Associate of Arts FIELD OF STUDY IN BUSINESS
A field of study curriculum is a group of courses approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that can be taken at the
community college level and transferred as a block into a specialized bachelor’s degree program at a state university. The number of
hours required to complete each field of study varies among subject areas. In some cases, students will be able to complete the entire
field of study as well as all the core curriculum courses. In other cases, students will be able to complete the field of study and partially
complete the core curriculum.
Major Code: 4022 TSI: Liable Test THEA Accuplacer Asset Compass Maps TAKS (Within 3 Years) Passing Reading Scores
Passing Writing Scores 230
220
78 80 with Essay of 5 or Essay 6* 41 40/Essay 6
81 59/Essay 6
114
310/Essay 6
2200Engl/Lang. Arts, Writing 3 Passing Math Scores
230
63
38
39
613
2200
(!!Lang Arts is combined scores. Students who don’t meet both of these requirements can’t enroll in writing or reading required courses!!) ACT (Within 5 Years) SAT (Within 5 Years) 23 Comp, 19 Math, 19 Verbal 1070 Total, 500 Math & 500 Verbal (Critical Reading) Writing Deficient Student’s may not take: ENGL1301 Composition ENGL1302 Composition and Intro to Literature ENGL2311 Technical Writing ENGL2322 English Literature I ENGL2323 English Literature II ENGL2327 American Literature I ENGL2328 American Literature II ENGL2331 World Literature I
ENGL2332 World Literature II Mathematics Deficient Student’s may not take: Math‐Any College Level Math Course Reading Deficient Student’s may not take: ENGL2311 Technical Writing ENGL2322 English Literature I ENGL2323 English Literature II ENGL2327 American Literature I ENGL2328 American Literature II ENGL2331 World Literature I ENGL2332 World Literature II HIST1301 History of the US to 1877 HIST1302 History of the US from 1877 GOVT2305 Federal Government GOVT2306 State Government PSYC2301 General Psychology Degree Plan: !!Field of Study: Students must complete this degree plan as written in order to be award an AAT!! Hours 38 26 2 66 Description Complete Core Curriculum Specified Field of Study Curriculum (2) 1 hour activity PHED courses Total Hours FIELD OF STUDY IN BUSINESS
Content Area and Hours Economics 2(6 hours) Mathematics 12(3 hours) Number of Courses Course Number Macro Economics‐ECON2301 Micro Economics‐ECON2303 Minimum content must be at the level of Calculus or above (MATH1325) 2 courses 1 Course Speech (3 hours) BCIS13052 SPCH13152 (Public speaking with an emphasis [50% or more of course content] on the preparation and presentation of professional speeches, using computer technology when appropriate 1 Course Accounting (8 hours) ACCT2401 ACCT2402 2 Courses Business (3 hours) Business Elective 1 Course Computer Literacy (3 hours) 1 Course Total Hours Field of Study: 26 Hours ¹ Prerequisite for MATH 1325 is MATH 1324. The background of the student may necessitate MATH 1314 for MATH 1324.
Students should consult an academic advisor.
² ECON, MATH, BCIS, and SPCH satisfy core curriculum, as well as field of study, requirements. Content Area Communications Course Numbers ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302 (SPCH1315 listed above) Number of Hours 6 hours Humanities ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2331, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2341, HUMA 1301, HUMA 1302, SPAN 2311, or SPAN 2312 3 hours Visual & Performing Arts Mathematics Computer Science Natural (Laboratory) Science History & Government Social/Behavioral Science Hill College Courses: Total Hours Core/Gen Ed: TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE: ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, DRAM 1310, DRAM 2366, MUSI 1306, MUSI 1308, or MUSI 1309 MATH 1314, MATH 1316, MATH 1324, MATH 1325, MATH 1342, MATH 2320, MATH 2412, MATH 2413, MATH 2414, or MATH 2415 BCIS 1305 listed above BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2421, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412, CHEM 1419, GEOL 1401, GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1403, PHYS 1404, PHYS 2425, or PHYS 2426 HIST 1301, HIST 1302 GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306 ANTH 2346, PSYC2301, PSYC 2314, SOCI1301, SOCI 2301, ECON2301, or ECON2302 (2) PHED Activity Courses 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 8 hours 6 hours 6 hours 3 hours 2 hours 40 66 Business Course Descriptions ACCT 2401. Principles of Accounting I ‐ Financial. (3‐3) Accounting concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation; analysis of financial statements; and asset and equity accounting in proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Introduction to cost behavior, budgeting, responsibility accounting, cost control, and product costing. ACCT 2402. Principles of Accounting II ‐ Managerial. (3‐3) Accounting concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation; analysis of financial statements; and asset and equity accounting in proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Introduction to cost behavior, budgeting, responsibility accounting, cost control, and product costing. Prerequisite: ACCT 2401. ACNT 1303. Introduction to Accounting I. (2‐3) A study of analyzing, classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized environment. Emphasis on understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations, and payroll. ACNT 1304. Introduction to Accounting II. (2‐3) A study of accounting for merchandising, notes payable, notes receivable, valuation of receivables and equipment, and valuation of inventories in a manual and computerized environment. ACNT 1311. Introduction to Computerized Accounting. (2‐4) Introduction to utilizing the computer in maintaining accounting records, making management decisions, and processing common business applications with primary emphasis on a general ledger package. BUSG 1315. Small Business Operations. (3‐0) Aspects of operating a small business. Emphasizes management functions including how managers plan, exercise leadership, organize, and control the operations. BUSG 1341. Small Business Financing. (3‐0) A study of the financial structure of a small business. Topics address business finance, including where the funds come from and what they are used for; budgeting including planning and preparing, record keeping, taxation, insurance, and banking. BUSG 2305. Business Law/Contracts. (3‐0) Principles of law which form the legal framework for business activity including applicable statues, contracts, and agency. BUSG 2307. Legal and Social Environment of Business. (3‐0) The role of law in business and society including government regulations of business, legal reasoning, sources of law, social policy, legal institutions, antitrust, security regulations, consumer protection, environmental laws, worker health and safety, employment discrimination, and other laws affecting business. BUSG 2309. Small Business Management. (3‐0) Starting and operating a small business. Includes facts about a small business, essential management skills, how to prepare a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies, and legal issues. BUSG 2317. Business Law/Commercial. (3‐0) The relationships of law and business as they relate to commercial transactions. BUSI 1301. Business Principles. (3‐0) Introduction to the role of business in modern society. Includes overview of business operations, analysis of the specialized fields within the business organization, and development of a business vocabulary. BUSI 1311. Salesmanship. (3‐0) Principles of personal salesmanship including methods and tasks applicable to a wide variety of industries and commercial settings. (According to WECM at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, this course is scheduled for deletion in the Fall of 2010.) BUSI 2301. Business Law I. (3‐0) Principles of law which form the legal framework for business activity. Major topics covered are the legal and social environment of business including ethics, the Constitution, government regulation, international trade, administrative agencies, environmental law, consumer protection, crimes, torts, and computers. BUSI 2302. Business Law II. (Legal Environ. Of Bus.) (3‐0) Role of law and government regulations in business and society. Includes legal reasoning, sources of law, social policy and legal institutions, and laws relating to antitrust protection, security regulations, consumer protection, environmental protection, worker health and safety, and employment discrimination. (According to WECM at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, this course is scheduled for deletion in the Fall of 2010.)