Program Structure
Higher level managers need critical thinking, analytical skills, and decision-making ability related to:
- adapting the organization to the external environment;
- managing the internal operations;
- remaining financially viable, i.e., managing the money;
- organizing the system so that it can do these things well;
- getting more than a collection of parts; integrating into a coherent whole.
The sequence of the core courses aim at developing these points.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Below is a description of the emphasis requirements from the UAS Catalog.
You can obtain a program suggested course sequence CHECKLIST by downloading the following document
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (2011-2012 CATALOG)
| Minimum Credit Hours | 60 | ||
| General Education Requirements | 15-18 | ||
| Written Communication Skills | |||
| ENGL | S111 | Methods of Written Communication | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| ENGL | S211 | Intermediate Composition: Writing About Literature | 3 |
| ENGL | S212 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| or both (6 credits) |
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| CIOS | S160 | Business English | 3 |
| CIOS | S260 | Business Communications | 3 |
| Oral Communication Skills | |||
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| COMM | S111 | Fundamentals of Oral Communications* | 3 |
| COMM | S235 | Small Group Communication and Team Building* | 3 |
| COMM | S237 | Interpersonal Communication* | 3 |
| COMM | S241 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| *Grade C or better | |||
| Other Skills | |||
| ___ | S__ | Advisor-approved GERs ** | 6 |
| **Humanities, social sciences, natural sciences or mathematics | |||
| Major Requirements | 30 | ||
| ACCT | S201 | Principles of Financial Accounting ** | 3 |
| ACCT | S202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| CIOS | S260 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ___ | ___ | Advisor-approved elective | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| ACCT | S222 | Computer Automated Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT | S316 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| BA | S151 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BA | S166 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| BA | S201 | Introduction to Management and Supervision | 3 |
| BA | S301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| BA | S330 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| LAW | S101 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| CIOS | S235 | Spreadsheet Concepts & Applications | 3 |
| CIOS | S240 | Database Concepts & Applications | 3 |
| Select one from the following (3 credits) | |||
| ECON | S201 | Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics* | 3 |
| ECON | S202 | Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics | 3 |
| *Note: Math S105 is a corequisite | |||
| **ACCT S121 and ACCT S122 will meet ACCT S201 requirement | |||
| Electives | 15 | ||
| Electives can be used toward a concentration in accounting, computer information and office systems, or management | |||