St. Clair County Community College 2005-2006 Catalog

BUSINESS PROGRAM, GENERAL     Program Code: AASGB

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE

Honors Degree option available

Business Department 810-989-5575

The general business occupational curriculum provides a broad, basic program in business, supplemented with technical skills, and rounded out with general liberal arts courses. This foundation will permit the student to seek employment through a variety of entry-level business positions, such as accountant clerk, junior accountant, assistant office manager, assistant department manager, or administrative assistant.

This program is also intended to provide sufficient background so that the student may ultimately specialize in some area of administration.

NOTE: Students wishing to transfer should not follow the sequence listed below. Please contact the Business Department or Student Success Center for detailed transfer information specific to each college/university.

Suggested Course Sequence

FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

BUS 150 Principles of Business GA 4

BUS 158 Business Math CT MA 4

CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL 4

                                                                                                15

2nd Semester Semester Hours

OA 125 Business Communications OC WR 4

BUS 153 Introduction to Business Law CT 3

BUS 181 Professional Selling OC 3

ACCT 189 Office Accounting 4

BUS 155 Principles of Management 3

                                                                          17

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

BUS 180 Marketing Principles 4

ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I 4

BUS 221 Principles of Economics I CT GA 3

PSY 180 Introduction to Psychology CT 4

                                                                                  15

2nd Semester Semester Hours

ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II 4

BUS 222 Principles of Economics II GA 3

PS 101 Political Science GA GP 3

Electives* 5

                                                                                           15

Total Credit Hours = 62

Total Contact Hours = 62

* Recommended electives: ACCT 192, ACCT 193, BUS 156, BUS 199, BUS 257, BUS 258.