General Business | Online Community College

Details

Field of Interest

Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

General Business (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3148

Effective Term

Fall 2023

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GBS151	Introduction to Business		Critical course Gateway course		3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC, WCM or WCM, FYC	3
MGT175 or MGT251	Business Organization and Management or Human Relations in Business				3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems		Critical course	CS	3
MKT271	Principles of Marketing				3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GBS205	Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business				3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	Or Equivalent by assessment	L	0–3
GBS120 or GBS233	Workplace Communication Skills or Business Communication	No requisites or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		None or L	3
RE	Restricted Electives				3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I				3
Mathematics	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area; including MAT11+ or MAT12+ , except for MAT182 (unless it is in combination with MAT15+)		3–5

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.	FYC, WCM or FYC, WCM	3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites	SB, SCB or SB, SCB or L, OCM or SB, SCB	3
RE	Restricted Electives			3
ECN211 or ECN212 or SBU200	Macroeconomic Principles or Microeconomic Principles or Society and Business		SB, SCB or SB, SCB or G, SB, SCB	3
RE	Restricted Electives			3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Area	Credits
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences	SB	4
RE	Restricted Electives		3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		3
RE	Restricted Electives		3
RE	Restricted Electives		3

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.

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ACC+++	Any ACC Accounting course(s)	3
CIS114DE	Excel Spreadsheet	3
CIS117DM	Microsoft Access: Database Management	3
CIS133DA	Internet/Web Development Level I	3
EPS+++	Any EPS Entrepreneurial Studies course(s)	3
GBS+++	Any GBS General Business course(s)	3
IBS+++	Any IBS International Business course(s)	3
MGT+++	Any MGT Management course(s)	3
MKT+++	Any MKT Marketing course(s)	3
REA+++	Any REA Real Estate course(s)	3
SBS+++	Any SBS Small Business Management course(s)	3
TQM+++	Any TQM Total Quality Management course(s)	3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GBS151	Introduction to Business		Critical course Gateway course		3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems		Critical course	CS	3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
MGT175 or MGT251	Business Organization and Management or Human Relations in Business	3
MKT271	Principles of Marketing	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success	1–3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC, WCM or WCM, FYC	3
GBS205	Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business				3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	Or Equivalent by assessment	L	0–3
GBS120 or GBS233	Workplace Communication Skills or Business Communication	No requisites or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		None or L	3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I				3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Electives				3
Mathematics	Mathematics		Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area; including MAT11+ or MAT12+ , except for MAT182 (unless it is in combination with MAT15+)		3–5

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC, WCM or FYC, WCM	3
RE	Restricted Electives				3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ECN211 or ECN212 or SBU200	Macroeconomic Principles or Microeconomic Principles or Society and Business			SB, SCB or SB, SCB or G, SB, SCB	3
RE	Restricted Electives				3

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB, SCB or SB, SCB or L, OCM or SB, SCB	3
RE	Restricted Electives				3

Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design				3
RE	Restricted Electives				3

Term 10

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
SQ or SG	Natural Sciences			SB	4
RE	Restricted Electives				3

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.

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ACC+++	Any ACC Accounting course(s)	3
CIS114DE	Excel Spreadsheet	3
CIS117DM	Microsoft Access: Database Management	3
CIS133DA	Internet/Web Development Level I	3
EPS+++	Any EPS Entrepreneurial Studies course(s)	3
GBS+++	Any GBS General Business course(s)	3
IBS+++	Any IBS International Business course(s)	3
MGT+++	Any MGT Management course(s)	3
MKT+++	Any MKT Marketing course(s)	3
REA+++	Any REA Real Estate course(s)	3
SBS+++	Any SBS Small Business Management course(s)	3
TQM+++	Any TQM Total Quality Management course(s)	3

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