FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
BUS-142 | Introduction to Business BUS-142Covers 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.
| 3.0 |
ECO-231 | Principles of Economics I (Macro) ECO-231Focuses 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.
| 3.0 |
ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway * ORENG-119Students 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.
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ENG-120 | Composition I * ORENG-120Students 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.
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ENG-095 | Business English ENG-095Using critical thinking skills, students will study and reinforce the basics of the English language as they apply to business communications. Emphasis is placed on grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure.
| 3.0 |
BUS-134 | Principles of E-Marketing ORBUS-134This course is a study of how an organization develops and uses its website, e-mail, wireless communication, and social media efforts as part of an effective integrated marketing communication strategy.
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| 3.0 |
SFS-101 | Strategies for Success ORSFS-101Designed to improve student performance in college and beyond. Topics include: college resources; identification of college and career goals; implementation of study, note-taking, and test-taking strategies; and development of life management skills including time management, stress management, and relationship skills.
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HED --- | Health Elective ORHED ---
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PED --- | P.E. Elective PED ---
| 2.0 |
Semester Totals |
14.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
CIS-160 | Practical Software Applications CIS-160Provides an opportunity for students to learn computer concepts and to use word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
BUS-251 | Principles of Management BUS-251Provides an overview of how managers utilize planning, organization, leadership, and control in order to ensure that a firm achieves its goals in the most efficient way possible.
| 3.0 |
BUS-247 | Principles of Marketing BUS-247Covers the selection of target markets; the controllable variables of the marketing mix including product, place, price and promotion; and the uncontrollable variables including legal environment, economic environment and cultural environment.
| 3.0 |
BUS-141 | Business Communications ORBUS-141Provides students practical strategies for improving written and oral communication, including employment communication, in business settings.
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| 3.0 |
ECO-232 | Principles of Economics II (Micro) * ORECO-232Focuses 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.
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POS-162 | State/Local Govern POS-162Focuses on legal authority, structure, leadership and functions of state, county, city, township, and special district governments. The Illinois state constitution is analyzed.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | |
Summer Term | ||
BUS-091 | Prin of Advertising ++++BUS-091Provides an overview of integrated marketing communications, promotional strategy, research, creativity, the role of an advertising agency and other support organizations, media selection and assessment, ethical and regulatory considerations, and budgetary allocations.
| 3.0 |
BUS-092 | Principles of Selling BUS-092Covers the various aspects of the personal selling process including organizational buying motives, consumer behavior, approaching the customer, making the presentation, handling objections, techniques for closing the sale, and managing the salesforce.
| 3.0 |
BUS-090 | Prin of Retailing ++++ ORBUS-090Designed for those owning or planning to become owners of a retail business, those involved or planning to become involved in the management function of a retail business, and/or those desiring a general knowledge of retailing as an institution.
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BUS-089 | Small Business Management BUS-089Covers entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges facing small business managers including how to conceptualize a feasible business concept, develop a comprehensive business plan, obtain start-up capital, execute the firm's strategy, and maintain financial and inventory control.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
9.0 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
BUS-290 | Human Resource Management *BUS-290Examines the managerial processes of planning, developing, and controlling human resources within the organization. Special emphasis will be placed on the areas of recruiting, selection, training, labor relations, salary, and benefit administration. Transfers as elective credit only.
| 3.0 |
BUS-151 | Financial Accounting *BUS-151A study of the financial statements, the accounting process and the principles and procedures underlying items on the financial statements.
| 3.0 |
SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 |
BUS-200 | Legal Environ/Business ORBUS-200An 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.
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| 3.0 |
BUS-094 | Business Math ORBUS-094Covers basic applications of mathematics in the business world percentages, elementary algebra, purchasing, selling, interest, future value, present value, etc. It is designed to reinforce and expand business concepts held by the student through the use of mathematics.
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MAT-1** | Mathematics Elective *MAT-1**
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals | 15.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
BUS-285 | Labor Relations * +++BUS-285A study of the labor and employment laws that have the greatest impact on the relationship between employers and employees, and the strategies managers utilize to maintain an effective level of employee satisfaction. Transfers as elective credit only.
| 3.0 |
BUS-074 | Management Seminar ** ORBUS-074Enables the student to participate in discussions relating to successful employment. The student must complete a project relating to his/her job. This course is repeatable for credit.
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| 1.0 |
BUS-076 | Management Internship ** ORBUS-076Provides employment experience in a position consistent with the career objective of the student. The position must be approved by the program director. This fall or spring semester course may be taken as the first or second student internship and is repeatable for credit.
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| 4.0 |
BUS-078 | Management/Marketing Capstone *BUS-078Designed as a capstone class for both Management and Marketing majors. Areas of concentration will include current topics in business, job seeking and keeping skills, organizational politics and diplomacy, and an in depth examination of management/marketing concepts.
| 1.0 |
BUS-096 | Federal Tax Accounting ORBUS-096Focuses on a practical study of the fundamentals of taxation and the current federal revenue act as it relates to individuals.
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BUS-152 | Managerial Accounting *BUS-152Examines managerial accounting concepts including cost classification, job order and process cost systems, cost-volume-profit analysis, absorption and variable costing, budgeting, standard costs, variance analysis, relevant costs for decision-making, activity-based costing, and capital budgeting.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
12.0 |
Total Program Hours | 65.0 |