Howard Community CollegeOnline Catalogue2007-2008 Catalog
 
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Business & Computer Systems - Programs of Study

Business Administration
An A.A. Degree Program (Transfer)
Application Code 03
For curriculum information, contact the Business and Computer Systems Division—Room DH-239—410-772-4441.

The changing business environment is growing more global, complex and technological. The business administration curriculum prepares students to transfer to a four-year business program. A broad-based liberal education is the foundation of the general education core. The courses related to the major offer students opportunity to explore various business disciplines and skills, learn technology common in the business environment, and focus on such areas as accounting, international business, economics, business ethics, and entrepreneurship. Successful completion of this business curriculum will prepare students to engage in the higher levels of study in many areas of business in a four-year baccalaureate program.

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.



Credits
Composition ENGL-121 College Composition 3



Arts & Humanities

Literature1SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking3

Arts Core Course (see p. 58)

Literature Core Course (see p. 57)6-8
Social SciencesECON-101 Principles of Economics (Macro)3

History Core Course (see p. 59)3
Science Science Core Courses (must include one

course with lab)7-8
Mathematics MATH-145 Business Calculus 3



Interdisciplinary ENTR-101 Entrepreneurship and Creativity3



REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR

ACCT-111 Principles of Accounting I 3
ACCT-112Principles of Accounting II 3
BMGT-100Introduction to Business and Organization3
BMGT-151Business Law I 3
BMGT-203Business Ethics3
BMGT-205Principles of International Business3
CMSY-110Software Applications for Micros 3
CMSY-129Principles of the Internet3
ECON-102Principles of Economics (Micro)3
MATH-138Statistics 4


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1 SPCH-105 (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus SPCH-105 (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.





Accounting - ACCT
American Sign Language - AMSL
Anthropology - ANTH
Arabic - ARAB 
Architectural and Construction
Management - ARCM

Art - ARTT 
Bio Informatics - BFMT 
Biology - BIOL 
Biomechanical Engineering - BMET
Business - BMGT 
Cardiovascular Technology - CARD
Chemistry - CHEM 
Chinese - CHNS 
Cisco - CSCO 
Computer-Aided Design - CADD
Computer Forensics - CFOR 
Computer Systems - CMSY 
Conflict Resolution - CRES 
Cooperative Education - COOP
Criminal Justice - CRIM 
Culinary Managemet - CMGT 
Dance - DANC 
Economics - ECON 
Education - EDUC 
Electronics - ELEC 
Emergency Medical Technician/
Paramedic - EMSP
 
Engineering -ENES 
English- ENGL 
Entrepreneurship - ENTR 
Exercise Science - EXSC 
Film - FILM 
Financial PLanning- FNPL 
Fine Arts - FINE 
French - FREN 
Geography - GEOG 
Geology - GEOL 
German - GERM 
Greek - GREK 
Health Care - HEAL 
Health Education - HEED 
History - HIST 
Horticulture - HORT 
Hospitality Management - HMGT
Human Development - HMDV 
Human Services - HUMS 
Italian - ITAL 
Korean - KORE 
Life Fitness - LFIT 
Mass Media - MASS 
Mathematics - MATH 
Meteorology - METO 
Microsoft - MSFT 
Music - MUSC 
Nursing - NURS 
Office Technology - OFFI 
Philosophy - PHIL 
Photonics - PHOT 
Physics - PHYS 
Political Science - POLI 
Portuguese - PORT
Psychology - PSYC 
Retailing - RETL 
Russian - RUSS 
Sociology - SOCI 
Spanish - SPAN 
Speech - SPCH 
Telecommunications - TELE 
Theatre - THET 
Wireless Communications - WCOM
Women's Studies - WMST