The AAS in General Business establishes a successful foundation of core business concepts while allowing students to explore a wide variety of business topics.  Coursework is designed to enhance business skills and student employability in the work place.  This program equips future and current business owners with the practical skills and hands-on ability to start, and run, a small business.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Analyze and evaluate marketing concepts and principles.
• Apply the management functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
• Analyze the sales process and effective strategies in customer service techniques.
• Explain the role of business leadership and the relevance of corporate social responsibility.
• Utilize management, marketing, and accounting strategies to design a business plan.

Required Courses 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ACTG 101	Accounting Procedures I	3
ACTG 102	Accounting Procedures II	3
ACTG 180	Payroll Accounting	3
BFIN 205	Personal Finance	3
BGEN 105B	Introduction to Business	3
BGEN 110	Applied Business Leadership	3
BGEN 220	Bus Ethics & Soc Respnsbility	3
BGEN 235	Business Law	3
BMGT 210	Small Business Entrpreneurship	3
BMGT 235	Management	3
BMGT 237	Human Relations in Business	3
BMGT 245	Customer Service Management	3
BMGT 282	Organizational Training & Dev	3
BMKT 112	Applied Sales	3
BMKT 131	Intro to Social Media Mktg	3
BMKT 225	Marketing	3
CAPP 120	Introduction to Computers	3
CAPP 156	MS Excel	3
COMX 106	Comm in a Dynamic Workplace	3
Select one of the following: 1		3-4
M 121	College Algebra
M 143	Finite Mathematics
M 105	Contemporary Mathematics
WRIT 122	Intro to Business Writing	3
Restricted Elective
Select one of the following:		3
BGEN 294	Seminar/Workshop
BMGT 222	Princ of Project Management
ECNS 201	Principles of Microeconomics
WRIT 220	Business & Prof Writing
Total Minimum Credits		66

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Students should check with their academic advisor to determine the specific math course that is appropriate for their plan of study.

Students should check course descriptions for required prerequisites.  Math and communication requirements are usually determined by performance on placement tests or transfer credits.

Suggested Plan of Study

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
First Year
CAPP 120	Introduction to Computers	3
CAPP 156	MS Excel	3
ACTG 101	Accounting Procedures I	3
ACTG 102	Accounting Procedures II	3
BGEN 105B	Introduction to Business	3
BGEN 110	Applied Business Leadership	3
BGEN 235	Business Law	3
BMKT 225	Marketing	3
COMX 106	Comm in a Dynamic Workplace	3
WRIT 122	Intro to Business Writing	3
College Math		3
Second Year
ACTG 180	Payroll Accounting	3
BGEN 220	Bus Ethics & Soc Respnsbility	3
BFIN 205	Personal Finance	3
BMGT 210	Small Business Entrpreneurship	3
BMGT 235	Management	3
BMGT 237	Human Relations in Business	3
BMGT 245	Customer Service Management	3
BMGT 282	Organizational Training & Dev	3
BMKT 112	Applied Sales	3
BMKT 131	Intro to Social Media Mktg	3
Restrictive Elective		3