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Associate in Science Degree Programs
The programs of study (curricula) for the Associate in Science degree at Chipola include many courses that are transferable to Florida
colleges and universities. Each AS degree contains a minimum of 15 hours of general education courses, all of which are transferable.
Courses designated [O] in the “course description” section of this catalog may not transfer. Interested students should check with Student
Affairs for additional information and assistance. To access specific academic plans check the college website.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Program Code 2185
This curriculum prepares students for employment as managers in a variety of business environments such as an owner/manager for
a small business, or for continued education beyond the Associate degree level. Students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in any
area of business at a four-year college or university may instead fulfill the Associate in Arts degree requirements for a major in Business
at the chosen transfer school. All courses taken in this Associate in Science degree are transferable to state universities in Florida. An
additional 10 hours of specific general education courses, the Gordon Rule and CAAP requirements would be needed to earn an Associate
in Arts degree.
A minimum of 64 semester credit hours is needed to graduate with an AS degree in Business Administration from Chipola College.
All Associate in Science degree students must complete the required English and mathematics courses with a grade of “C” or higher.
Freshman Year
1st Semester Sem. Hrs. 2nd Semester Sem. Hrs.
ENC 1101 1 Communications Skills I 4 ENC 1102 Communications Skills II 4
GEB 1011 Introduction to Business 3 CGS 1100 3 Microcomputer Applications 3
MAC 1105 1 College Algebra 3 MAC 2233 Calculus for Non-Science Majors 3
XXX XXXX 2 APPROVED BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 MAN 2345 Introduction to Supervision & Management 3
SLS 1101 Orientation 1 MAR 2011 Introduction to Marketing 3
TOTAL 14 TOTAL 16
Summer Session I or II
Sem. Hrs.
XXX XXXX 4 HUMANITIES
or XXX XXXX 2 or APPR BUSINESS ELECTIVE 4
TOTAL 4
Sophomore Year
1st Semester Sem. Hrs. 2nd Semester Sem. Hrs.
ACG 2021 Intro to Financial Accounting 3 ACG 2071 Intro to Managerial Accounting 3
ACG 2002 Accounting on Microcomputer 3 GEB 2214 Business Communication 3
BUL 2131 Legal Environment of Business 3 QMB 2100 5 Business Statistics
ECO 2013 Macroeconomics 3 or STA 2023 6 or Intro to Statistics 3
XXX XXXX 2 APPROVED BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3 ECO 2023 Microeconomics 3
XXX XXXX 2 APPROVED BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15
1
Non-credit developmental reading, writing, and/or math courses may also be
required, depending on placement test scores.
2
Approved business electives: Lower division course prefixes of ACG, CGS,
CIS, COP, CTS, GEB, INP, TAX, foreign language course, PSY 2012, ENC
2210, SPC 2608, or approval from the School of Business and Technology Dean.
3
Prerequisite: Completion of CGS 1060 with a “C” or better or satisfactory
score on the pretest available in the College Testing Center.
4
Choose from MUL 2010, MUE 1290, THE 1020, or any ART or ARH course.
For Gordon Rule credit, choose 4 hours from the following: AML 2010, AML
2020, ENC 2210, ENL 2012, ENL 2022, ENC 1133, HUM 2216, HUM 2233,
or SPT 2521.
5
QMB 2100 satisfies FL common business prerequisites; STA 2023 satisfies
general education math requirements & FL common business prerequisites.
Students with 6 sem. hrs. of other general education math course work should
take QMB 2100; students who need additional general education math course
work should take STA 2023.
6
If you have completed STA 2122, you have met this requirement. You cannot
receive credit for both STA 2122 and STA 2023.
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