This program has two goals: to provide educational experiences enabling graduates to enter a variety of entry-level positions and to provide students with skills and experiences that will assist them in functioning as a consumer in today’s modern society. Career opportunities with this degree are numerous and may include a variety of situations in retail stores, insurance companies/agencies, banks and many types of small businesses. Job titles include sales associate, assistant manager, insurance clerk and teller.
Associate degree students must earn a 2.00 grade point average in all business courses.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Business, College of department page.
| Total Credits Required | 62 |
| Liberal Studies | 12 |
| EN 111 College Composition I | 4 |
| Liberal Studies Electives* | 8 |
| Health Promotion | 1 |
| HP 200 Physical Well Being | 1 |
| Associate Degree Core | 26 |
| ACT 201 Practical Accounting Procedures | 4 |
| OIS 161 Document Input and Processing | 4 |
| OIS 183 Business Administrative Procedures | 4 |
| OIS 185 Introductory Software Applications | 4 |
| OIS 244 Applied Business Communication | 4 |
| OIS 250 Desktop Publishing Principles | 2 |
| OIS 285 Advanced Software Applications and Integration | 4 |
| Other Required Courses | 12 |
| Choose from the following: | |
| MGT 121 Introduction to Business (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 215 Entrepreneurship (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 221 Business Law I: Legal Environment of Business (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management (4 cr.) | |
| MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing (4 cr.) | |
| General Electives | 11 |
*Liberal studies electives must be taken outside the College of Business.
Bulletin Year:
2014 - 2015 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.