Business BAS
The BAS in Business program is available to students who have completed an AAS in a technical or business related field. Students will be required to complete some additional general education courses, core business classes, and upper division electives for this 120 credit program. Completion of this degree will prepare students to manage or open their own businesses.
Business Program Outcomes:
- Explain the major concepts in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, and management.
- Evaluate the legal, social, and economic environments of business.
- Describe the global environment of business.
- Describe and explain the ethical obligations and responsibilities of business.
- Apply decision-support tools to business decision making.
- Construct the present effective oral and written forms of professional communication.
- Apply knowledge of business concepts and functions in an integrated manner.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6.00 | |
| WRITING AND RHETORIC I and WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one course from two categories: | 6.00-8.00 | |
Literature | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
Arts | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
Language | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| Scientific Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one course from two disciplines; one lab | 7.00-8.00 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES 1 | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| ECON-201 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3.00 |
| or ECON-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | |
| PSYC-101 | INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.00 |
| Global Perspectives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-4.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Integrative Seminar: Ethics & Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
ID 300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| Foreign/Heritage Language | ||
| Select 16 credits of language if selecting Bachelor of Arts Degree | 16.00 | |
| Total Credits | 37.00-43.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AAS Minimum 50 credits in specialized content area of which 15-18 credits are General Education. | 50.00 | |
| Major Courses | ||
| AC-231 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| AC-232 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3.00 |
| BUS-301 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| BUS-311 | FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT THEORY | 3.00 |
| BUS-321 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3.00 |
| BUS-370 | PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3.00 |
| BUS-394/494 | INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS | 6.00 |
| BUS-498 | SENIOR STRATEGIC SEMINAR | 3.00 |
| ECON-201 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (Take both, one as core) | 3.00 |
| or ECON-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | |
| ECON/PSYC/SS-300 | STATISTICAL METHODS | 3.00 |
| Total Credits | 83.00 | |
Students must earn at least a "C-" in MATH, ECON, and PSYC-101.
Students must earn at least a "C-" in all major courses. Students must also earn at least a 2.5 grade point average in all business courses combined, including Accounting and Economics.