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St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
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Associate of Applied Science
Business Administration
Suggested  Schedule Guide


FIRST YEAR
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
First Semester
ENG 101 English Composition I*
ACT 110 Financial Accounting I**
BUS 101 Intro. to Business 
SPE 101 Oral Communication
CPT 103 Micro. Appl., MS Office or
CPT 115 Intro. to Data Processing
3
4
3
3
3
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16 
ENG 115 Technical Writing or
ENG 125 Business Writing
HIS/POL#
Natural Science#
Elective from any ACT, BUS, or ECO, or MAT175 or GEO120
BUS Program Options
3

3
3
3

6
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18
Second Semester
Second Semester
ACT 130 Managerial Accounting
ECO 110 Principles of Macroecon.
MAT 121 Inter. Algebra or higher
BUS 201 Principles of Management
BUS 230 Principles of Marketing

3
3
3
3
3
__
15

ECO 120 Principles of Microeconomics
BUS 105 Business Ethics
Electives from any ACT,BUS, or ECO or MAT175 or GEO120
BUS Program Option

3
3
6
3

__
15


   Choose one of the following Business Program Options:
Accounting Option:     9 credits Management Option:         9 credits

ACT 115   Computerized Accounting.
ACT 210   Intermediate Accounting I***
ACT 240   Individual Income Tax
BUS 204   Total Quality Oper. Mgmt.
BUS 206   Human Resource Mgmt.
BUS 210   Organizational Behavior***
Finance Option:           9 credits Marketing Option:              9 credits

ACT 105   Personal Accounting and Finance
BUS 220   Principles of Finance***
ECO 220   Money and Banking
BUS 236   Consumer Behavior
BUS 270   e-Marketing
BUS 232   Advertising & Sales Promotion*** or
BUS 238   Personal Selling

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED--64
The above courses do not always need to be taken in the exact order listed above.  Scheduling conflicts and unavailability of certain courses are sometimes encountered.  When a student is approaching graduation and cannot get the course that he/she needs to meet the requirements, the college may allow substitutions for the required course.

Courses taken for this degree are specifically designed and sequenced to help the student obtain employment and are not necessarily designed for transfer to a four-year institution.  If the student anticipates working toward a baccalaureate degree, he or she should pursue the Associate of Arts Degree.

# Specific courses required for humanities, natural science, and social science can be found in the college catalog under Associate of Applied Science Degree Graduation Requirements.

*  The Academic Skills Assessment is required before enrolling in math or English courses.  If a student places into lower level courses than are required for his/her degree, then the student needs to first enroll in such courses before enrolling in the required courses.

**ACT 110 has a prerequisite of ACT 101 or high school accounting or department approval; and MAT 120 or higher or department approval.  For complete information about degree requirements and specific course descriptions, see the current College Catalog.

***Denotes a capstone required course. These courses are only offered in the Spring.