MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3148
Effective Term: 2023 Fall

Award: AAS
Total Credits: 62-69
CIP Code: 52.0101

Instructional Council: Business/Management
GPA: 2.00

SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as:
11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers
11-3012.00 Administrative Services Managers
11-9199.07 Security Managers
11-3071.02 Storage and Distribution Managers
11-3071.01 Transportation Managers
11-2022.00 Sales Managers
13-1199.00 Business Operations Specialists, All Other
13-1041.08 Customs Brokers
13-1199.04 Business Continuity Planners

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. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in General Business is available.

Program Competencies
1. Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills. (GBS120, GBS233, (COM), [FYC]) 2. Demonstrate critical thinking through written and oral formats. (GBS120, GBS151, GBS205, GBS233, EPS+++, GBS+++, SBU200, (COM), [FYC], [HU], [SG], [SQ]) 3. Use basic mathematics and accounting principles to manage the financial health of an organization. (ACC111, ACC+++, [MA]) 4. Apply current technology to specific business tasks. (CIS105, CIS114DE, CIS117DM, CIS133DA, TQM+++) 5. Analyze legal, ethical and social implications of business decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups and societies. (ACC111, ECN211, ECN212, GBS151, GBS205, MGT175, MGT251, MKT271, SBU200, [HU]) 6. Apply basic principles and techniques of management to recruit, select, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate employees. (GBS151, MGT175, MGT251) 7. Evaluate organizational structures and the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling in a business setting (GBS151, MGT175, MGT251, MGT+++, TQM+++) 8. Apply functions of modern business, including business principles, marketing, labor relations, and risk to business situations. (GBS151, GBS205, IBS+++, MGT175, MGT251, MKT271, MKT+++, REA+++, SBS+++, TQM+++) 9. Analyze marketing research to create marketing plans and forecasts. (GBS151, MGT175, MGT251, MKT271, MKT+++)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Required Courses

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

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

GBS120 Workplace Communication Skills (3) OR
+ GBS233 Business Communication (3) 3

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

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

MKT271 Principles of Marketing 3

Credits: 22-24

Restricted Electives
Students should select 18 credits from the following courses/subjects. Any 100/200 level courses in the following subjects can be used, except courses used to satisfy the Required Courses area. ACC+++ Any ACC Accounting course(s) CIS114DE Excel Spreadsheet 3 CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management 3 CIS133DA Internet/Web Development Level I 3 EPS+++ Any EPS Entrepreneurial Studies course(s) GBS+++ Any GBS General Business course(s) IBS+++ Any IBS International Business course(s) MGT+++ Any MGT Management course(s) MKT+++ Any MKT Marketing course(s) REA+++ Any REA Real Estate course(s) SBS+++ Any SBS Small Business Management course(s) TQM+++ Any TQM Total Quality Management course(s)	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
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3

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

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.

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) 3

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

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

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.