Business Studies Area – Associate of Applied Business (AAB)
Program Competencies
Students completing the program should be able to:
- Communicate effectively.
- Be able to recognize fundamental ethical issues in business.
- Identify basic regulatory and legal aspects of business and how they impact business decisions.
- Demonstrate the ability to solve basic business problems, supported by appropriate analytical skills.
- Recognize the importance of information systems and demonstrate the ability to apply fundamental technologies for improving business processes.
- Build an understanding of the fundamental areas of business leadership: financial accounting, legal/regulatory issues, information systems, management, marketing and economics.
Program Requirements
General Education
One of the following:
AAB Requirements
Business Core Requirements
| ACCT 281 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BBA 261 | Business Law and Regulations | 3 |
| BBA 295 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BBA 363 | Ethical Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| CIS 211 | Software Tools for Business | 3 |
| CIS 311 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MKT 204 | Marketing | 3 |
| MNGT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Elective Requirements
Select 18 hours from the following:
| ACCT 282 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BBA 301 | The Healthcare System | 3 |
| BBA 350 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| BBA 380 | International Business | 3 |
| CIS 320 | Web Technologies and Design | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 342 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| FIN 360 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MKT 325 | Marketing Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MKT 354 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MNGT 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| SPMT 100 | Introduction to Sport Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 60-61