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.
For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/home.htm
| 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:
2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.