Business Management, Applied

College of Rural and Community Development
Department of Applied Business, Paralegal and Accounting
Community and Technical College
907-455-2800
www.ctc.uaf.edu/programs/abus/

Certificate

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Minimum Requirements for Certificate: 30 credits

Planning and preparation are keys to success in business. The applied business management certificate provides students with the basic principles necessary to run a business effectively. Graduates of the program will have the foundation of contemporary management skills needed to successfully lead private, public and non-profit organizations through ever-changing social and economic conditions.

The program covers basic knowledge and skills, emerging technologies, advanced procedures, and interpersonal skills. Course work includes accounting, management, human relations, math, communications, customer service, computers, law, finance and logic. The curriculum also serves as the first year of training toward the A.A.S. degree in applied business.

Potential careers for graduates include entrepreneurship and entry-level positions in business management, tourism, human resources, public administration and office administration.

Certificate Program

Concentrations: Computer Applications, Finance, General Business, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing, Office Administration, Public Management, Recreational Guiding and Tourism.

1. Complete the general university requirements.
2. Complete the following certificate requirements:
   1. Complete 3 credits from the following communication courses:
      ABUS F170--Business English (3)
           or ABUS F271--Business Communications (3)
           or ENGL F111X--Introduction to Academic Writing (3)
           or ENGL F212--Business, Grant and Report Writing (3)--3 credits
   2. Complete one of the following computation requirements:
      ABUS F155--Business Math (3)
           or any MATH course at the F100-level or above (3)--3 credits
   3. Complete the following:
      ABUS F154--Human Relations (3)
           or other approved human relations course--3 credits
3. Complete the following general business courses:
   ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
   ABUS F161--Personal and Business Finance--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business --3 credits
4. Complete one of the following concentrations:
   Computer Applications
   CIOS F130--Microcomputer Word Processing--3 credits
   CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets--3 credits
   CIOS F240--Microcomputer Databases--3 credits
   CIOS F146--Using Internet Tools and Technologies (3)
        or CITS F220--Implementing Internet Tools and Technologies (3)--3 credits
   
   Finance
   ABUS F160--Principles of Banking--3 credits
   ABUS F210--Income Tax--3 credits
   ABUS F233--Financial Management--3 credits
   ABUS F234--Introduction to Investing--3 credits
   
   General Business
   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 F179--Fundamentals of Supervision--3 credits
   ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)
        or ABUS F275--Applied International Business (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
        or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
   
   Human Resources
   ABUS F141--Payroll Accounting--3 credits
   ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision--3 credits
   ABUS F231--Introduction to Personnel--3 credits
   ABUS F242--Employment Law--3 credits
   
   International Business
   ABUS F178--Professionalism--3 credits
   ABUS F275--Applied International Business (3)
        or ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)--3 credits
   PS F201--Comparative Politics--3 credits
   Foreign language elective--3 credits
   
   Marketing
   ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
   ABUS F178--Professionalism--3 credits
   ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
        or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
   CIOS F200-level graphics or web design elective--3 credits
   
   Office Administration
   ABUS F170--Business English--3 credits
   ABUS F182--Office Procedures--3 credits
   ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--1 credit
   CIOS Elective appropriate to skill level--3 credits
   Advisor approved ABUS or CIOS electives--2 credits
   
   Public Management
   ABUS F235--Fund Accounting--3 credits
   PS F100X--Political Economy--3 credits
   PS F101--Introduction to American Government and Politics (3)
        or ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)--3 credits
   PS F212--Introduction to Public Administration--3 credits
   
   Recreational Guiding
   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
   RECR electives--3 credits
   
   Tourism
   ABUS F158--Introduction to Tourism--3 credits
   ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
   ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--3 credits
   ABUS F256--Small Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, and Lodge Operations (1 - 3)
        or ABUS F267--Transportation and Logistics Management (1 - 3)
        or ABUS F268--Rural Tourism: Planning and Principles (1 - 3)
        or ABUS F269--Food and Beverage Management (1 - 3)--3 credits
5. Minimum credits required--30 credits

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