Small Business Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—63 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1411
This program is designed to provide students with the specific skills and abilities to operate a new business, or to improve operations in an existing small business. This program includes an internship/seminar component.
Small business managers are employed in a variety of industries and capacities nationwide. Due to the nature of small businesses, starting salaries vary greatly.
Required General Education Courses
19 credit hours as follows:
(Note: Take MTH-120 or higher)
(Note: MTH-120 Recommended for transfer students)
Select 4 credit hours from Math or Physical and Life Sciences:
BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, MTH, NAT, PHS, PHY
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts:
ARB, ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
BUS-120, MTH-120: A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of two ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with an earned grade of “C” or better in BUS-120, MTH-102, or MTH-109 for designated career programs or higher level mathematics course, or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with an earned grade of “C” or better.
Required Career Courses
38 credit hours as follows:
Electives
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
(Note: MTH-120 or higher)
(Note: MTH-120 recommended for transfer students)
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
| BUS-142 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS-170 | Introduction to Human Resources | 3 |
| BUS-130 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECO-101 | Principles of Macro-Economics | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
Semester 3 (17 credit hours)
| BUS-105 | Small Business Management | 4 |
| - | | |
| BUS-145 | Computer Applications in Accounting | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| OSA-122 | Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| - | | |
| BUS-226 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| ___-___ | Science/Math Elective | 4 |
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)