Academic Program Model

Business (AA.BA)

This degree is also available online. This curriculum is for students interested in business administration (accounting, finance, management, marketing, computer information systems) planning to transfer to a university. Course requirements are modified to meet demands of individual universities.

This program follows Math Pathway #3. Math requirements for a specific major may vary from one institution to another. Please consult with an academic counselor or academic advisor to confirm the pathway that is applicable to your major and transfer institution.

FIRST YEAR
First Semester		Hours
ENG-119	Composition I Pathway ENG-119 Composition I Pathway Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion. Course Outline * OR
ENG-120	Composition I ENG-120 Composition I Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. Course Outline *	3.0
MAT-130	College Algebra MAT-130 College Algebra Review of the real number system, radicals, equations, and exponents, relations and functions, logarithms, complex numbers, polynomials, and theory of equations. A graphing calculator is required. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendation. Course Outline *	3.0
--- ---	IAI Physical/Life Science --- --- IAI Physical/Life Science No Description Available	3.0
--- ---	IAI Physical/Life Science --- --- IAI Physical/Life Science No Description Available	3.0
PHI-290	Intro to Logic PHI-290 Intro to Logic Introduction to rules of reasoning, including truth and validity, deduction and induction, language and meaning, and fallacies. Course Outline	3.0
BUS-142	Introduction to Business BUS-142 Introduction to Business Covers the objectives, organization, and role of business in the free-enterprise system. The course is designed to provide an overview of the field of business and to provide a framework into which specialized fields may be studied. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals	18.0
Second Semester
ENG-121	Composition II ENG-121 Composition II Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research. Course Outline *	3.0
CIS-160	Practical Software Applications CIS-160 Practical Software Applications Provides an opportunity for students to learn computer concepts and to use word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software. (Repeatable 3 Times) Course Outline	3.0
MAT-210	Finite Mathematics MAT-210 Finite Mathematics An introduction to Finite Mathematics, matrices, linear systems of equations and inequalities, linear programming, counting theory and probability. Course Outline *	3.0
COM-111	Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Intro to Speech Communication Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences. Course Outline	3.0
--- ---	IAI Physical/Life Science --- --- IAI Physical/Life Science No Description Available	4.0
--- ---	IAI Physical/Life Science --- --- IAI Physical/Life Science No Description Available	4.0
	Semester Totals	20.0

SECOND YEAR
First Semester		Hours
BUS-151	Financial Accounting BUS-151 Financial Accounting A study of the financial statements, the accounting process and the principles and procedures underlying items on the financial statements. Course Outline *	3.0
BUS-200	Legal Environ/Business BUS-200 Legal Environ/Business An introduction to legal systems and law, especially the U.S. legal system. Business-legal relationships in the areas of criminal law, torts, product liability, and contracts are examined. Consumer, labor, and environmental law are studied. Course Outline	3.0
--- ---	Business Elective --- --- Business Elective No Description Available	3.0
ECO-231	Principles of Economics I (Macro) ECO-231 Principles of Economics I (Macro) Focuses on the nature and method of economics, basic supply and demand analysis, national income accounting, business cycles, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, and monetary policy. Course Outline	3.0
--- ---	IAI Humanities/Fine Arts --- --- IAI Humanities/Fine Arts No Description Available	3.0
BUS-120	Business Career Development BUS-120 Business Career Development This course covers career development from targeting and researching a business career to preparing employment communications and interviewing. The course also covers business writing techniques, e-mail and memorandum communication, teamwork, professional development, and business etiquette. Course Outline	3.0
	Semester Totals	18.0
Second Semester
BUS-152	Managerial Accounting BUS-152 Managerial Accounting Designed to use accounting information to help management make decisions concerning product costing, planning and controlling operations in an ever-changing business environment. Course Outline *	3.0
BUS-281	Business Statistics BUS-281 Business Statistics Designed to provide a useful and working knowledge of data analytical skills involving interpretation and communication of descriptive measures, probability theory, correlation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, simple linear regression, chi-square tests and ANOVA. Course Outline *	3.0
ECO-232	Principles of Economics II (Micro) ECO-232 Principles of Economics II (Micro) Focuses on free enterprise and the economic functions of government, advanced supply and demand analysis, pricing in competitive/non-competitive markets, and pricing in resource markets. Course Outline *	3.0
--- ---	IAI Humanities/Fine Arts --- --- IAI Humanities/Fine Arts No Description Available	3.0
--- ---	IAI Social/Behavioral Science --- --- IAI Social/Behavioral Science No Description Available	3.0
	Semester Totals	15.0

Total Program Hours

71.0

Call Counseling Services: 217-234-5232
Email: counsel@lakelandcollege.edu

Faculty Contact: Tynia J. Kessler
Faculty Email: tkessler@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5348

*	There are prerequisites, course requisites, or minimum
*	placement test scores for this course.
**	Electives must be approved by the Program Coordinator
+	Course only offered fall semester
++	Course only offered spring and summer semester
+++	Course only offered spring semester
++++	Course offered in summer term only
^	SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to
^	Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
^^	Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
^^^	Course requires a 30-hour practicum experience in addition
^^^	to classroom lecture hours
^^^^	ECE 120 and ECE 125 must be taken the same semester