Business Management, AAS

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PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students for jobs in office and retail management and supervision. This degree is not designed for transfer to a four-year college. All career-technical degrees are guided by input from local business leaders. All career-technical degrees are guided by advisory committees comprised of local business leaders.

CREDENTIALS: An Associate of Applied Science degree is a major in a career-technical area that takes two years for full-time students to complete. Although the purpose of an AAS degree is to gain skills for employment, some transfer institutions may accept some or all of the courses from an AAS major.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: This program is not intended for transfer. Students desiring to transfer should consult their academic advisors and their intended transfer institutions for specific direction in program and course selection. More information can also be found at www.jtcc.edu/academics/transfer/

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet JTCC admission requirements. Students may need to complete placement tests in English and mathematics. Visit www.jtcc.edu/placement for all course placement options. If students have deficiencies in English and/or mathematics, JTCC offers developmental and prerequisite courses to prepare students for the curriculum. New students should visit the Advising Center and returning students their faculty advisor for more information.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

Convey the ethical and legal implications of managerial decisions, and the effect of those decisions on organizational stakeholders.
Apply basic management principles in first-line supervisory situations.
Recognize and apply basic economic principles related to macroeconomic and microeconomic theories.
Demonstrate basic proficiency in creation of spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
Demonstrate college-level communication skills relevant to the business discipline.

Required Courses

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credits
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits Additional Course Options: MTH 161 or MTH 263
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business 3 credits
BUS 200 - Principles of Management 3 credits
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
BUS 201 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits
BUS 205 - Human Resource Management 3 credits Additional Course Options: MKT 228 .
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts 3 credits
BUS 266 - Production and Operations Management 3 credits (Offered Fall only) Additional Course Option: BUS 234 .
BUS 280 - Introduction to International Business 3 credits Additional Course Options: BUS 111 or BUS 116
BUS 220 - Introduction to Business Statistics 3 credits
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits Additional Course Options: CST 110 .
ITE 140 - Spreadsheet Software 3 credits
MKT 100 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
BUS 241 - Business Law I 3 credits
BUS 298 - Seminar and Project 3 credits
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits Additional Course Option: ECO 202 .
FIN 215 - Financial Management 3 credits
PHI 111 - Logic I 3 credits Additional Course Option: PHI 220 .

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 61

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete their ENG, MTH, and SDV requirements first.

Students with good computer skills may seek to satisfy the ITE 115 requirement by taking the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or the John Tyler Community College ITE 115 Test Challenge Exam.

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myTyler portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Courses that state Fall only or Spring only are based on historical trends and current planning and may change without notice.

To determine eligibility for the Business Information Management Career Studies Certificate (CSC), students should consult their faculty advisor.