employment in the economy. Macroeconomics, often referred to as general equilibrium analysis, is concerned with the problems of the economy as a whole rather than those of the individual or firm. As an introductory course, it is primarily concerned with developing the desire and aptitude for continuing inquiry into this area of knowledge (3 Credits).

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IS 202 – Management Information Systems

This course examines the role of computers in facilitating an organization’s business activities and the role of the end-user in the development and operation of information systems. Subject areas include: end-user computing, data communications, systems theory and management of computer resources. Additionally, students will get “hands-on” experience working with microcomputer hardware and software using Microsoft Windows spreadsheet software (3 Credits). Prerequisite: IS100

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