Small Business Management UPDATED

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20115

This Degree prepares you for a middle management career in retail, wholesale and industrial organizations as well as self-employment as a small business owner.

Curriculum Requirements

Small Business Management Requirements

BUS 101 or BUA 233	Fundamentals of Accounting or Uses of Accounting Information I	3 to 4 credits
SBM 110	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3 credits
SBM 111	Marketing	3 credits
SBM 121	Supervision	3 credits
SBM 211	Financial Management	3 credits
SBM 221	Business Ethics	3 credits
SBM 231	Business Planning	1 credit

Total Small Business
Management Requirements

19 to 20 credits

Select 27 additional credits from the following:

AIS 118	Electronic Keyboarding II	3 credits
AIS 237	Word Processing Applications	3 credits
BUA 101	Introduction to Business	3 credits
BUA 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3 credits
BUA 223	Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
BUA 243	Uses of Accounting Information II	3 credits
BUA 245	Legal Environment of Business	3 credits
BUS 160	Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
BUS 205	Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks	1 credit
BUS 211	Retail Management	3 credits
BUS 221	Human Resource Management	3 credits
BUS 251	Human Relations	3 credits
CMP 101	Introduction to Computers	3 credits
CMP 110	Select courses with a cumulative minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 credits from the range of courses beginning with CMP 110 through CMP 110AF.	1 to 2 credits
CMP 114	Internet	2 credits
CMP 161	Electronic Spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel	3 credits
CMP 170	Database Management with Microsoft Access	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

Total Curriculum Requirements

46 to 47 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
Mathematics	BUS 111 Business Mathematical Calculations	3 credits

Select 12 additional credits from the list of General Education courses. Include at least one category other than English or Mathematics. 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.

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 to 65 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
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.