Business Management, A.A.S.

This program is available 100% online.

The Associate of Applied Science Business Management degree is generally non-transferable to four-year academic institutions and is only for students who plan to work in a variety of office settings. Such jobs might include administrative assistant, executive assistant, or office manager positions. The two-year program provides students with a strong foundation in cross-functional business processes and the application of information systems to support them. Coursework includes communication and customer service skills, QuickBooks accounting and Excel software, and introductory business courses.

Degree Requirements

First Semester

BADM 1000 - Intro to Business Credits: 3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
MATH 1000 - Problem Solving Credits: 3
ECON 1010 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
Western Experience Credits: 1
Human Societies and the Individual Credits: 3

Subtotal: 16

In addition to ENGL 1010 , students may be required to also take ENGL 1011 (2 credits) due to placement, adding 2 additional credits to their graduation total.
MATH 1000 or higher; MATH 1400 encouraged.

Second Semester

ENGL 2005 - Writing in Technology and the Sciences Credits: 3
CMAP 1200 - Computer Information Systems Credits: 3
ACCT 1005 - Practical Accounting I Credits: 3
Elective Business - Business Elective 3 Credits: 3
MGT 1000 - Introduction to Supervision Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

ENGL 2005 may be replaced with ENGL 1020 .
Major Area Coursework can be any course from the following departments: ACCT, BADM, BUSN, DSCI, ECON, FIN, IMGT, MGT, or MKT. Courses should be determined by advisor and student.
ACCT 1005 may be replaced with ACCT 2010 .
CMAP 1200 may be replaced with COSC 1200.

Third Semester

MKT 3210 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
MGT 3110 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
COMM 1030 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
Elective Business - Business Elective 3 Credits: 3
Elective General - General Elective 2 Credits: 2

Subtotal: 14

COMM 1030 may be replaced with COMM 2010 .
Electives can be from any department 1000 level or higher. Courses should be determined by advisor and student.
Business Electives can be any course from the following departments: ACCT, BADM, BUSN, DSCI, ECON, FIN, IMGT, MGT, or MKT. Courses should be determined by advisor and student.

Fourth Semester

BADM 2010 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
MGT 1200 - Intro to Human Resources Credits: 3
IMGT 2400 - Intro to Information Management Credits: 3
MGT 3210 - Management and Organization Credits: 3
Elective General - General Elective 3 Credits: 3

Subtotal: 15

Electives can be from any department 1000 level or higher. Courses should be determined by advisor and student.

NOTE: All courses must be completed with a “C” or better to earn the A.A.S. degree in Business Management.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Degree is Non-Transferable.