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Associate of Applied Science Degree

20105

This degree provides you with a general business background.

Curriculum Requirements

BUA 101	Introduction to Business	3 credits
BUS 101 or BUA 233	Fundamentals of Accounting or Uses of Accounting Information I	3 to 4 credits
BUA 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
BUA 245	Legal Environment of Business	3 credits
BUS 251	Human Relations	3 credits

Choose at least 26-27 additional credits from the following list to obtain the required 42 credits of Curriculum Requirements:

AIS 117 or AIS 118	Electronic Keyboarding I or Electronic Keyboarding II	3 credits
AIS 214	The Office Professional	3 credits
AIS 237	Word Processing Applications	3 credits
BUS 160	Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
BUS 211	Retail Management	3 credits
BUS 221	Human Resource Management	3 credits
CMP 101	Introduction to Computers	3 credits
CMP 113	Windows Operating System I	3 credits
CMP 161 or CMP 170	Electronic Spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel or Database Management with Microsoft Access	3 credits
CMP 205	Data Communications	3 credits
COE 101	Job Seeking Strategies	1 credit
COE 111	Cooperative Education I (Occupational)	1 to 4 credits
COE 112	Cooperative Education II (Occupational)	1 to 4 credits
SBM 110	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3 credits
SBM 111	Marketing	3 credits
SBM 121	Supervision	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

42 credits

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 100 Writing Fundamentals or ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
Mathematics	BUS 111 Business Mathematical Calculations	3 credits

An additional 12 credits, including at least one course from a GE category other than English or Mathematics, are to be selected from the list of General Education courses. You may not exceed nine credits in any GE Category, with the exception of Health and Physical Education, where the maximum is two credits.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses listed in Curriculum Requirements that qualify for General Education credit (see the General Education section of the catalog) may fulfill both General Education and Curriculum Requirements unless General Education Requirements are specified in the major. Each course taken to satisfy the General Education Requirements of this degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Elective Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of four credits in courses of your choice numbered 100 or above to obtain the 64 credits required.

Total Elective Requirements

4 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:
1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*
2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*
3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*
4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*
5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better
6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Gila Hank Online or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Gila Hank Online or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.