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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 2220Introduction to Financial Accounting

4.00 Credits(s)

BSAD 2221Introduction to Managerial Accounting

3.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1050Business Mathematics

3.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1051General Accounting

4.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1052

BUSN 1053Computerized Accounting

1.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1054

BUSN 1055Office Procedures

3.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1059Electronic Machine Calculations

1.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1500Introduction to Business

3.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 1536Introduction to Exporting

3.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 2001College Keyboarding and Document Processing

1.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 2002College Keyboarding and Document Processing

1.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 2003College Keyboarding and Document Processing

1.00 Credits(s)

BUSN 2275Business Law

3.00 Credits(s)

BSAD 1560, BUSN 1052, BUSN 1054: currently inactivated

BUSN 1050, BUSN 1055: This course is currently offered at 3 units.

BUSN 1051: This course is currently offered at 4 units.

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 1500Introduction to Human Resources Management

3.00 Credits(s)

MGMT 1505Principles of Supervision

3.00 Credits(s)

MGMT 1515Communication

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1520Team Building

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1525Time Management

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1530Conflict Resolution

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1535Decision Making and Problem Solving

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1540Managing Organizational Change

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1545Customer Service

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1550Attitude

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1555Stress Management

0.50 Credits(s)

Additional courses to be selected from:

ART 1855

ECON 1560

ECON 2120Principles of Economics - Micro

3.00 Credits(s)

ECON 2210Principles of Economics - Macro

3.00 Credits(s)

 

ENGL 1000Interactive Writing and Grammar

4.00 Credits(s)

OR

ENGL 1500Composition and Reading

3.00 Credits(s)

 

JRNL 1510Mass Communication and the Individual

3.00 Credits(s)

MATH 1520Finite Mathematics

3.00 Credits(s)

MATH 1560

SPCH 1507Group Discussion

3.00 Credits(s)

SPCH 1511Fundamentals of Speech

3.00 Credits(s)

STAT 1510Elementary Statistics

5.00 Credits(s)

MATH 1560: currently inactivated

COMM 1510 or JRNL 1510

BUSN 1730 or COSC 1730

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Transfer Information

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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.