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Associate in Applied Science

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Summary

          

Prescribed Program40-42
General Education15-16
Digital Literacy
Electives6
Total Credits61-64

Degree Plan

Prescribed Program

        

ACCT 200Elements of Accounting I3
BADM 202Principles of Management3
BADM 281Organizational Behavior3
BADM 282Human Resource Management3
BOTE 108Business Mathematics3
BOTE 121Business English (Fall)3
BOTE 152Keyboarding II (Spring) 13
BOTE 197Cooperative Education/Internship (1 credit minimum is required)1-3
BOTE 210Business Communications3
CIS 102Computer Software Applications - Word (Spring) 23
CIS 104Microcomputer Database 23
CIS 105Microcomputer Spreadsheets 23
CIS 130Presentations (Spring) 23
CIS 147Principles of Information Security 33
Total Credits40-42

General Education

Written or Oral Communications

ENGL 110College Composition I3
Select one of the following:3
ENGL 120
College Composition II
ENGL 125
Introduction to Professional Writing
COMM 110
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Credits Subtotal6

Arts & Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences

Select one of the following recommended courses:3
HIST 103
United States to 1877
ECON 201
Principles of Microeconomics
PSYC 111
Introduction to Psychology
SOC 110
Introduction to Sociology
Credits Subtotal3

Business, Math, Science & Technology (Two Areas of Study)

CSCI 101Introduction to Computers (Required) 33
Select one of the following recommended courses:3-4
MATH 110
Math in Society
MATH 137
Applied Algebra
CIS 164
Networking Fundamentals I
Credits Subtotal6-7
General Education Total Credits15-16

Digital Literacy

     

Select one of the following:
CSCI 101
Introduction to Computers 3
CIS 147
Principles of Information Security 3
BSC Approved Training Course
NDUS Institution Approved Training Course
NDUS Institution Designated Digital Literacy Course

Electives

Open Electives

BADM 240Sales (Recommended)3
ACCT 218: Computer Applications in Business (Recommended) 43
Any course(s) not used to additionally fulfill a requirement on this degree plan.
Total Credits6

Footnotes

1

A prerequisite for Keyboarding II (BOTE 152) is to be able to key with proper technique approximately 40+ words a minute. 

2

CIS 102, CIS 104, CIS 105 and CIS 130 may be challenged.

3

CSCI 101, CIS 147 or courses transferred in from another NDUS Institution that are listed as both general education and digital literacy may satisfy both requirements upon successful completion.

4

The course description for ACCT 218 can be found in the Course Description page of the 2024-2025 catalog.