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; minors

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.

Major — A.A.S. Degree

  • 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.
    1. Complete the general university requirements.
    2. Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete ABUS F154 for the human relations requirement.)
    3. 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
    4. 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):
      1. A university approved certificate; or
      2. 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.

      5. 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
      1. 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
      2. 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
      1. 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
      2. 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
      3. 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
    5. Minimum credits required—60 credits

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

    Minors:

    Applied Business — General Business

    1. 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
    2. 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

    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. Minimum credits required—18 credits

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