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Division of Business & Professional Studies

This program provides students with the basic skills necessary to pursue a rewarding career as a business professional. The program offers students the flexibility of pursuing career opportunities in a variety of business disciplines. Students can choose specialized business and liberal arts electives that best meet their interests and goals.

Upon successful completion, the Associate in Science Degree in General Business is awarded.

First Year: Semester 1

AC 101 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I 4
CS 104 MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS/BUSINESS 3
CT 100 CRITICAL THINKING 3
EN 101 FRESHMAN ENGLISH I 3
MG 101 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3

credits: 16

First Year: Semester 2

AC 102 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II 4
EN 102 FRESHMAN ENGLISH II 3
MK 103 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3
OA 201 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 3
Economics Elective 3
Humanities Elective 3

credits: 19

Second Year: Semester 1

LA 221 PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS LAW 3
Business Elective 3/4
Humanities Elective 3
Math Elective 3/4
Science Elective 4

credits: 16/18

Second Year: Semester 2

Business Elective 3/4
Business Elective 3/4
Humanities Elective 3
Science Elective 3/4
Social Science Elective 3

credits: 15/18

Total Credits: 66/71

Program Notes

This program qualifies for MassTransfer with select public institutions in Massachusetts. For more information please, visit www.mass.edu/masstransfer.

Business Electives:

AC 201 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I 4
AC 202 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II 4
AC 206 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 4
AC 207 INTRODUCTION TO TAXATION 3
BF 203 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE 4
BF 232 PERSONAL FINANCE 3
BU 100 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3
BU 201 GLOBAL BUSINESS 3
EC 104 CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES 3
EC 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
EC 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3
LA 227 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 3
LA 230 LAW AND SOCIETY 3
MG 102 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3
MG 204 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
MK 213 PRINCIPLES OF SALES 3
MK 214 E-COMMERCE 3
MK 215 PRINCIPLES OF ADVERTISING 3

Economics Electives:

EC 104 CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES 3
EC 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
EC 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3

Humanities Electives:

Art, Communications, Film, Foreign Language, Humanities, Literature, Music, Oral Communication, Philosophy, Photography, Sign Language, Theater Arts

Math Electives:

100-level Mathematics or higher (not MAC)

Science Electives:

Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Integrated Science, Physics, Contemporary Nutrition (NS 101 )

Social Science Electives:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Government, History, Law and Society (LA 230 ), Psychology, Sociology