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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences 12 Credit Hours
• *Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in History. Business managers are employed in virtually every sector of the economy, working in
positions as varied as customer service manager, office manager, operations manager, and
HIS 101 and/or HIS 102 OR HIS 201 and/or HIS 202 shipping/receiving supervisor. They are responsible for supervising administrative tasks to
• Must complete a minimum of 6 semester hours from among other disci- ensure that their staff can work efficiently. Planning the work of their staff and supervising
plines in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Choose from the follow- them is a key function of this job. After allocating work assignments and issuing deadlines,
ing courses: ECO 231, 232, GEO 100, POL 211, PSY 200, 210, or SOC managers and supervisors oversee the work to ensure that it is proceeding on schedule and
200 meets established quality standards. Business managers maintain a departmental budget and
operate within the budget parameters. When supervising long-term projects, the supervisor
Area I-IV: General Education Requirements 41-42 Credit Hours may meet regularly with staff members to discuss and assess their progress toward meeting
their objectives.
Area V: Pre-Professional, Pre-Major,
and Elective Courses **19-23 Credit Hours The AAS program is designed for the professional development of individuals who desire
• Courses appropriate to the degree requirements and major of the indi- to upgrade their knowledge and skills of business and prepare themselves for supervisory
vidual student and electives. middle management positions. The certificate programs are designed for the professional
development of individuals who desire to upgrade their knowledge and skills of management.
Students completing courses that have been approved for the General Studies Curriculum While obtaining their degrees or certificates, students will also have the opportunity to ac-
and are appropriate to their major and/or degree program may transfer these courses with quire MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) and NOCTI (National Occupational Competency
credit applicable to their degree program among Alabama’s two-year and four-year colleges Testing Institute) certifications. Students should contact an academic advisor regarding the
and universities. (See an academic advisor or Internet http://stars.troy.edu) transferability of specific courses to a four-year institution.
Area I-V: General Studies Curricula **60-64 Credit Hours BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
Maximum Program Semester Credit Hours 64 Credit Hours First Term CR
BUS 100 Introduction to Business 3
*Must complete a 6 semester hour sequence either in Literature or in History. ECO 231 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
The sequence in Area II and IV in Literature or History needs to follow the sequence ENG 101 English Composition I 3
requirements according to the students’ major and transfer plans. MTH 100 Intermediate College Algebra OR
MTH 246 Intermediate College Algebra 3
**Respective programs of study for baccalaureate degrees at Alabama Public Universities HUM Humanities or Fine Arts Elective 3
range from 120-128 semester credit hours in length. Dependent upon the total hours allo-
cated for the bachelor’s degrees, institutions in The Alabama Community College System Second Term Division Academic
are authorized to provide only 50 percent of that total (60-64). CIS 146 Microcomputer Applications 3
ECO 232 Principles of Microeconomics 3
NOTE: The courses that are approved as part of the Alabama General Studies Cur- BUS 241 Principles of Accounting I 3
riculum for Areas I - IV are denoted with an * in the Course Descriptions section of this BUS 285 Principles of Marketing 3
Catalog. SPH 106 Fundamentals of Oral Communication OR
SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3
These requirements are now effective for all students entering Southern Union.
Third Term
BUS 215 Business Communication 3
BUS 242 Principles of Accounting II 3
BUS 275 Principles of Management 3
CIS 117 Database Management Software Applications 3
BUS 276 Human Resource Management 3