Business, Applied
College of Rural and Community Development
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 907-455-2800
www.tvc.uaf.edu/abus/
A.A.S. Degree
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 60 credits
Planning and preparation are the keys to success in business. The A.A.S. degree in applied business provides students with the skills and training needed to run a business effectively. The program covers basic knowledge and skills, emerging technologies, advanced procedures and interpersonal skills. Courses teach the principles of accounting, management, human relations, math, communications, customer service, computers, law, finance and logic. Instructors provide a practical understanding of the marketplace -- not just a textbook view of business.
Potential careers for graduates include entrepreneurship and entry-level positions in business management, tourism, human resources and public administration.
Administrative Assistant Academy
The Administrative Assistant Academy is an intensive 12 weeks of full-time vocational training designed to prepare students for administrative support careers. Students may earn up to 18 credits through their academy studies. Credits earned will also apply toward requirements for an applied business degree or certificate. Academy graduates are assisted with job placement upon satisfactory completion of training.
Areas of study include office procedures, business math and office accounting, document processing, business English, human relations, customer service, computer office applications, desktop publishing and professional development. All academy students participate in job readiness training, resume and job application preparation, interview skills, job search process and work internships.
Please contact the applied business program for additional information regarding the Administrative Assistant Academy.
Concentrations: Administrative Management, Applied Management, Computer Applications, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Management, Human Resources, International Business, Management, Marketing, Public Management, Recreation and Guiding Management, and Tourism.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete ABUS F154 for the human relations requirement.)
- Complete the following general business requirements:*
ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision--3 credits
ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues--3 credits
ABUS F241--Applied Business Law--3 credits
ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
CIOS elective appropriate to skill level--3 credits - Complete one of the following concentrations:*
Administrative Management
Complete the following:
ABUS F102C--Keyboarding: Document Formatting--1 credit
ABUS F116--Using 10-Key Calculators--1 credit
ABUS F134--Alphabetic Filing--1 credit
ABUS F170--Business English--3 credits
ABUS F182--Office Procedures--3 credits
ABUS F264--Filing/Records Management--3 credits
ABUS, CIOS, PLS, HLTH or other advisor approved electives--9 credits
Applied Management
Complete one of the following (21 or more credits):- A university approved certificate; or
- A professional, technical or vocational license or certification issued by government or industry with training equivalent to a university certificate and 21 department approved electives.
Computer Applications
Complete the following:
CIOS F100-level or above word processing elective--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above microcomputer spreadsheet elective--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above microcomputer database elective--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above microcomputer graphics elective--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above Internet or web design elective--3 credits
ABUS, ACCT, BA or CIOS electives--6 credits
Entrepreneurship
Complete the following:
ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II (3)
or ABUS F210--Income Tax (3)
or ABUS F220--Quickbooks Accounting (3)
or ABUS F221--Microcomputer Accounting (3)
or ABUS F235--Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3)--3 credits
ABUS F233--Financial Management--3 credits
ABUS F265--Seminar in Applied Marketing--3 credits
ABUS F272--Small Business Planning--3 credits
ABUS F273--Managing a Small Business--3 credits
ABUS F274--E-commerce--3 credits
ABUS, ACCT, BA or CIOS electives--3 credits
Finance
Complete the following:
ABUS F120--Personal Finance and Investing--3 credits
ABUS F160--Principles of Banking--3 credits
ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II--3 credits
ABUS F210--Income Tax--3 credits
ABUS F220--Quickbooks Accounting (3)
or ABUS F221--Microcomputer Accounting (3)--3 credits
ABUS F233--Financial Management--3 credits
ABUS F272--Small Business Planning--3 credits
Health Care Management
Complete the following:
HLTH F100--Medical Terminology--3 credits
HLTH F118--Medical Law and Ethics--2 credits
HLTH F132--Administrative Procedures I--2 credits
HLTH F208--Human Diseases--3 credits
HLTH F234--Administrative Procedures II--4 credits
HLTH F235--Medical Coding--4 credits
HLTH F236--Outpatient Health Care Reimbursement--3 credits
Human Resources
Complete the following:
ABUS F141--Payroll Accounting--3 credits
ABUS F178--Business and Professional Presentations--3 credits
ABUS F231--Introduction to Personnel--3 credits
ABUS F242--Employment Law--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above microcomputer spreadsheet elective--3 credits
CIOS F100-level or above microcomputer database elective--3 credits
ABUS, ACCT, BA or CIOS electives--3 credits
International Business- Complete the following:
ABUS F178--Business and Professional Presentations--3 credits
ABUS F233--Financial Management--3 credits
ABUS F265--Seminar in Applied Marketing--3 credits
ABUS F275--Applied International Business--3 credits
Foreign language elective--3 credits - Complete one of the following elective options:
Option 1
ABUS F272--Small Business Planning (3)
or ABUS F273--Managing a Small Business (3)--3 credits
PS F201--Comparative Politics (3)
or PS F321W--International Politics (3)--3 credits
Option 2
ABUS F299--Practicum in Applied Business
(Study Abroad)--6 credits
Management
Complete the following:
ABUS, ACCT, BA, ECON, MATH or STAT or other department approved electives--21 credits
Recommended courses include, but are not limited to:
MATH F161X, MATH F262, ACCT F262, ECON F100X, ECON F200, ECON F201, ECON F202, ECON F227, BA F254, STAT F200X, ABUS F201, ABUS F202, etc,
Marketing
Complete the following:
ABUS F178--Business and Professional Presentations--3 credits
ABUS F265--Seminar in Applied Marketing--3 credits
ABUS F274--E-commerce--3 credits
CIOS F200-level or above desktop publishing or graphics elective--3 credits
CIOS F200-level or above Internet or web design elective--3 credits
ABUS, BA or CIOS electives--6 credits
Public Management
Complete the following:
ABUS F235--Fund Accounting--3 credits
PS F100X--Political Economy--3 credits
PS F101--Introduction to American Government and Politics--3 credits
PS F212--Introduction to Public Administration--3 credits
PS F403W--Public Policy (3)
or ABUS F242--Employment Law--3 credits
ABUS, ACCT, CIOS or PS electives--6 credits
Recreation and Guiding Management
Complete the following:
ABUS F158--Introduction to Tourism--3 credits
NRM F101--Natural Resources Conservation and Policy--3 credits
NRM F161--Wilderness Leadership Education--3 credits
EMS F152--Emergency Trauma Training First Responder (3)
or EMS F195--Wilderness First Responder (3)
or more advanced Emergency First Responder Training (3)--3 credits
EMS F257--Arctic Survival (3)
or NRM F361--Advanced Wilderness Leadership (3)--3 credits
RECR electives--6 credits
Tourism- Complete the following:
ABUS F158--Introduction to Tourism--3 credits
ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--3 credits
ABUS F265--Seminar in Applied Marketing--3 credits
ABUS F275--Applied International Business--3 credits - Complete 3 credits from the following electives:
ABUS F256--Small Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, and
Lodge Operations--1 - 3 credits
ABUS F267--Transportation and Logistics
Management--1 - 3 credits
ABUS F268--Rural Tourism: Planning and Principles--1 - 3 credits
ABUS F269--Food and Beverage Management--1 - 3 credits - Complete one of the following elective options:
Option 1
ABUS, ACCT, BA, CAH or CIOS electives--6 credits
Option 2
ABUS F299--Practicum in Applied Business
(Study Abroad) --3 credits
Foreign language--3 credits
- Minimum credits required--60 credits
* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.
Minors:
Applied Business -- General Business
- Complete the following:
ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues--3 credits
ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
CIOS elective appropriate to skill level--3 credits - Minimum credits required--18 credits
Note: Other courses specific to individual education and career goals may be substituted with program approval.:
Applied Business -- Recreation and Guiding Management
- Complete the following:
ABUS F158--Introduction to Tourism--3 credits
ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
NRM F161--Wilderness Leadership Education--3 credits
EMS F152--Emergency Trauma Training First Responder (3)
or EMS F195--Wilderness First Responder (3)
or more advanced Emergency First Responder
Training (3)--3 credits - Complete six credits from the following electives:
RECR electives (1-6)
or NRM F361--Advanced Wilderness Leadership (3)
or ABUS/NRM/RECR approved practicum (1-6)--6 credits - Minimum credits required--18 credits
Note: Other courses specific to individual education and career goals may be substituted with program approval.