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Purpose: The Associate in Science degree curriculum in Business Administration is designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program in Business Administration with a major in Accounting, Business Management, Decision Science and Management, Information Systems, Finance, Marketing, etc.
Transfer Information: Since four-year colleges can vary in their course and GPA requirements for the business major, please consult a counselor or faculty advisor regarding specific requirements and course selection.
Recommended Preparation: Satisfactory completion of the following high school units or equivalent: 4 units of English; 2 units of mathematics (algebra and geometry); 1 unit of laboratory science; and 1 unit of social studies.
*Graduation requirements are certified by the student's home campus.
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| 1 HIS | Elective | 3 | ||||
| IST | 117 | Introduction to Microcomputer | ||||
| Software | 3 | |||||
| 2 MTH | Elective | 3-5 | ||||
| 3 ___ | Natural Science/Lab Elective | 4 | ||||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| BUS | 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 | |||
| ENG | 112 | College Composition II | 3 | |||
| 2 MTH | Elective | 3-5 | ||||
| 3 ___ | Natural Science/Lab Elective | 4 | ||||
| 4 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17-19 | 14-16 | ||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ACC | 211 | Prin. of Accounting I | 3 | |||
| ECO | 201 | Prin. of Economics I | 3 | |||
| 5 ___ | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| 6 ___ | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | ||||
| 4 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| SPD | Elective | 3 | ||||
| ACC | 212 | Prin. of Accounting II | 3 | |||
| ECO | 202 | Prin. of Economics II | 3 | |||
| 5 ___ | General Elective | 6 | ||||
| 6 ___ | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16 | 15 | ||||
Total credits for the A.S. Degree in Business Administration = 62-66.
To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.
1 HIS 101, 102, 121, 122 is recommended.
2 MTH 163 and 271, or MTH 173-174. For transfer to GMU, MTH 163 and 271 are recommended. A student may skip MTH 163 and start with MTH 271 if he/she has had 1 year of high school math beyond Algebra II (Trig., Functions, Calculus, etc.) and a NVCC placement test eligibility score for MTH 271. If starting with MTH 271, consult a faculty advisor for second NVCC MTH course.
3 The science elective may be selected from biology, chemistry, physics, geology, or the natural science 100 series courses with a lab component, excluding NAS 161-162. Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.
4 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, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
5 Consult a faculty advisor for selection of general electives that will meet requirements of transfer institution. IST 251, BUS 221-222, and MTH 241-242 will meet GMU business major core requirements.
6 The Humanities/Fine Arts elective may be selected from art (ART), humanities (HUM), music (MUS), philosophy (PHI), religion (REL), sign communication (SCM), speech and drama (SPD), foreign languages, or 200-level literature (ENG) courses. Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or faculty advisor to meet requirements of transfer institution. Some transfer institutions require six credits of sophomore literature.
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