Business Management, Associate in Science

Courses and Requirements

The associate in science degree program in Business Management provides a core of business courses, which introduce students to a variety of subject areas within the field of business. It is designed to provide students with the general management skills needed for entry-level positions as supervisors, management or sales trainees, assistant managers or administrators. A wide choice of business electives allows students maximum flexibility in focusing their program of study. A minimum of 61 credit hours are required for graduation.

Starting in the Fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Requirements

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC101Introductory Accounting I

3

ACC102Introductory Accounting II

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive

BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

BUS102Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Written Communication Intensive

BUS211Business Law I

3

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

COM111Public Speaking

3

Public Presentation Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

FIN201Business Finance

3

MGT201Principles of Management

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Courses with Prerequisites: ACC102, BUS211, ENG102, FIN201

Electives

Business Elective Transfer students should take ACC203 3
Economics Elective Transfer students should take ECO201 or ECO202  3
Math Elective MAT120 or higher  7-8
Science Elective
 3-4
Free Elective
 3
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Program Notes

The Business Management Program is designed to prepare students for working in a variety of organizations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit – by providing them with general management skills training and coursework with a significant concentration in the field of business.

Recommended Course Sequence Business Management Associate Degree

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
Fall
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC101Introductory Accounting I

3

BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

MATMath Elective

3-4

 

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

OR

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Spring
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ACC102Introductory Accounting II

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

ENG102English Composition II

3

MATMath Elective

4

 

PSY101Introduction to Psychology

3

OR

SOC101Introduction to Sociology

3

Year 2

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
Fall
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
BUS211Business Law I

3

BUSBusiness Elective

3

COM111Public Speaking

3

Public Presentation Intensive

FIN201Business Finance

3

MGT201Principles of Management

3

Spring
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
BUS102Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

Written Communication Intensive

ECOEconomics Elective

3

Free Elective

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

Science Elective

4