Business and Marketing (A.A.S.)*
Business and Marketing (A.A.S.)*
Program Description
A.A.S. Degree: 60 Hours
The curriculum for an A.A.S. degree in Business and Marketing is designed to provide a broad, general background in business as well as a foundation in the basics needed for entry-level positions in various business activities: accounting, retailing, marketing or management.
Note: Students wishing to transfer to a four-year college Business program should contact the college to which they wish to transfer to determine the courses appropriate for transfer.
Business and Marketing Program Requirements - 42 Credit Hours
- BUS 110: Principles of Business
- BUS 130: Principles of Marketing
- BUS 140: Business Communications
- BUS 150: Principles of Management
- BUS 160: Business Law
- BUS 185: Professional Readiness
- BUS 260: Business Strategy
- CIS 101: Technology & Digital Literacy
- Related Electives Credits: 12
Related Electives: ACC 130, BUS 111, BUS 115, BUS 120, BUS 125, BUS 145,BUS 155, BUS 170, BUS 200, BUS 245, BUS 290, CIS 130, CIS 201, ECO 275 ,PSY 255, PSY 275.
General Education Requirements - 18 Credit Hours
The Missouri Department of Higher Education has identified a common set of general education courses that have been adopted statewide. These courses are called the "CORE 42." CORE 42 courses are guaranteed to transfer to any Missouri public college or university to satisfy general education requirements.
Courses in knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicates courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.
Courses that do not have this designation may still transfer to public and private colleges and universities in Missouri and elsewhere, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer to confirm.
Please refer to the MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.
Mathematical Sciences - 3 Credit Hours
- MTH 105: Business Math
- MTH 110: Intermediate Algebra
- MTH 128: Contemporary Mathematics
- MTH 128S: Cont Mathematics with Support
- MTH 129: Introductory Statistics
- MTH 130: Algebra for Calculus
- MTH 130S: Algebra for Calculus With Support
- MTH 131: Trigonometry
- MTH 138: Pre-Calculus Mathematics
- MTH 140: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
- MTH 141: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
- MTH 210: Statistical Methods
- MTH 214: Discrete Mathematics
- MTH 215: Algebraic Structures
- MTH 230: Linear Algebra
- MTH 240: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
- MTH 241: Differential Equations
Written Communications - 3 Credit Hours
Oral Communications - 3 Credit Hours
Natural Sciences - 3 Credit Hours
- BCS 115: Essentials in Human Biology
- BCS 132: Health Sciences Nutrition
- BCS 165: Human Anatomy
- BCS 210: Pathophysiology
- BIO 100: Life Science
- BIO 105: Environmental Science
- BIO 135: Nutrition for Living
- CHM 101: Introductory Chemistry
- CHM 160 General Chemistry I Credits: 4
- PHY 110: Introduction to Geology
- PHY 115: Introduction to Astronomy
- PHY 120: General Physics I
- PHY 220: Physics Engrs & Scientists I