Business Software Applications

Associate in Applied Science Degree in Business Management

Graduates of the Business Software Applications option of Business Management are awarded Associate in Applied Science degrees. The Business Management programs equip graduates with specific technical skills as well as a general overview of the field of business.

Successful graduates of the Business Software Applications option will be qualified to obtain entry-level office support positions in business, and will be able to:

• demonstrate facility with current word processing, spreadsheet, and database software applications;
• demonstrate familiarity with office equipment used in business;
• analyze/resolve problems related to software applications;
• use terminology common to the business environment for effective communication;
• communicate information effectively in both written and oral modes of delivery;
• comprehend how the global economy and international events affect domestic business decisions.

Admission requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

Related Programs of Study

Degree Curriculum

Code		Course (lecture/lab hours)	Credits
BUS	101	Introduction to Business (3/0)	3
OST	111	Basic Keyboarding Applications (2/2)	3
ENG	101	English Composition I (3/0)	3
OST	219	Word Processing Concepts & Applications (2/2)	3
BUS	103	Business Mathematics (3/0)
		OR	3-4
MAT	141	College Algebra and Applications (or higher)1
ENG	102	English Composition II (3/0)1
		OR	3
ENG	112	English Composition II with Speech (3/0)
HPE	110	Concepts of Health & Fitness (1/2)*	2
-	-	General Education elective2	3
CIS	173	PC Applications: Database (2/2)	3
IST	101	Computer Concepts (2/2)	3
MKT	101	Principles of Marketing (3/0)	3
ACC	106	Office Accounting I (3/0)
		OR	3-4
ACC	111	Principles of Financial Accounting (4/0)1
BUS	230	International Business (3/0)	3
BUS	209	Business Letter & Report Writing (3/0)	3
ECO	103	Basic Economics (3/0)1
		OR
ECO	111	Macroeconomics (3/0)1	3
		OR
ECO	112	Microeconomics (3/0)1
CIS	175	PC Applications: Spreadsheets (2/2)	3
ACC	205	Office Accounting II (3/0)
		OR	3-4
ACC	112	Principles of Managerial Accounting (4/0)1
BUS	210	Principles of Management (3/0)	3
-	-	General Education elective2	3
BUS	296	International Business Practice Firm (1/5)
		OR	3
BUS	-	Business elective
-	-	Elective	3
Total			62-65

¹ Students intending to transfer to a baccalaureate program should take ENG 102; MAT 141, College Algebra, or a higher level MAT course as their math elective; ECO 111 or 112 as their economics course; and ACC 111 and 112 to fulfill their accounting requirement.

² Select from the following general education categories:

Society and Human Behavior;
Aesthetic Perspective;
Historical Perspective;
Diversity and Global Perspective;
Integrated General Education;
Foreign Language.

* HPE 111 is an acceptable alternative.