2011 - 2012 Student Calendar - Helena College of Technology

Accounting and Business TechnologyEvening – After Hours Degree ProgramSmall Business ManagementThe Evening – After Hours Degree Program Small Business Management option emphasizes general business courses to provide studentswith a broad background for the business environment while completing courses at the student’s own pace. The Associate of Applied Science– Small Business Management Technology degree further offers management, marketing, ethics, and finance courses. The option will provideeducational opportunities for students to develop the necessary skills to manage their own businesses. Evening - After Hours Degree programcourses are offered beginning at 4:00 p.m., weekends beginning at 9:00 a.m. or online. Students build their futures at UM-Helena throughindividualized instruction developing practical problem-solving skills, strengthening their positions in the job market and for educationaladvancement toward earning a bachelor degree.Length of Option: 4 SemestersType of Program: Associate of Applied ScienceSemester of Entry: Fall and Spring. The suggested sequence in this catalog is for students entering in the fall semester.Please see your advisor for a suggested spring entry sequence.First SemesterCourseNumber Course Title Credits Availability ACTG101 Accounting Procedures I.............................................................................................................4 Fall, Spring BUS105 Introduction to Business.............................................................................................................3 Fall, Spring, Online Math Requirement......................................................................................................................................................3 M108T Business Math (3) or Online M121 College Algebra (3) (transferable) Fall English Requirement...................................................................................................................................................3 WRIT121T Introduction to Technical Writing (3) or Online WRIT101 College Writing (3) (transferable) Fall, Spring, Online TASK113 Keyboarding and Document Processing or ............................................................................3 Fall, Spring, Online CAPP154 MS Word (3) Fall, Spring, OnlineTotal Credits...............................................................................................................................16Second Semester ACTG205 Computerized Accounting.........................................................................................................3 Even Fall BUS200 Small Business Entrepreneurship..............................................................................................3 Online HR110T Career Development and Human Relations or.......................................................................3 Online SOCI101 Introduction to Sociology (3) (transferable) or Spring PSYX100 Introduction to Psychology (3) (transferable) Online BUS205 Business Ethics.............................................................................................................................3 Fall CAPP156 MS Excel........................................................................................................................................3 Fall, Spring, Online Elective Credits ........................................................................................................................................................3 Fall, Spring, OnlineTotal Credits...............................................................................................................................18 (34)Third Semester ACTG180 Payroll Accounting......................................................................................................................3 Spring BUS210 Marketing......................................................................................................................................3 Even Spring ECNS203 Principles of Micro and Macro Economics or .........................................................................3 Odd Spring ECNS201 Microeconomics (3) (transferable) or Fall ECNS202 Macroeconomics (3) (transferable) Spring BUS261 Human Resource Management or.............................................................................................3 Fall BUS263 Legal Issues in Human Resources (3) or Spring BUS298 Internship (1-3) or TBA BUS292 Independent Study (1-3) TBA BFIN265 Introduction to Business Finance...............................................................................................3 Even Spring Communications Electives..........................................................................................................................................3 COMM131 Introduction to Public Speaking (3) (transferable) or Fall COMM201 Introduction to Public Relations (3) (transferable) SpringTotal Credits...............................................................................................................................18Fourth Semester BUS246 Business Law I or ........................................................................................................................3 Fall BUS247 Business Law II (3) Spring BUS260 Management.................................................................................................................................3 Odd Fall BUS231 Foundations of Public Administration.....................................................................................3 Even Fall BUS270 Business Plan................................................................................................................................2 TBA CAPP153 MS PowerPoint.............................................................................................................................2 Fall, Spring, Online Elective Credits ........................................................................................................................................................3 Fall, Spring, OnlineTotal Credits...............................................................................................................................16 (68)UM-Helena College of Technology 2011 - 2012 Academic Catalog 47