Business & Accounting
Area of Study

Business & Accounting

Students in the Business/Accounting program can choose from a variety of certificates and degrees to meet their educational needs. Choose between entry-level certificates, advanced certificates, associate degrees that will prepare you for the workforce, or associate degrees that will prepare you for a bachelor’s degree.

Foundations of Business II

TOTAL CREDITS
21
CIP:
520301
BANNER:
CFB2
Certificate

Written Communication

Total Credits 3

Choose one of the following courses.

Course Number Course Title Credits Details
ENG121ENG1021
English Composition I:GT-CO1 3

Emphasizes planning, writing, and editing/revisions of compositions, coupled with development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a minimum of five compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Prerequisite: College Readiness in English. (3-0)

COM115COM1150
Public Speaking 3

Combines the basic theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasizes on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, audience analysis, and delivery. (3-0)

COM125COM1250
Interpersonal Communication: GT-SS3 3

Examines the communication involved in interpersonal relationships occurring in family, social, and career situations. Relevant concepts include self-concept, perception, listening, nonverbal communication, and conflict. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. (3-0)

Mathematics

Total Credits 3

Choose one of the following courses or any GT-MA1 course.

Course Number Course Title Credits Details
MAT112MAT1160
Financial Mathematics 3

Covers the fundamentals of financial mathematics. Topics including pricing, taxes, insurance, interest, annuities, amortization, investments. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0250 or MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better or appropriate placement scores. (3-0)

MAT135MAT1260
Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 3

Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, with an emphasis on critical thinking and statistical literacy. Topics include methods of data collection, presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, and statistical inference of one and two populations. This course uses real world data to illustrate applications of a practical nature. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0250 or MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better or appropriate placement scores. (3-0) A.A. & A.G.S. Degrees only.

MAT121MAT1340
College Algebra: GT-MA1 4

Focuses on a variety of functions and exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pathways.  This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MAT0300 with a "C" grade or better OR appropriate placement score. (4-0)

BUS226BUS2026
Business Statistics 3

Focuses on statistical study, sampling, organizing and visualizing data, descriptive statistics, probability, binomial distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals, linear regression, and correlation. Intended for business majors. (3-0)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Total Credits 3

Choose one of the following courses

Course Number Course Title Credits Details
ECO101ECO1001
Economics of Social Issues: GT-SS1 3

Examines major contemporary socio-economic issues and policies such as drugs and crime, education, health care, poverty and inequality, and globalization. These issues will be explored using economic tools and methods. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. (3-0)

ECO201ECO2001
Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1 3

Focuses on the study of the national economy, emphasizing business cycles and long-run growth trends. Explores how macroeconomic performance is measured, including Gross Domestic Product and labor market indicators. Examines the saving-investment relationship and its relationship to Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand. Discusses money and banking, international trade, fiscal and monetary policy. Explores the macroeconomic role of the public sector. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. (3-0)

ECO202ECO2002
Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1 3

Focuses on the study of individual decision making, emphasizing households, business firms and industry analysis. Explores market models, including competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Examines market failure and related efficiency criteria for government intervention. Explores public policy, including labor market issues, poverty and the environment. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. (3-0)

Program Requirements

Total Credits 9

Must complete a sequence of ACC1011 and ACC1012 or ACC1021 and ACC1022.

Course Number Course Title Credits Details
BUS115BUS1015
Introduction to Business 3

Introduces the application of fundamental business principles to local, national, and international forums. This course examines the relationship of economic systems, governance, regulations, and law upon business operations. It surveys the concepts of career development, business ownership, finance and accounting, economics, marketing, management, operations, human resources, regulations, and business ethics. (3-0)

ACC111ACC1011
Introduction to Financial Accounting 3

Focuses on financial accounting concepts prescribed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including financial information for external partners, the accounting cycle process, basic terminology, transaction analysis, internal control systems, and financial statement preparation and analysis. (3-0)

and

ACC112ACC1012
Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3

Focuses on the fundamentals of managerial accounting and cost management as tools to aid internal users' decision-making processes. This course covers basic managerial accounting concepts, such as product costing and cost behavior and control. It also covers internal management decision making tools, including cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, cost analysis, and planning and control systems. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ACC1001 or ACC1011 or ACC1021 with a "C" grade or better. (3-0)

or

ACC121ACC1021
Accounting Principles I 4

This course introduces the study of accounting principles for understanding of the theory and logic that underlie procedures and practices. Major topics include the accounting cycle for service and merchandising companies, internal control principles and practices, notes and interest, inventory systems and costing, plant assets and intangible asset accounting. (4-0)

and

ACC122ACC1022
Accounting Principles II 4

This course continues the application of accounting principles to business organizations. Major topics include corporate equity and debt financing, investments, cash flow statements, financial analysis, budgeting, cost and managerial accounting. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ACC1021 with a "C" grade or better. (4-0)

Electives

Total Credits 3

Choose an additional 3 credits of electives in ACC, BUS, CIS, CSC, CWB, ECO, MAN, MAR, MGD prefix, PHI1012, PHI2005 or other approved course.

Degree & Certificate Options

Business Designation

Associate of Arts
60 Credits

Business: Accounting Emphasis

Associate of Applied Science
60 Credits

Business: Management Emphasis

Associate of Applied Science
60 Credits

Applied Management

Associate of Applied Science
30 Credits

Accounting Technician I

Certificate
18 Credits

Accounting Technician II

Certificate
45 Credits

Business Administration

Certificate
15 Credits

Basic Tax Preparation

Certificate
3 Credits

Business Management

Certificate
45 Credits

Economics Designation

Associate of Arts
60 Credits

Foundations of Business I

Certificate
15 Credits

Foundations of Business II

Certificate
21 Credits

Business: Marketing Emphasis

Associate of Applied Science
60 Credits

Marketing

Certificate
45 Credits

Faculty

Amanda Kerker
Business
970-521-6744
Whyman Hall- 126D
Sterling
Amanda Kerker
Brian Lewton
Economics Faculty
970-521-6719
Whyman Hall- 126A
Sterling
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Allison Wernsman
Accounting Faculty
970-521-6735
Whyman Hall
Sterling
Allison Schaefer

Staff

Kelly Dyess
Administrative Assistant II
970-521-6637
Whyman Hall- 126F
Sterling