Technology and Business, Associate in Science

Courses and Requirements

The Technology and Business Associates degree with a flexible curriculum serves business and technology career-minded students, however, many of the courses are transferable to bachelor’s degree programs.  Students will learn the fundamentals of a business degree program with in-demand skills of a technical degree program.  Completion of the degree allows students to take advantage of emerging “hybrid” careers found in today’s job market instead of purely technical or business jobs.  Careers such as Office Managers, Accounting Clerk, Human Resources Manager, Help Desk Manager, Jr. Project Controls Analyst, Product Management, Executive Support Staff, and e-Commerce Marketing are a few of the career examples students can select from to personalize their degree. Students enrolled in this program must be prepared to use a Windows™ environment. Students will have access to this platform in all the campus labs.  

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

BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

BUS105Managerial Business Communications

3

Written Communication Intensive

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

CIS112Integrated Computer Applications

4

Science Technology Intensive

CIS113Data Management

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive

CIS115Information Security

4

Public Presentation Intensive

Written Communication Intensive

CTN110Introduction to Information Technology

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

ENG102English Composition II

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

Courses with Prerequisites: ACC101, BUS101, BUS105, CIS110, CIS112, CIS113, CIS115, ENG102, MKT210

Milestone Courses: ACC101, CIS112, CIS113

Electives

CIS OR CTN Elective CIS140 recommended 3-4
Business Electives Choose 2 at level listed or higher: ACC102, BUS211, COP110, MGT201 or HST, MKT, TLT 6
Free Elective   3-4
Humanities Elective COM111 recommended    3
Math Electives MAT120-299 7-8
Social Science Elective  SOC101 or PSY101 or ECO  3
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Program Notes

Recommended Course Sequence Technology and Business

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)
BUS101Introduction to Business

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Information Literacy Intensive

CIS110Computer Applications

3

Science Technology Intensive

ENG101English Composition I

3

MATMath Elective

3-4

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

3

BUS105Managerial Business Communications

3

Written Communication Intensive

CTN110Introduction to Information Technology

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive

ENG102English Composition II

3

MATMath Elective

3-4

Summer
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CIS112Integrated Computer Applications

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2

Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
Fall
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CIS/CTNCIS/CTN elective

3-4

Humanities Elective

3

MKT210Principles of Marketing

3

Written Communication Intensive

 Social Science Elective

3

Spring
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
2 Business Electives 6

6

CIS115Information Security

4

Public Presentation Intensive

Written Communication Intensive

Free Elective

3-4

Summer
Course NumberTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CIS113Data Management

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive