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General Business Curriculum

Current Students: See the Recommended Academic Plans for more detailed course recommendations and refer to the University Bulletin for course descriptions and more degree requirements. Or find other resources on the Current Students page.

Typical Course Sequence

Below is a typical course sequence for the General Business associate degree program. Schedules will vary by student, depending on areas of interest.

Semester 1Credits Semester 2Credits
Math Course
3-4Effective Speech3
Rhetoric and Composition3Arts Course3
Humanities Course3Elective3
Natural Science Course1Natural Science Course3
Arts Course
3Humanities Course3
First-Year Seminar1Total Credits15
Total Credits16-17  
Semester 3  Semester 4 
Financial and Managerial Accounting4Writing for Business3
Natural Science Course
3Statistics4
Legal Environment of Business2Introduction to Macroeconomics
3
Social and Ethical Environment of Business2Introduction to Management Information Systems3
Introduction to Microeconomics3Health and Physical Activity1.5
Health and Physical Activity1.5Total Credits14.5
Total Credits15.5
 
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