NVCC 2006-2007 Catalog


     

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Public Management Specialization WO, ELI*

Purpose: This specialization provides knowledge and skills in public sector management and is designed to prepare students for initial employment or advancement in present employment. The occupational objectives include administrative assistant, management trainee, supervisor, office manager, or manager in local, state, federal, or non-profit organizations.

Recommended Preparation: The student should possess a proficiency in high school English and a strong background in basic arithmetic operations.

*Graduation requirements are certified by a faculty advisor at a campus offering this major.

First Year

1st Semester

2nd Semester


 

   ACC

211

Principles of Accounting I

3

 

   BUS

100

Introduction to Business

3

 

   ENG

111

College Composition I

3

 

MTH

151

Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I

3

 

PED

116

Lifetime Fitness & Wellness

1

 

   PLS

211

U.S. Government I

3

 

   SDV

 

Elective

1

 

 

   ACC

212

Principles of Accounting II

 

3

 

   BUS

200

Principles of Management

 

3

 

   ENG

112

College Composition II

 

3

 

   PBS

100

Intro. to Public Administration

 

3

 

   PBS

105

Personnel Mgt. in the Public Sector

 

3

 

PLS

212

U.S. Government II or Elective

 

3

 


 

 

Total Credits/Semester

17

18

Second Year

1st Semester

2nd Semester


 

   BUS

201

Organizational Behavior

3

 

   BUS

202

Applied Management Principles

3

 

   BUS

241

Business Law I

3

 

   ECO

120

Survey of Economics

3

 

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Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

 

   SPD

110

Intro. to Speech Communication

3

 

 

   BUS

220

Intro. to Business Statistics

 

3

 

   BUS

226

Micro. Business Applications or

 

 

 

   AST

236

Specialized Software Appl. or

 

 

 

   ITE

115

Intro. to Computer Applications & Concepts

 

3

 

   PBS

116

Public Budgeting & Finance

 

3

 

   PBS

240

Constitutional Law

 

3

 

PBS

 

Elective

 

3

 

PED

/RPK

 

 

1

 


 

 

Total Credits/Semester

18

16

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Business Management with a Specialization in Public Management = 69.

1 Students may substitute a higher-level math. Consult a faculty advisor for appropriate selection.

2 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.

3 PBS elective may be selected from ACC, ACQ, BUS, ECO, FIN, ITD, ITE, ITN, ITP, MKT, PBS, or PLS.

4 Humanities/fine arts elective may be chosen from list on page 40.

 

       
 
       

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