Associate of Applied Science in Business

New Mexico Junior College
Degree Plan
Updated November 12, 2006

Name:____________________________   Social Security Number:____________________________

Degree:   Associate in Applied Science
               Major: BUSINESS
EMPHASIS AREAS: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Management, and Executive Assistant/Office Manager.

Requirements: A total of 65-68 credit hours of which at least 12 hours are earned at NMJC; minimum GPA of 2.00. All courses, other than General Education Requirements, must be completed with a “C” or better.

General Education Requirements – 18-21 credit hours:

PS 110 College Orientation (0) or   MA 113 College Algebra (3) or  
PS 113A Freshman Seminar (3) ____ MA 113D Math Analysis I (3) or  
EN 113 Composition and Rhetoric (3) ____ BU 233 Business Statistics (3) ____
EN 123 Composition and Literature (3) ____ PY 111H Fitness for Life (1) ____
_____ Behavioral Science (3) ____ _____ Physical Education (Activity Course) (1) ____
_____ Lab Science (4) ____      

Departmental Requirements – 26 credit hours:

AC 114 Principles of Accounting I (4) ____ EC 213 Principles of Economics (Macro) (3) or  
AC 124 Principles of Accounting II (4) ____ EC 223 Principles of Economics (Micro) (3) ____
BU 113 Introduction to Business (3) ____ CS 123D Windows Applications (3) ____
BU 223 Business Communications (3) ____ CS 213 EXCEL (3) ____
SC 223D Micorosft Word (3) ____      

Emphasis Area – 21 hours of required and advisor approved related courses:

Accounting Business Information Systems
AC 213 Intermediate Accounting I (3) ____ AC 213A Microcomputer Accounting I (3) ____
AC 223 Intermediate Accounting II (3) ____ CS 113 Fundamentals of Programming (3) ____
AC 213A Microcomputer Accounting I (3) ____ CS 223N Networking (3) ____
AC 223B Microcomputer Accounting II (3) ____ CS 213E Microsoft Windows (3) ____
AC 233A Income Tax I (3) ____ AC 223B Microcomputer Accounting II (3) ____
_____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____ _____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____
_____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____ _____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____
Management Executive Assistant/Office Manager
BU 213 Principles of Management (3) ____ SC 113E Business English (3) ____
BU 223B Human Resource Management (3) ____ AC 213A Microcomputer Accounting I (3) ____
BU 223A Principles of Marketing (3) ____ SC 133 Records Management (3) ____
BS 213 Business Law I (3) ____ SC 223B Office Procedures (3) ____
_____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____ SC 123 Keyboarding and Document Process II (3) ____
_____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____ SC 113B Business Calculating Machines (3) ____
_____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____ _____ Course Approved by Advisor (3) ____

Total Degree Requirements: 65-68 credit hours

Approved:

Student: __________________ Date: _____ Advisor: __________________ Date: ______
Checked: __________________ Date: _____ Division Dean: __________________ Date: ______

NOTE: This program incorporates fundamentals important to obtaining employment upon graduation. It may not be suitable if used as a transfer to institutions of higher learning.

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