MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3148 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2015 Fall Last Admit Term: 2018 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-66 CIP Code: 52.0101	Primary College: Phoenix College Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: CG, GC, GW, MC, PC , RS, SC, SM Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Business/Management (03) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 11-1011, 11-1021, 11-2022, 11-3011, 11-3051, 11-3071, 11-9021, 11-9151, 11-9199, 13-1051, 13-1111, 25-1011

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in General Business program is designed to meet the needs of students who wish a broad overview of business and desire not to enroll in a specialized curriculum in business. The program is designed to acquaint students with major subject areas of business, to improve the student`s business vocabulary, and to provide students with an understanding of influencing factors in business decision making and activities. In addition, this program may aid a student in recognizing a specific business field to be pursued in future studies. Although many courses will transfer to a four-year institution, some courses do not. This curriculum is not designed to meet the needs of students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) is also available.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester: CG, GC, GW, MC , PC, RS, SC, SM

Required Courses

ACC111 Accounting Principles I 3
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3

GBS110 Human Relations in Business and Industry (3) OR
MGT175 Business Organization and Management (3) OR
MGT251 Human Relations in Business (3) 3

GBS151 Introduction to Business 3
GBS205 Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Business 3
+ GBS233 Business Communication 3

MKT271 Principles of Marketing 3

Credits: 21

Restricted Electives
Students should select eighteen (18) credits from the following courses. Any 100/200 level prefixed courses may be selected, except courses used to satisfy the Required Courses area. ACC+++++ Any ACC Accounting course(s) GBS+++++ Any GBS General Business course(s) MGT+++++ Any MGT Management course(s) MKT+++++ Any MKT Marketing course(s) EPS+++++ Any EPS Entrepreneurial Studies course(s) IBS+++++ Any IBS International Business course(s) REA+++++ Any REA Real Estate course(s) SBS+++++ Any SBS Small Business Management course(s) CIS114DE Excel Spreadsheet 3 CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management 3 CIS133DA Internet/Web Development Level I 3	Credits: 18

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-27

General Education Core	Credits: 12-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area.

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent by assessment 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
+ MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3)

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
ECN211 Macroeconomic Principles (3) OR ECN212 Microeconomic Principles (3) OR SBU200 Society and Business (3)

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences area.

Program Competencies
1. Identify, describe, and use the fundamental principles and practices of accounting. (ACC111) 2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of computer information systems, computer concepts, microcomputer applications, and programming techniques. (CIS105) 3. Describe and explain the fundamental theories and concepts of human relations in business and industry. (GBS110, MGT175, MGT251) 4. Identify the fundamental characteristics and functions of modern business, including business principles, marketing, labor relations, and business risk. (GBS151) 5. Identify and define legal theories, ethical issues, and regulatory climate affecting business policies and decisions. (GBS205) 6. Create and analyze internal and external business communications, including various verbal and nonverbal techniques. (GBS233) 7. Identify marketing environments and segmentation, and explain the importance of marketing planning, forecasting, and research. (MKT271)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 16, 2015

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.