My Academic Plan
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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete the first two years of a bachelor's degree and transfer to a university to complete a BA or BS in Business. Careers typically require a bachelor's or master's degree. This degree allows students to pursue a BA or BS degree in areas such as Management, Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Computer Information Systems, and more.
Learn more about this program.
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
1. Prepare effective business written communications
2. Identify different types of business organizations
3. Demonstrate basic software program skills for organizing and managing data
4. Demonstrate effective business presentation skills
5. Develop teamwork skills
6. Analyze financial ratios
7. Discuss issues in ethics and corporate social responsibility
8. Apply critical thinking skills to business scenarios
9. Prepare an effective resume and cover letter targeted to a specific job
10. Demonstrate double entry accounting
First Semester
Semester Note: Most transfer institutions require College Algebra (MAT 1340) for the GT-MA1 requirement. However, some transfer institutions will accept Finite Math (MAT 1320) and some require Survey of Calculus (MAT 1400) or a higher-level Calculus. Please review the MAP notes for additional information and discuss with your advisor.
Second Semester
| ENG 1022 | English Composition II: GT-CO2 | 3 |
| GT- SC1 | Any Science (GT-SC1) Course | 4 |
| ECO 2002 | Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 | 3 |
| BUS 2016 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| PHI 2005 | Business Ethics: GT-AH3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Semester
| ACC 1011 | Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 2001 | Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 | 3 |
| BUS 2017 | Business Communications and Report Writing | 3 |
| GT- SC1/2 | Any Science (GT-SC1/2) Course | 3 |
| GT- AH | Any GT-AH | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Semester Note: You should complete ACC 1011 and ACC 1012 for their Accounting sequence. If you have already taken both ACC 1021 and ACC 1022, these courses will fulfill the Accounting requirement and the extra credits will count toward elective credits.
Fourth Semester
| BUS 2026 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ACC 1012 | Intro to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Any Approved Elective List Course | 4 |
| ELECTIVE | Any Approved Elective List Course | 3 |
| GT- HI1 | Any History (GT-HI1) Course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Semester Notes: You should complete ACC 1011 and ACC 1012 for their Accounting sequence. If you have already taken both ACC 1021 and ACC 1022, these courses will fulfill the Accounting requirement and the extra credits will count toward elective credits.
Most transfer institutions require College Algebra (MAT 1340) for the GT-MA1 requirement. However, some transfer institutions will accept Finite Math (MAT 1320) and some require Survey of Calculus (MAT 1400) or a higher-level Calculus. Please review the MAP notes for additional information and discuss with your advisor.