Small Business Management

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

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 (Prerequisites: CMP 101 or CMP 103 and prior or concurrent enrollment in SBM 201)	1 credit

Total Small Business Management Requirements

13 credits

Select 30 additional credits from the following:

BUA 101	Introduction to Business	3 credits
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
BUA 221 or BUS 121	Principles of Macroeconomics or Fundamentals of Economics	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 (Prerequisite: ENG 100 or higher)	3 credits
BUS 205	Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks	1 credit
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
OFT 118	Electronic Keyboarding II	3 credits
OFT 237	Word Processing with Corel WordPerfect	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

43 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 qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

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

Total Electives Requirements

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.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.