Business Entrepreneurship, A.A.S.

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(Code 12124)

This program leads to an associate of applied science degree with an emphasis in new business development and provides the skills necessary for an entry-level job in the field of small business management. A counselor should be consulted if the student plans to transfer to a four-year institution.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 52.0701], graduates should be able to:

demonstrate basic accounting principles.
demonstrate the principles of customer relations.
explain the basic concepts of management.
explain legal issues in business.
explain basic economic concepts.
demonstrate computer skills used in business.
demonstrate marketing principles used in small businesses.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, choose one:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose one:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Laboratory Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, one required:

MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit:

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, both required:

ECON 215 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit:
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

Choose two of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses (from different disciplines, only one can be a foreign language):

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 4 Credit:
CHNS 130 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese I 4 Credit:
CHNS 131 - Elementary Mandarin Chinese II 4 Credit:
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought & Literature I 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought & Literature II 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
FREN 120 - Elementary French I 4 Credit:
FREN 121 - Elementary French II 4 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Humanities and Fine Arts requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

ACCT 115 - Principles of Accounting I 4 Credit:
ACCT 116 - Principles of Accounting II 4 Credit:
ACCT 270 - Business Finance 3 Credit:
BUSN 151 - Customer Relations 1 Credit:
BUSN 135 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit:
BUSN 200 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Credit:
BUSN 260 - International Business 3 Credit:
CMIS 115 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 Credit:
MGMT 235 - Small Business Management 3 Credit:
MGMT 245 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit:

Choose at least two of the following:

MRKT 230 - Marketing Research 3 Credit:
MRKT 233 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit:
MRKT 234 - Retailing 3 Credit:
MRKT 248 - Promotion & Advertising 3 Credit:
MRKT 275 - Marketing in a Virtual World 3 Credit:
Elective credits as necessary to earn a minimum of 60 credits (100 level or above).

Other programs

MCC also offers a Business Management Job Training Program and a Business Management Certificate .

Note:

Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required for all associate degree programs.