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Small Business Management will provide students with the skills necessary to operate a small business or be self-
employed. The AAS degree consists of 60 semester hours and the certificate program requires 36 semester hours. A
student may enroll in the Small Business/Entrepreneurship Certificate Program without taking the TSI test.
Small Business/Entrepreneurship Certificate
First Semester .............................................................................................................................. Sem. Hrs.
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting.......................................................................................................... 3
BUSG 1301 Business Principles....................................................................................................................... 3
BUSG 1304 Introduction to Financial Advising................................................................................................ 3
BMGT 1327 Principles of Management .......................................................................................................... 3
BCIS 1301 Microcomputer Applications ......................................................................................................... 3
Second Semester........................................................................................................................... Sem. Hrs
MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing............................................................................................................... 3
BUSG 2309 Small Business Management ....................................................................................................... 3
BMGT 1341 Business Ethics............................................................................................................................ 3
HRPO 2307Organizational Behavior ............................................................................................................... 3
BUSI 2301 Business Law ................................................................................................................................. 3
BMGT 1325 Office Management.................................................................................................................... 3
HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management.................................................................................................. 3
Total Semester Hours................................................................................................................................... 36
*This program is not designed for transfer
The Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) in Small
Business/Entrepreneurship
1.
Completion of 60 semester hours of credit
2.
Completion of the following requirements:
a.
Completion of eighteen (18) semester hours in residence prior to graduation.
b.
A grade point average of 2.0 on all courses attempted at the post-secondary level.
c.
Completion of TSI requirements.
Component Area
Courses
Credit Hrs.
Communication
ENGL 1301
3
Mathematics
One course from:
MATH 1314, 1332 or 1324
3
General Education
General Education electives
6
Business
Courses from:
ACNT 1303; BUSG 1301; BMGT 1327; BUSG 1304
BMGT 1341; MRKG 1311; BUSG 2309; HRPO 2307; BUSI
2301; BMGT 1325; HRPO 2301
33
Visual & Performing
Arts and Humanities
One course from:
ARTS 1301; DRAM 1310
PHIL 1304, 1316, 1317
3
Social &
Behavioral Sciences
History
Government
One course from:
PSYC 2301, 2311; SOCI 1301; ECON 2301
3
3
3
Computer Science
a
BCIS 1301
3
Total Hours ........................ 60
a – Computer Information Technology majors may take an elective course in lieu of BCIS 1301.
