Business, 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/

AAS Degree; Minor

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Minimum Requirements for Degree: 60 credits

Planning and preparation are the keys to success in business. The AAS 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 mid-level positions in business management, tourism, human resources and public administration.

Major -- AAS Degree

Concentrations: Administrative Management, Applied Management, Computer Applications, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Care Management, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, Public Management, Recreation and Guiding Management, and Tourism.

1. Complete the general university requirements.
2. Complete the AAS degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, it is recommended that students complete ABUS F154 for the human relations requirement.)
3. Complete the following general business requirements:*
   ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
   ABUS F161--Personal and Business Finance--3 credits
   ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
   ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision (3)
        or BA F307--Introductory Human Resource Management (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)
        or ECON F201--Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (3)
        or ECON F202--Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F241--Applied Business Law (3)
        or ABUS F242--Employment Law (3)
        or BA F317--Employment Law (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
        or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)
        or BA F343--Principles of Marketing (3)--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business-- 3 credits
4. Complete one of the following concentrations:*
   Administrative Management
   
   1. 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 or CITS electives appropriate to skill level-- 3 credits
   2. Choose 6 credits from the following:
      ABUS F183--Advanced Job Readiness--2 credits
      ABUS F199--Practicum in Applied Business--1 credit
      CIOS F130--Microcomputer Word Processing--3 credits
      CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets--3 credits
      CIOS F150--Computer Business Applications-- 3 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 and 21 department-approved electives.
   Computer Applications
   Complete the following:
   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
   CIOS F233--Desktop Publishing (3)
        or CIOS F255--Microcomputer Graphics (3)--3 credits
   ABUS, ACCT, BA, CITS 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)
        or ABUS F234--Introduction to Investing (3)--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, CITS or CIOS electives--3 credits
   
   Finance
   Complete the following:
   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 F234--Introduction to Investing--3 credits
   ABUS F272--Small Business Planning--3 credits
   
   Health Care Management
   Complete the following:
   HLTH F100--Medical Terminology--3 credits
   HLTH F110--Professional Skills for the Workplace--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--Professionalism--3 credits
   ABUS F231--Introduction to Personnel (3)
        or BA F307--Introductory Human Resource Management (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F242--Employment Law (3)
        or BA F317--Employment Law (3)--3 credits
   CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets--3 credits
   CIOS F240--Microcomputer Databases--3 credits
   ABUS, ACCT, BA or CIOS electives--3 credits
   
   Management
   1. Complete the following:
      ABUS, ACCT, BA, ECON, MATH or STAT or other department-approved electives--21 credits
   2. Recommended courses include:
      MATH F161X, MATH 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--Professionalism--3 credits
   ABUS F265--Seminar in Applied Marketing--3 credits
   ABUS F274--E-commerce--3 credits
   CIOS F233-Desktop Publishing (3)
        or CIOS F255--Microcomputer Graphics (3)--3 credits
   CIOS or CITS 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)
        or BA F317--Employment Law (3)--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 F273--Managing a Small 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

*Students 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 F161--Personal and Business Finance--3 credits
   ABUS F175--Customer Service--3 credits
   ABUS F232--Contemporary Management Issues (3)
        or ABUS F272--Small Business Planning (3)
        or ABUS F273--Managing a Small Business (3)--3 credits
   ABUS F260--Marketing Practices (3)
        or ABUS F263--Public Relations (3)--3 credits
   BA F151--Introduction to Business-- 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.