
Management Track - Degree
Associate in Applied Science
Business Administration
Developmental Courses as Needed
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
RDG 20/100 | 3-6 | |
ENC 90/100 | 2-5 | |
MAT 55/61 | 3-4 |
First Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
BAS 160 Introduction to Business | 3 | |
CIT 105 Introduction to Computers OR OST 105 Introduction to Information Systems |
3 | OST 105 preferred |
MAT 105 Business Mathematics OR Higher-Level Quantitative Reasoning Course* |
3 | |
ENG 101 Writing I | 3 | |
BAS 283 Principles of Management | 3 | Prereq: BAS 160 or instructor consent |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 15 |
Second Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
*ENG 102 Writing II OR OST 235 Business Communications Technology |
3 | ENG 102 Prereq: ENG 101 OST 235 Prereq: (ENG 101 and OST 110) or (OST 108 and OST 110) |
BAS 282 Principles of Marketing | 3 | Prereq: BAS 160 or instructor consent |
*COM 181 Basic Public Speaking OR COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication |
3 | |
Heritage/Humanities | 3 | |
BAS 120 Personal Finance OR BAS 212 Introduction to Financial Management OR Second Quantitative Reasoning Course* |
3 | Prereq: MAT 105 or instructor consent |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 15 |
Third Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACC 201 Financial Accounting | 3 | |
BAS 287 Supervisory Management OR BAS 288 Personal and Organizational Leadership |
3 | |
Program Approved Course (see list below) | 3 | |
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting | 3 | Prereq: ACC 201 or (ACT 101 & 102) |
Program Approved Course (see list below) | 3 | |
Natural Sciences | 3 | |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 18 |
Fourth Semester
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
BAS 267 Introduction to Business Law | 3 | |
ECO 101 Contemporary Economic Issues OR *ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics OR *ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 | |
Program Approved Course (see list below) | 3 | |
BAS 260 Professional Development and Protocol | 2 | |
BAS 270 Business Employability Seminar | 1 | Prereq: CIT 105 or instructor consent |
BAS 284 Applied Management Skills OR BAS 256 International Business |
3 | Prereq: BAS 160 and BAS 283 or prior supervisory experience for BAS 284 |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS | 15 |
Management/Technical Courses
Choose a total of 9 hours (not duplicated from the core) from the Management or Technical Courses. At least 3 hours must be selected from Management Courses.
Management Courses
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
BAS 170 Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
BAS 200 Small Business Management | 3 | |
BAS 201 Customer Service Improvement Skills | 3 | |
BAS 212 Introduction to Financial Management | 3 | |
BAS 256 International Business | 3 | |
BAS 274 Human Resource Management | 3 | |
BAS 287 Supervisory Management | 3 | |
BAS 288 Personal & Organizational Leadership | 3 | |
BAS 289 Operations Management | 3 | |
BAS 290 Management, Ethics & Society OR PHI 150 Business Ethics |
3 | |
BAS 291 Retail Management | 3 | |
BAS 299 Selected Topics in Management (Option Topic) | 1-3 | |
OST 275 Office Management | 3 |
Technical Courses
Courses | Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|
ACT 177 Entrepreneurial Accounting | 3 | |
ACT 196 Payroll Accounting | 3 | |
BAS 110 Worksheets in Business Applications OR CIT 130 Productivity Software OR OST 240 Advanced Microsoft Applications |
3 | Prereq: digital lit or instructor consent |
BAS 120 Personal Finance | 3 | |
BAS 125 Social Media Marketing: Fundamental Concepts, Skills and Strategies | 3 | |
BAS 126 Social Media Marketing: Project Management and Implementation Strategies | 3 | |
CIT 155 Web Page Development | 3 | Prereq: CIT 105 or instructor consent |
COE 199 Cooperative Education: Business Administration OR BAS 280 Business Internship |
1-4 | COE 199 Prereq: instructor consent BAS 280 Prereq: Sophomore standing |
ECO 150 Introduction to Global Economics | 3 | |
*ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics OR *ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 | |
ENG 203 Business Writing OR ENG 102 Writing II |
3 | |
LOM 100 Introduction to Logistics Management | 3 | |
OST 235 Business Communications Technology | 3 | |
*PSY 110 General Psychology | 3 | |
QMS 101 Introduction to Quality Systems | 3 | |
*SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I | 3 | |
MANAGEMENT TRACK PROGRAM TOTAL | 63 |
Students may select other courses approved by the Business Administration Program Coordinator.
For a list of KCTCS general education classes in each category, go to https://catalog.kctcs.edu/academic-services/general-education-requirements/
*Recommendations for students who may consider transfer in the future:
- COM 181
- ECO 201 and ECO 202 (one as an elective)
- ENG 102
- MAT 150
- PHI 150 (Humanities credit)
- PSY 110
- SPA 101 for Cultural Studies credit
- STA 220
Requirements taken from the 2022-2023 KCTCS Catalog
Updated October 2021