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Financial Technologies

Associate in Applied Science

Checklist

  • View the General Education Matrix for a complete list of qualifying courses.
  • Fulfill the College Degree Requirements in conjunction with this degree plan.
  • Consult an Academic Advisor to ensure all academic requirements are met.
  • Note: The classes listed below are shown in a suggested order, but do not have to be taken in that exact order to fulfill degree requirements.

Summary

       

Prescribed Program36
General Education15
Digital Literacy
Electives9
Total Credits60

Degree Plan

Semesters

Plan of Study Grid
1st Year
Fall SemesterCredits
Prescribed Program  
BADM 281 Organizational Behavior 3
FIN 251 Personal Finance 3
General Education  
Written or Oral Communications  
ENGL 110 College Composition I 3
Business, Math, Science & Technology 1  
Select from the “Business, Math, Science & Technology" categories on the General Education matrix (two areas of study required). 2 6
Introduction to Computers (Recommended)  
Math in Society (Recommended)  
Applied Algebra (Recommended)  
Principles of Information Security (Recommended)  
Networking Fundamentals I (Recommended)  
 Credits15
Spring Semester
Prescribed Program  
ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II 3
CIS 105 Microcomputer Spreadsheets 3
COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication 3
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics 3
General Education  
Written or Oral Communications  
ENGL 125 Introduction to Professional Writing 3
 Credits15
2nd Year
Fall Semester
Prescribed Program  
ACCT 215 Business in the Legal Environment 3
BADM 201 Principles of Marketing 3
MATH 146 Applied Calculus I 3
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
General Education  
Arts & Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences  
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 3
 Credits15
Spring Semester
Prescribed Program  
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
FIN 297 Cooperative Education/Internship 3
Electives  
Prescribed Electives  
Select from the list in the "Electives" section below. 9
 Credits15
 Total Credits60

Digital Literacy

             

Select one of the following:
College Composition I
NDUS Institution Approved Training Course
NDUS Institution Designated Digital Literacy Course

Electives

Prescribed Electives

Select from the following (a total of 9 credits of Prescribed Electives are required):9
Business Law I
Income Tax Procedure
Management Information Systems
Project Management
Human Resource Management
Microcomputer Database
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
GIS Applications
College Algebra
Ethics
Total Credits9

Footnotes

1

If pursuing the BAS in Finance, consider taking the following:
MATH 210, MATH 103, MATH 146, and CIS 147.

2

Must be from any two areas of study within the Business, Math, Science and Technology categories on General Education matrix. For example, a Biology (BIOL) course and a Math (MATH) course, but not two Biology courses or two Math courses.