Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete an AAS Degree in Business Logistics and enter the workforce. Students explore business logistics management. While earning this AAS degree, students can also earn the Business Logistics certificate. In addition to an overview of core business, management, and marketing classes, students receive a comprehensive understanding of distribution, warehousing, purchasing and transportation.
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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
My Academic Plan: Full-Time
Courses are displayed in a full-time sequence showing the fastest path to your degree. Follow the pathway below to complete your AAS degree in 4 semesters (2 years). For more information, please see your Academic Advisor.
First Semester
Second Semester
| CIS 1018 or CIS 1035 or CIS 1045 or CIS 1055 | Introduction to PC Applications (CIS 1018) or Complete Word Processing (CIS 1035) or Intro to Desktop Database (CIS 1045) or Complete Spreadsheets (CIS 1055) | 3 |
| ACC 1011 | Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2017 | Business Communications and Report Writing | 3 |
| GIS 1001 or GIS 1031 | Intro to GIS (1001) or Global Positioning Sys for GIS (1031) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Semester Note: Faculty recommend students take ACC 1011. If you have already taken ACC 1021, it will fulfill the ACC requirement.
Third Semester
| ECO 2002 | Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 | 3 |
| BUS 2001 | Business Logistics Optimization | 3 |
| BUS 2016 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 2026 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MAN 2026 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester
My Academic Plan: Part-Time
Courses are displayed in a part-time sequence providing flexibility for the working professional. Follow the pathway below to complete your AAS degree within 8 semesters (3 years). This pathway may be accelerated by applying transfer credit, credit for prior learning, and/or completing one or more additional courses each semester. For more information, please see your Academic Advisor.
Fall Semester 1
Semester Note: Faculty recommend students take ACC 1011. If you have already taken ACC 1021, it will fulfill the ACC requirement.
Spring Semester 2
Summer Semester 3
| CIS 1018 or CIS 1035 or CIS 1045 or CIS 1055 | Introduction to PC Applications (CIS 1018) or Complete Word Processing (CIS 1035) or Intro to Desktop Database (CIS 1045) or Complete Spreadsheets (CIS 1055) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Fall Semester 4
| ECO 2002 | Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 | 3 |
| BUS 2016 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUS 2001 | Business Logistics Optimization | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Spring Semester 5
| ECO 2001 | Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 | 3 |
| BUS 2017 | Business Communications and Report Writing | 3 |
| BUS 2002 | Purchase and Supply Logistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Summer Semester 6
| COM 1150 or COM 1250 | Public Speaking (COM 1150) or Interpersonal Communication (COM 1250) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Fall Semester 7
| BUS 2026 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MAN 2026 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 2018 | Legal Environment of Business II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Spring Semester 8
Semester Note: If you take MAN 2030 for the Ethics requirement and switch to the Business AA, it may count as an elective in the Business AA degree. Whereas PHI 2005 is required for the Business AA and would count towards a required course.
This degree is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS degree in Business Logistics and enter the workforce. If you are planning to transfer to a Colorado public four-year college/university, you should view the Business AA degree MAP. It is very important to work with your Academic Advisor to develop the best academic plan for where you are starting and where you are hoping to transfer.