Business, AS

Program Overview

Plan of Study in Business

The Business Transfer curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions to pursue bachelor’s degrees in any of the following fields of business: accounting, advertising, business administration, business education, computer services, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing, and sales. If you have chosen a transfer institution, consult them to make course selections. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.

Use the Transfer Guide

Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org to see how your courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.

Program Requirements

Major courses

ACCT 1514Financial Accounting

4 Credits

ACCT 1523Managerial Accounting

3 Credits

BSNS 2514Business Statistics

4 Credits

COSC 1513Introduction to Information Processing

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:14

Supporting courses

BSNS 1553Introduction to Business

3 Credits

 

BSNS 1653Business Law

3 Credits

or

BSNS 1663Legal & Social Env of Business

3 Credits

 

ECON 1563Principles of Microeconomics

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:9

Communications

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

ENGL 1623English II

3 Credits

SPCH 1553Introductory Speech

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:9

A minimum grade of C is required in ENGL 1613 and ENGL 1623.

Laboratory Science

Laboratory Science Courses

8 Credits

Total Credit Hours:8

View Laboratory Science course options. Two courses, with one from the life sciences and one from the physical sciences. 

Mathematics

MATH 1713Finite Mathematics

3 Credits

 

MATH 1834Calculus for Business & Social Science

4 Credits

or

MATH 2515Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5 Credits

Total Credit Hours:7-8

Humanities

Humanities Courses

6 Credits

Total Credit Hours:6

Two courses, with one from general humanities and one from the fine arts or interdisciplinary categories. PHIL 2523 is strongly recommended. View Humanities course options.

Social and behavioral science

PSYC 1813Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

or

SOCY 2513Sociology

3 Credits

 

ECON 1553Principles of Macroeconomics

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:6

Electives

Electives

5 Credits

Total Credit Hours:5

Choose from any transfer-level elective area. Appropriate electives have a first digit of 1 or 2 and a second digit of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in the KCC course number. A maximum of four credit hours can come from physical education activity courses.Undecided business majors might find courses such as MKTG 1553 and BSNS 2553 helpful in determining their major. Credit for these courses will be accepted by bachelor’s degree colleges/universities, but may not meet specific requirements of a bachelor’s degree in business.

Total Credit Hours: 64

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall semester

ACCT 1514Financial Accounting

4 Credits

BSNS 1553Introduction to Business

3 Credits

BSNS 2514Business Statistics

4 Credits

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

COSC 1513Introduction to Information Processing

3 Credits

Spring semester

ACCT 1523Managerial Accounting

3 Credits

ENGL 1623English II

3 Credits

PSYC 1813Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits

or

SOCY 2513Sociology

3 Credits

Humanities Course

3 Credits

Laboratory Science Course

4 Credits

Fall semester

ECON 1553Principles of Macroeconomics

3 Credits

SPCH 1553Introductory Speech

3 Credits

MATH 1713Finite Mathematics

3 Credits

Humanities Course

3 Credits

Elective

3 Credits

Spring semester

BSNS 1663Legal & Social Env of Business

3 Credits

or

BSNS 1653Business Law

3 Credits

 

ECON 1563Principles of Microeconomics

3 Credits

MATH 1834Calculus for Business & Social Science

4 Credits

or

MATH 2515Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5 Credits

Elective

2 Credits

Laboratory Science Course

4 Credits

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