Liberal Arts Area of Emphasis: Business and Technology: Associate in Arts
These courses provide students the opportunity to gain practical and theoretical knowledge in specific disciplines within the fields of business and management. With proper course selection, students will acquire the discipline specific skills and knowledge necessary for success in business.
Courses
Select 18 units from the following requirements:
(A minimum of one course per section is needed)
Select a minimum of one course from the following:
| BSAD 1560 | | |
| BSAD 2220 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BSAD 2221 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1050 | Business Mathematics | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1051 | General Accounting | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1052 | | |
| BUSN 1053 | Computerized Accounting | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1054 | | |
| BUSN 1055 | Office Procedures | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1059 | Electronic Machine Calculations | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1500 | Introduction to Business | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 1536 | Introduction to Exporting | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 2001 | College Keyboarding and Document Processing | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 2002 | College Keyboarding and Document Processing | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 2003 | College Keyboarding and Document Processing | 1.00 Credits(s) |
| BUSN 2275 | Business Law | 3.00 Credits(s) |
Select a minimum of one course from the following:
COSC 1603, COSC 1703, COSC 1812, COSC 1902: Note: Previous versions of required computer courses taken within four (4) years of certificate completion will be accepted.
Select a minimum of one course from the following:
| MGMT 1500 | Introduction to Human Resources Management | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1505 | Principles of Supervision | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1515 | Communication | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1520 | Team Building | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1525 | Time Management | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1530 | Conflict Resolution | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1535 | Decision Making and Problem Solving | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1540 | Managing Organizational Change | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1545 | Customer Service | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1550 | Attitude | 0.50 Credits(s) |
| MGMT 1555 | Stress Management | 0.50 Credits(s) |
Additional courses to be selected from:
| ART 1855 | | |
| ECON 1560 | | |
| ECON 2120 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| ECON 2210 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| ENGL 1000 | Interactive Writing and Grammar | 4.00 Credits(s) |
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| ENGL 1500 | Composition and Reading | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| JRNL 1510 | Mass Communication and the Individual | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 1520 | Finite Mathematics | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| MATH 1560 | | |
| SPCH 1507 | Group Discussion | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| SPCH 1511 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| STAT 1510 | Elementary Statistics | 5.00 Credits(s) |
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This degree does not prepare a student to transfer to a four-year college or university. However, certain courses may be transferrable to other colleges and universities. If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a TC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that TC requires for an associate degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.