2002-2003 UAF Catalog

Degrees and Programs

Business, Applied

College of Rural Alaska
Business Technologies Division
Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-5109
Chukchi Campus (907) 442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4500
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus (907) 474-7400

Degree: A.A.S.

Minimum Requirements 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, human relations, math, communications, customer service, computers, law, finance and logic.

The A.A.S. degree in applied business provides students with the skills and training needed to succeed in business. Instructors provide a practical understanding of the marketplace -- not just a textbook view of business. The applied business program may prepare a student to enter the Rural Development B.A.degree program and the B.T. degree program.

Courses cover basic knowledge and skills, emerging technologies, advanced procedures and interpersonal skills. Potential careers for graduates include entrepreneurship, entry-level positions in business management, tourism, and human resources.

Undergraduate Program

Major

Applied Business -- A.A.S. Degree

Concentrations: Computer Applications, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, International Business, Tourism

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete: BA 151* for the social sciences requirement.)
  3. Complete the following general business requirements:*
    ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
    ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
    ABUS 155 -- Business Math (3)
         or CIOS 116 -- Business Math Using Calculators (3) (3 credits)
    ABUS 175 -- Customer Service (3 credits)
    ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
    ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
    ABUS 241 -- Applied Business Law (3 credits)
    ABUS 260 -- Marketing Practices (3 credits)
    CIOS 150 -- Computer Business Applications** (3 credits)
  4. Complete 1 of the following concentrations:*

    Computer Applications

    1. Complete the following:
      CIOS 100-level or above word processing elective (3 credits)
      CIOS 100-level or above microcomputer spreadsheet elective (3 credits)
      CIOS 100-level or above microcomputer database elective (3 credits)
      CIOS 100-level or above microcomputer graphics elective (3 credits)
      CIOS 100-level or above Internet or web design elective (3 credits)
      CIOS 100-level or above electives (3 credits)
    2. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    Entrepreneurship

    1. Complete the following:
      ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3)
           or ABUS 210 -- Income Tax (3)
           or ABUS 235 -- Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3)
           or ABUS 221 -- Microcomputer Accounting (3) (3 credits)
      ABUS 233 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
      ABUS 272 -- Small Business Planning (3 credits)
      ABUS 273 -- Managing a Small Business (3 credits)
      ABUS 274 -- E-commerce (3 credits)
      Electives (3 credits)
    2. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    Human Resources

    1. Complete the following:
      ABUS 141 -- Payroll Accounting (3 credits)
      ABUS 178 -- Business and Professional Presentations (3 credits)
      ABUS 231 -- Introduction to Personnel (3 credits)
      ABUS 242 -- Applied Business Law II (3 credits)
      CIOS 135 -- Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3 credits)
      CIOS 240 -- Microcomputer Databases (3 credits
    2. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    International Business

    1. Complete the following:
      ABUS 178 -- Business and Professional Presentations (3 credits)
      ABUS 233 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
      ABUS 274 -- E-commerce (3 credits)
      ABUS 275 -- Applied International Business (3 credits)
      ABUS 299 -- Practicum in Applied Business (3 credits)
      Foreign language (3 credits)
    2. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

    Tourism

    1. Complete the following:
      ABUS 158 -- Introduction to Tourism (3 credits)
      ABUS 199 -- Practicum in Applied Business (3 credits)
      ABUS 255 -- Marketing in Tourism (3 credits)
    2. Complete 3 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 -- Rural Tourism: Planning and Principles (1-3 credits)
      ABUS 269 -- Food and Beverage Management (1-3 credits)
      ABUS 275 -- Applied International Business (3 credits)
    3. Complete 1 of the following electives options:
      Option 1
      ABUS, BA, CIOS, RD, CAH, electives (6 credits)

      Option 2
      Foreign language (3 credits)
      ABUS 299 -- Practicum in Applied Business (3 credits)
    4. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

Minor

  1. Complete the following:
    ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
    BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
    CIOS 150 -- Computer Business Applications** (3 credits)
    ABUS 175 -- Customer Service (3 credits)
    ABUS 232 -- Contemporary Management Issues (3 credits)
    ABUS 260 -- Marketing Practices (3 credits)
  2. Minimum credits required (18 credits)

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

** Student with "Microsoft Office" competency may substitute a more advanced CIOS course which fulfills certificate or degree requirements in lieu of CIOS 150.

Note: Other courses specific to individual education and career goals may b e substituted with program approval.