Business Studies Area – Associate of Applied Business (AAB)

Program Competencies

Students completing the program should be able to:

1. Communicate effectively.
2. Be able to recognize fundamental ethical issues in business.
3. Identify basic regulatory and legal aspects of business and how they impact business decisions.
4. Demonstrate the ability to solve basic business problems, supported by appropriate analytical skills.
5. Recognize the importance of information systems and demonstrate the ability to apply fundamental technologies for improving business processes.
6. Build an understanding of the fundamental areas of business leadership: financial accounting, legal/regulatory issues, information systems, management, marketing and economics.

Program Requirements

General Education

FYS 101	First Year Seminar	3
ENG 100	Writing I	3
ENG 200	Writing II	3
COMS 108	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3

One of the following:

MATH 152	College Algebra	3
MATH 174	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	3
MATH 175	Calculus I	4
Total Credit Hours:		15-16

AAB Requirements

Business Core Requirements

ACCT 281	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
BBA 261	Business Law and Regulations	3
BBA 295	Business Communication	3
BBA 363	Ethical Decision Making in Business	3
CIS 211	Software Tools for Business	3
CIS 311	Management Information Systems	3
MKT 204	Marketing	3
MNGT 201	Principles of Management	3
ECON 201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Total Credit Hours:		27

Elective Requirements

Select 18 hours from the following:

ACCT 282	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
BBA 301	The Healthcare System	3
BBA 350	Entrepreneurship & Innovation	3
BBA 380	International Business	3
CIS 320	Web Technologies & Design	3
ECON 202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 342	Money and Banking	3
FIN 360	Business Finance	3
MKT 325	Marketing Ethics and Social Responsibility	3
MKT 354	Consumer Behavior	3
MNGT 311	Human Resource Management	3
SPMT 100	Introduction to Sport Management	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Total Credit Hours: 60-61