Business (A.S.)

CCV’s Business degree prepares you for a variety of career options in business, industry, government and education. You can follow a traditional curriculum meant to prepare you for employment in a corporate setting or select from courses meant to help develop entrepreneurial skills that will prepare you to own and operate your own small business. The popularity of small business ownership is well addressed in business courses at CCV, and the program provides ample opportunity for you to explore the possibilities for business ownership.

Program Outcomes

Successful graduates will be able to:

• describe what managers do, how businesses operate, and how markets behave;

• use information technologies to improve individual and organizational performance;

• use knowledge and analytical skills to frame and solve business problems;

• demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical and professional issues that arise
  within businesses;

• practice effective business communication skills;

• apply theory to actual business situations through case studies, simulation, or
  internships;

• demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates, including competency
  in writing, information literacy, oral communication, and quantitative reasoning; and

• explore pathways for educational and career development in the student's field of study.

Program Requirements '11-'12

BUS-1010 - Introduction to Business
ACC-2121 - Financial Accounting (4 cr)
BUS-2230 - Principles of Marketing or
BUS-2430 - Small Business Marketing
BUS-2020 - Principles of Management or
BUS-2210 - Small Business Management
ECO-2020 - Macroeconomics or
ECO-2030 - Microeconomics*
BUS-2450 - Business Law (4 cr)
Choose any 3-credit CIS course (except CIS-1041)*
BUS-2740 - Business Analysis & Decision Making
Electives – 7 credits

Note: Program requirements are fully available online. Most general education requirements are also available online.

General Education Requirements

In addition to program-specific courses listed above, an associate's degree includes completion of general education program requirements, which together constitute a minimum of 60 credits.

* You may use a course to meet both a program requirement and a general education requirement; however, you may not use a single course to meet two general education requirements.

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