2004/2006
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Small Business Management AAS Curriculum

Small Business Management UPDATED

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20115

Advisor:
Mark Anderson

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 230 and BUA 250

Fundamentals of Accounting or
Uses of Accounting Information I and
Introductory Accounting Lab

3 to 4 credits

SBM 101

Sales and Customer Service

3 credits

SBM 111

Marketing

3 credits

SBM 121

Supervision

3 credits

SBM 201

Small Business Management

3 credits

SBM 202

Writing a Business Plan

1 credit

 

Total Small Business
Management Requirements

16-17 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 240

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

SBM 260

Small Business Initiative

2 credits

 

Total Curriculum Requirements

43-44 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.

 

Elective Requirements

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

 

Total Elective Requirements

2-3 credits

 

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 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 Student Information System terminals 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 Student Information System terminals 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.

 

 
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