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Business

Associate of Applied Science

Career Program - 63 Semester Hours

UACCM awards an Associate of Applied Science in Business degree. The AAS in Business degree provides a foundation to prepare students to enter the workforce in this particular field. The three options in business are accounting, business office technology, and retail marketing. The option does not appear on the diploma but will appear on the transcript. Only one Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business can be awarded.
Accounting Option 63 hours
English/Communications: 6 hours
____ BUS 2013 Business Communications I 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
Business/Mathematics: 6 hours
____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1333 Business Math 3 credit hours
Social Science: 3 hours
Three hours of social science courses must be selected from the following list:
____ ECON 2453 Macroeconomics 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2463 Microeconomics 3 credit hours
Accounting/Business Core: 28 hours
____ ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2013 Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2103 Payroll Accounting 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2113 Tax Accounting 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2203 Computerized Accounting 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1003 Business English 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1031 Electronic Calculators 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1223 Electronic Spreadsheet 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2313 Professional Development 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2393 Business Law 3 credit hours
Related Electives: 20 hours
Twenty hours of electives must be selected from the following list:
____ ACCT 2213 Cost Accounting 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1013 Bookkeeping 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1051 File Management 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1233 Database Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2243 Business Graphics 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2323 Business Procedures 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2403 Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2453 Macroeconomics
OR ECON 2463 Microeconomics 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023 Composition II
OR SPH 2303 Public Speaking 3 credit hours
____ FIN 2013 Personal Finance 3 credit hours
____ INT 2003 Internship 3 credit hours
Business Office Technology Option 64 hours
English/Communications: 6 hours
____ BUS 2013 Business Communications I 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
Business/Mathematics: 6 hours
____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1333 Business Math 3 credit hours
Social Science Electives: 3 hours
Three hours of social science electives must be selected fromthe list at this link.
____ ELECTIVE Social Science 3 credit hours
Business Core: 37 hours
____ ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I
OR BUS 1013 Bookkeeping 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1003 Business English 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1031 Electronic Calculators 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1041 Microsoft Outlook 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1051 File Management 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1101 Keyboarding Skills II 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1113 Document Formatting 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1223 Electronic Spreadsheet 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1233 Database Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1253 Word Processing I 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2113 Business Communications II 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2253 Word Processing II 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2303 Proofreading and Transcription Skills 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2313 Professional Development 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2323 Business Procedures 3 credit hours
Related Electives: 12 hours
Twelve hours of electives must be selected from the following list
____ ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2103 Payroll Accounting 3 credit hours
____ ACCT 2203 Computerized Accounting 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2243 Business Graphics 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023 Composition II
OR SPH 2303 Public Speaking 3 credit hours
____ FIN 2013 Personal Finance 3 credit hours
____ GDT 2503 Web Page Design 3 credit hours
____ INT 2003 Internship 3 credit hours
Retail Marketing Option 63 hours
English/Communications: 6 hours
____ BUS 2013 Business Communications I 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I 3 credit hours
Business/Mathematics: 6 hours
____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1333 Business Math 3 credit hours
Social Science Elective: 3 hours
Three hours of social science electives must be selected from the list at this link.
____ ELECTIVE Social Science 3 credit hours
Business Core: 36 hours
____ ACCT 2003 Principles of Accounting I
OR BUS 1013 Bookkeeping 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1003 Business English 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1353 Selling 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1363 Marketing Principles 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1413 Visual Merchandising 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2243 Business Graphics 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2313 Professional Development 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2323 Business Procedures 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2343 Advertising 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2383 Retailing 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2393 Business Law 3 credit hours
Related Electives: 12 hours
Twelve hours of electives must be selected from the following list. A minimum of six hours must come from courses with a BUS, FIN, or GDT prefix:
____ BUS 1041 Microsoft Outlook 1 credit hour
____ BUS 1223 Electronic Spreadsheet 3 credit hours
____ BUS 1233 Database Management 3 credit hours
____ BUS 2403 Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
____ FIN 2013 Personal Finance 3 credit hours
____ GDT 2503 Web Page Design 3 credit hours
____ ECON 2463 Microeconomics 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1023 Composition II  
OR SPH 2303 Public Speaking 3 credit hours
____ INT 2003 Internship 3 credit hours
____ PSY 2003 General Psychology  
OR SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
____ SPAN 1013 Elementary Spanish I 3 credit hours

 

Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

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After UACCM

Graduates who complete the accounting option are employed as:

  • Accounting assistants
  • Payroll clerks
  • Bank employees
  • Accounts receivable clerks
  • Accounts payable clerks

Notes

  • Students should take all remedial courses early in order to focus on degree-required classes in later semesters.
  • Students should take the required courses when they are offered since many courses are offered on a rotating basis.
  • Students should plan to spend six hours per week studying for each class.
  • ACCT 2203 Computerized Accounting, BUS 1223 Electronic Spreadsheet, BUS 1233 Database Management, BUS 1253 Word Processing I, BUS 2253 Word Processing II, and BUS 2243 Business Graphics must have been taken within the past five (5) years in order to receive credit toward any degree in the Department of Business or in order for the course to count as a prerequisite. If the course was taken over five (5) years ago, a student may take a departmental exam and must make a score of 70 percent or better to be exempt from retaking the course.

Hint

Academically challenging courses give you the communication, analytical, teamwork, and leadership skills needed to move into supervisory and management positions.

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