2000-2001 UAF Catalog

Degrees and Programs

Business, Applied

College of Rural Alaska
Business Technologies Division
Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-5109
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4500
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus (907) 474-7400

Certificate; Degree: A.A.S.

Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 30 credits;
for Degree: 60 credits

Planning and preparation are the keys to success in business. Running a business effectively requires a basic understanding of the principles of accounting, management, economics, business law and finance.

The two-year associate of applied science degree in applied business provides students with the skills and training needed to succeed in business. Instructors strive to equip students with practical understanding of the marketplace -- not just a "textbook" view of business.

The one-year applied business certificate provides students with contemporary management knowledge and skills to successfully lead private, public and nonprofit organizations through uncertain and ever-changing social and economic conditions. The curriculum also serves as the first year of training toward the two-year associate of applied science in applied business.

Undergraduate Program

Major

Applied Business-Management -- Certificate

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the certificate requirements.
  3. Complete the following introductory business courses:
    ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
    ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
    BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
    CIOS 150 -- Computer Business Applications* (3 credits)
  4. Complete the following accounting courses:
    ABUS 142 -- Office Accounting I (3)
         or ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3) (3 credits)
    ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3)
         or ABUS 210 -- Income Tax (3)
         or ABUS 235 -- Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3) (3 credits)
  5. Complete the following advanced business courses:
    ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
    ABUS 241 -- Applied Business Law (3 credits)
    ABUS 260 -- Marketing Practices (3 credits)
  6. Complete 1 of the following:
    CIOS 160 -- Business English (3 credits)
    CIOS 260 -- Business Communications (3 credits)
    ENGL 111X -- Methods of Written Communication (3 credits)
    ENGL 212 -- Business, Grant, and Report Writing** (3 credits)
  7. Minimum credits required (30 credits)

* More advanced computer courses may be substituted with program approval.

** ENGL 212 is a recommended written communication course, but does not fulfill the second half of the writing communication requirement for the baccalaureate degree.

Applied Business -- A.A.S. Degree

Concentrations: Computer Applications, Entrepreneurship, Tourism

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements.
  3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
    ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
    ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
    ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
    ABUS 241 -- Applied Business Law (3 credits)
    ABUS 142 -- Office Accounting I (3)
         or ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3) (3 credits)
    ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3)
         or ABUS 210 -- Income Tax (3)
         or ABUS 235 -- Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3) (3 credits)
    ABUS 260 -- Marketing Practices (3 credits)
    ABUS, BA or CIOS electives** (3 credits)
    BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
    CIOS 150 -- Computer Business Applications*** (3 credits)
  4. Complete 1 of the following concentrations:*

    Computer Applications

    1. Complete the following:***
      CIOS 130 -- Microcomputer Word Processing (3 credits)
      CIOS 135 -- Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3 credits)
      CIOS 146 -- Using the Internet (3)
           or CIOS 200-level Internet course (3) (3 credits)
      CIOS 232 -- Intermediate Desktop Publishing (3)
           or CIOS 200-level or above course in publishing or graphics (3) (3 credits)
      CIOS 240 -- Microcomputer Databases (3 credits)
    2. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    Entrepreneurship

  5. Complete the following:
    ABUS 233 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
    ABUS 272 -- Small Business Planning (3 credits)
    ABUS 273 -- Managing a Small Business (3 credits)
    ABUS, BA or CIOS electives*** (6 credits)
  6. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    7. Tourism

    1. Complete the following:
      ABUS 158 -- Introduction to Tourism (3 credits)
      ABUS 255 -- Marketing in Tourism (3 credits)
      ABUS 299 -- Practicum in Applied Business (3 credits)
    2. Complete 6 credits from the following electives:***
      ABUS 256 -- Small Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, and Lodge Operations (1-3 credits)
      ABUS 267 -- Transportation and Logistics Management (1-3 credits)
      ABUS 268 -- Attraction/Destination Development and Management (1-3 credits)
      ABUS 269 -- Food and Beverage Management (1-3 credits)
    3. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.

**ABUS 155 (or credit by exam) is a required elective if a MATH course at the 100-level or above is not taken.

*** Other courses specific to individual education and career goals may be substituted with program approval.

Note: Courses in the concentrations (excluding BA courses) may be completed in 1-3 credit modules.