Associate of Business

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Credit Hours Required: 62

The Associate of Business degree requires completion of 62 credit hours. Although students often have the option of entering a career field upon completion of the Associate of Business, this degree plan is primarily designed to provide the first two years of coursework to prepare students for transfer into a related upper-division baccalaureate degree program.

Students preparing to transfer to an upper-division baccalaureate degree program should contact an academic advisor in the major field of study at the transfer institution in addition to meeting regularly with an academic advisor at Yavapai College.

Regular advisement is important to build an educational plan and ensure transferability of general education, elective, and major courses.

Note: The Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-B) is embedded in the Associate of Business degree. Upon completion of all 35 credit hours (including the Special Requirements) of the AGEC with a grade of "C" or higher, the student will receive recognition of completion on the transcript and guaranteed transferability of the AGEC upon admission to one of the state universities in Arizona.

Students must complete a course from each of the following AGEC Special Awareness areas:

Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry (IWR)
Ethnic/Race/Gender (ERG) Awareness
Global/International or Historical (GIH) Awareness

∞Note: This program can be completed entirely online. Not all general education options or major and elective studies are offered online, however there will be a variety of online classes from which to choose in order to meet the requirements.

Associate of Business Suggested Course Sequence

General Education Requirements (AGEC-B) (35 credits)

Minimum credit hours are listed for each category.

First-Year Composition Credits: 6
Mathematics Credits: 3
- Students planning to attend NAU or UArizona, complete MAT 212
- Students planning to attend ASU, complete either MAT 212 or MAT 220
Physical and Biological Sciences Credits: 8
CSA 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credits: 3
Arts and Humanities (Select from two different prefixes) Credits: 6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select from two different prefixes) Credits: 6
Options - Select 3 credits from:
- Any course from the categories above
- Communication *
- World Languages

Note:

*Communication is not required for an AGEC, but at least 3 credits from the Communication list will be required for an Associate's degree.

Program Requirements (21 credits)

ACC 131 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACC 132 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
BSA 237 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECN 232 - Business Statistical Analysis Credits: 3
ECN 235 - Principles of Economics-Macro Credits: 3
ECN 236 - Principles of Economics-Micro Credits: 3
Quantitative Requirement
-Students planning to attend NAU or UArizona, complete MAT 172

-Students planning to attend ASU, complete either MAT 230 or Mathematical Analysis for Business (MAT 211) at Rio Salado

Credits: 3-5

Program Electives (6 credits)

Select 2 of the following courses:

BSA 131 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
ECN 110 - Economics of Sports Credits: 3
MGT 233 - Business Communication Credits: 3 OR one course from Communication MUST be applied here (if not applied to the AGEC)

Program Outcomes

Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret financial information, and use financial data for business decision-making.
Apply decision support tools to business decision-making.
Demonstrate professional business communication skills.
Research and recommend resolution of business issues, including ethical implications.

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