Business Field of Study, AA

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An Associate of Arts with a Business Field of Study requires 60 credit hours, including the 24 credit hours Business Field of Study and 36 credit hours of General Education Core. Check with your transfer institution before registering for general studies electives to make sure your courses will be degree-applicable to your bachelor’s degree at the transfer institution.

First Year

First Semester

BUSI 1301 - Business Principles Credits: 3
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credits: 3 (See American History options)
MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Credits: 3
GEN ED - Creative Arts course

Second Semester

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ENGL 1302 - Composition II Credits: 3
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credits: 3 (See American History options)
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication Credits: 3 (See Speech options )
DIRECTED ELECTIVE ²

Second Year

First Semester

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal constitution and topics) Credits: 3
GEN ED - Collin Options Area 2 course ¹
GEN ED - Life and Physical Sciences course

Second Semester

ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas constitution and topics) Credits: 3
GEN ED - Language, Philosophy & Culture course
GEN ED - Life and Physical Sciences course
DIRECTED ELECTIVE ²

Total Credit Hours: 60

1. Select course with one credit hour to meet 60 credit hour degree requirement.

2. Directed Electives for the Business Administration Field of Study are chosen by each transfer university in Texas that offers a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. For example:

Texas A&M University - Commerce requires BCIS 1305 and MATH 1325

Texas Woman’s University requires BUSI 1307 and MATH 1342

University of North Texas requires BCIS 1305 and BUSI 2305

University of Texas at Dallas requires BUSI 2301 and MATH 1325

Please meet with a Collin College academic advisor to determine which courses would be best to take for completion of this program. If you plan to transfer, also check with your intended transfer college or university prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability.