General Business

Associate in Business
Small Business/Entrepreneurship Career Path
Credit Requirements: 69 Semester Credit Hours

The General Business program prepares students for careers in the administration of specialized business areas. Students may choose courses that allow career paths in e-Commerce, International Business, Marketing/Customer Service or Small Business/Entrepreneurship.

Recommended Sequence of Courses


First Semester - Fall

 

BUS 101

Introduction to Business

3

 

BUS 110

Entrepreneurship

3

 

CPT 101

Introduction to Computers

3

 OR

CPT 102

Basic Computer Concepts

3

 

ENG 101

English Composition I

3

Total 12


Second Semester - Spring

 

ACC 101

Accounting Principles I

3

ECO 210

Macroeconomics

3

 

IDS 201

Leadership Development

3

 

MGT 101

Principles of Management

3

 

MKT 101

Marketing

3

 OR

MGT 201

Human Resource Management

3

Total 15


Third Semester - Summer

ACC 150

Payroll Accounting

3

BAF 201

Principles of Finance

3

* OR

ECO 211

Microeconomics

3

 

BUS 112

Service Management Systems

3

 

CPT 172

Microcomputer Database

3

Total 12


Fourth Semester - Fall

 

BUS 210

Introduction to e-Commerce in Business

3

 

IST 227

Internet Operations and Management

3

MAT 120

Probability and Statistics

3

** OR

MAT 155

Contemporary Mathematics

3

 

BUS 220

Business Ethics

3

 

SPC 205

Public Speaking

3

 OR

SPC 209

Interpersonal Communication

3

Total 15


Fifth Semester - Spring

 

BAF 101

Personal Finance

3

 

BUS 121

Business Law I

3

 

MGT 120

Small Business Management

3

 

QAT 101

Introduction to Quality Assurance

3

 OR

MGT 240

Management Decision Making

3

 

ELE GBS

Select one course from the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Electives

3

Total 15

* Course has at least one prerequisite.
**MAT 155 will not transfer to four-year institutions.