BUSINESS

60 credit hours

Department Chair:

Tom Hudgins . . . . . . . . . . SCC-G225 . . . . . . . . . . .972.516.5060

Academic Advisor:

Tom Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F131 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1771

The Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Business prepares students for transfer to colleges and universities that offer bachelor's degrees in various areas of business. Students interested in careers in business who are planning to major in accounting, business administration, finance, international business, management, or ma rketing should follow the Business Field of Study curriculum. The completed Field of Study will transfer to any Texas public college or university.

AA Core Curriculum 45 credit hours

Additional Graduation Requirement 3 credit hours

See AA Core.

Recommended Core Courses for Business Majors

Communications: SPCH 1321

Institutional Option/ Computer Science: BCIS 1305

Mathematics: MATH 1324 or MATH 1314/1414

Social/Behavioral Sciences: ECON 2301 or ECON 2302

Field of Study 12 credit hours

Core courses

BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MATH 1325 Calculus for Business and Economics I 1  . . . . . . . . . . 3

SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speaking (preferred) . . . 3

OR

SPCH 1315 Public Speaking I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Business Content Courses

ACCT 2301 Financial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ACCT 2302 Managerial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics 2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics 2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recommended Electives

The following recommended electives may also be taken toward a bachelor’s degree; however, they are not part of the Field of Study:

BUSI 1301 Introduction to Business 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

BUSI 2301 Business Law 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MATH 1342 Statistics 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1 Collin Prerequisite: MATH 1314, 1414, or 1324. Individual colleges and universities will determine their own prerequisite requirements.

2 Only one ECON course will fulfill the Social/Behavioral Sciences component of the Core.

3 Please check with the receiving college or university for transfer requirements.