Business - Management Concentration - A.A.S.

For more information on this program, contact the Business and Technology division at 615-230-3301 or at bustechinfo@volstate.edu.

The A.A.S. degree in Business, with a concentration in Management, is designed to prepare students for employment or advancement in a business or organizational environment immediately following graduation. Skills obtained in this program could be applied to a variety of settings including retail, office, hospitality and operations management, as well as sales and customer service.

All Business students are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/testing.

General Education Requirements - Credits (15)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts Credits: (3)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ECON 2100 - ^Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
OR ECON 2200 - ^Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
MATH 1010 - ^Math for General Studies Credits: (3) OR HIGHER
COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)

Professional Course Requirements - Credits (18)

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: (3)
BUSN 1305 - *Introduction to Business Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
BUSN 2300 - *Business Ethics Credits: (3)
BUSN 2360 - *International Business Credits: (3)
BUSN 2395 - *Business Applications Credits: (3)

Major Core Course Requirements - Credits (27)

Take 15 credit hours in the concentration:
BUSN 1310 - *Business Communications Credits: (3)
BUSN 1330 - *Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
BUSN 1380 - *Supervisory Management Credits: (3)
BUSN 2380 - *Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
LOGI 1000 - *Introduction to Logistics Management Credits: (3)
Take 12 credit hours from the following electives:
BUSN 2340 - *Human Resource Management Credits: (3)
BUSN 2370 - *Legal Environment of Business Credits: (3)
CITC 1334 - *Project Management I Credits: (3)
LOGI 1030 - *Distribution Center & Warehouse Management Credits: (3)
MPM 101 - *Introduction to Medical Practice Management Credits: (3)
ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: (3)
BUSN 1320 - *Business Calculations Credits: (3)
WKBL 2399 - *Work Based Learning 1 Credits: (1-4)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Career and Salary Information

The following is a list of some of the career choices that may be obtained upon completion of this program. Please visit the following website BLS.gov or speak to an advisor for additional career opportunities, salary information and education requirements. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Career	Median Salary
Property, Real Estate Manager	$46,360
Food Service Manager	$41,150
Buyer II (Salary.com)	$58,649

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

BUSN 1305 - *Introduction to Business Credits: (3)
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
MATH 1010 - ^Math for General Studies Credits: (3) OR HIGHER
COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ECON 2100 - ^Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
OR ECON 2200 - ^Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
BUSN 2300 - *Business Ethics Credits: (3)
BUSN 2360 - *International Business Credits: (3)
ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

Required Major Core Course Electives (See List Above) Credits: (6)

BUSN 1310 - *Business Communications Credits: (3)
BUSN 1330 - *Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
BUSN 1380 - *Supervisory Management Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

Required Major Core Course Electives (See List Above) Credits: (6)

BUSN 2380 - *Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
LOGI 1000 - *Introduction to Logistics Management Credits: (3)
BUSN 2395 - *Business Applications Credits: (3)

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