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The Associate in Business, General Requirements (ABUS-GR) degree provides the first two years of a four-year curriculum for students who wish to specialize in business. For a comprehensive list of bachelor`s programs, visit the
aztransfer business matrix. With a bachelor`s degree, students may pursue a number of careers, including but not limited to accountancy, business administration, business data analytics, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, management, retail management, and supply chain management.
Details
Important information you’ll need when applying for admission:
- Field of Interest
- Business, Entrepreneurialism, and Management
- Type
- Associate in Business, General Requirements (ABUS-GR)
- Academic Plan
- Associate in Business, General Requirements (DEG)
- Academic Plan Code
- 8900
- Total Credits Required
- 62
- Catalog Year
- 2023-2024
- Effective Term
- Fall 2022
- Available Online
- Yes
- Notes
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Students must qualify to enter Brief Calculus by coursework or placement.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course in the program.
Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges to earn a degree with this emphasis.
What You’ll Learn
This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the practice of accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, management, and marketing in the business environment.
- Research, locate, and evaluate business information in order to support evidence-based decisions.
- Critically evaluate the alternatives faced in business decision making to select the most effective and efficient solution.
- Analyze the impact of decisions and activities on the financial position of an organization.
- Create and use effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills.
- Recognize ethical, legal, and global dimensions in business practice and how business integrates social responsibility into operations/decision making.
- Use team collaboration to solve business problems.
- Develop skills, knowledge, and habits of mind necessary to transfer to and succeed at a university or college with junior status in business.
- Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field.
Career Opportunities
Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.
Accountants and Auditors
$76,964显示扩展护理er information for Accountants and Auditors
Budget Analysts
$71,019显示扩展护理er information for Budget Analysts
Business Continuity Planners
$78,035显示扩展护理er information for Business Continuity Planners
Economists
$96,510显示扩展护理er information for Economists
Environmental Economists
$96,510显示扩展护理er information for Environmental Economists
Financial and Investment Analysts
$78,473显示扩展护理er information for Financial and Investment Analysts
Financial Examiners
$66,715显示扩展护理er information for Financial Examiners
Financial Managers
131061美元显示扩展护理er information for Financial Managers
General and Operations Managers
$86,752显示扩展护理er information for General and Operations Managers
Management Analysts
$79,015显示扩展护理er information for Management Analysts
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$63,958显示扩展护理er information for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Marketing Managers
$123,767显示扩展护理er information for Marketing Managers
Personal Financial Advisors
$69,231显示扩展护理er information for Personal Financial Advisors
Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet withan academic advisorto develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in yourStudent Centerto manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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RE | Restricted Electives | Recommended:GBS151 | 3 | ||
CIS105 | Survey of Computer Information Systems | Critical course | CS | 3 | |
ENG101or ENG107 |
First-Year CompositionorFirst-Year Composition for ESL | Critical course | FYC | 3 | |
MAT212 or MAT213 |
Brief CalculusorBrief Calculus | Critical courseOR higher general education courses in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area | MA | 3–5 | |
HU | Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design | 3 | |||
FYE101or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal SuccessorExploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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Accounting Course | Account Coursework | Critical courseGateway course | 3 | ||
MAT217 or MAT218or GBS220 |
Mathematical Analysis for BusinessorMathematical Analysis for BusinessorQuantitative Methods in Business | Note: Students planning to transfer to ASU`s W.P. Carey School of Business BS program should takeMAT217orMAT218. Students planning to transfer to ASU`s W.P. Carey School of Business BA program may takeGBS220,MAT217, orMAT218. Students planning to transfer to the University of Arizona should takeGBS220. |
3–4 | ||
ECN211or ECN212 |
Macroeconomic PrinciplesorMicroeconomic Principles | SB | 3 | ||
ENG102or ENG108 |
First-Year CompositionorFirst-Year Composition for ESL | FYC | 3 | ||
L | Literacy and Critical Inquiry | May be met byGBS233in Restricted Electives | 0–3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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GBS221 | Business Statistics | CS | 3 | ||
Accounting Course | Accounting Coursework | 3 | |||
RE | Restricted Electives | May be shared with other requirements | 3 | ||
ECN211or ECN212 |
Macroeconomic PrinciplesorMicroeconomic Principles | SB | 3 | ||
SQ | Natural Sciences | 4 | |||
PSY+++ | Any PSY Psychology course with an SB designation | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business and earn a BS in Accountancy, select a course that transfers to ASU with the PSY prefix and SB designation. Check the Course Equivalency Guide on aztransfer.com and consult a community college advisor to ensure the course selected meets both requirements. | SB | 0–3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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GBS205 | Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business | 3 | |||
Accounting Course | Accounting Coursework | 0–3 | |||
HU | Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design | 3 | |||
SQ or SG | Natural Sciences | 4 | |||
COM225or COM230 |
Public SpeakingorSmall Group Communication | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business. COM requirements vary by business major. Check MyPath2ASU® or major map for acceptable options. | LorSB | 0–3 | |
SOC+++ | Any SOC Sociology course with an SB designation | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business and earn a BS in Accountancy, select a course that transfers to ASU with the SOC prefix and SB designation. Check the Course Equivalency Guide on aztransfer.com and consult a community college advisor to ensure the course selected meets both requirements. | SB | 0–3 |
Restricted Electives
Complete six (6) credits from the following options. Some courses may be used to satisfy both Restricted Elective and Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) requirements simultaneously. See theAGEC matrixonaztransfer.comfor course designations.
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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CIS114DE | Excel Spreadsheet | 3 | |||
CIS133DA | Internet/Web Development Level I | 3 | |||
CIS162AD | C#: Level I | CS | 3 | ||
GBS110or MGT251 |
Human Relations in Business and IndustryorHuman Relations in Business | 3 | |||
GBS151 | Introduction to Business | Recommended | 3 | ||
GBS220 | Quantitative Methods in Business | 3 | |||
GBS233 | Business Communication | L | 3 | ||
IBS101 | Introduction to International Business | G | 3 | ||
MGT253 | Owning and Operating a Small Business | 3 | |||
MKT271 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |||
PAD100 | 21st Century Public Policy and Service | 3 | |||
REA179 | Real Estate Principles I | 3 | |||
REA180 | Real Estate Principles II | 3 | |||
REA201 | Real Estate Principles I and II | 6 | |||
SBU200 | Society and Business | G, SB | 3 |
Part-time Sequence
Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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RE | Restricted Electives | Recommended:GBS151 | 3 | ||
CIS105 | Survey of Computer Information Systems | Critical course | CS | 3 | |
FYE101or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal SuccessorExploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101or ENG107 |
First-Year CompositionorFirst-Year Composition for ESL | Critical course | FYC | 3 | |
MAT212 or MAT213 |
Brief CalculusorBrief Calculus | Critical courseOR higher general education courses in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area | MA | 3–5 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MAT217 or MAT218or GBS220 |
Mathematical Analysis for BusinessorMathematical Analysis for BusinessorQuantitative Methods in Business | Note: Students planning to transfer to ASU`s W.P. Carey School of Business BS program should takeMAT217orMAT218. Students planning to transfer to ASU`s W.P. Carey School of Business BA program may takeGBS220,MAT217, orMAT218. Students planning to transfer to the University of Arizona should takeGBS220. |
3–4 | ||
GBS205 | Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business | 3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG102or ENG108 |
First-Year CompositionorFirst-Year Composition for ESL | FYC | 3 | ||
Accounting Course | Accounting Coursework | Critical courseGateway course | 3 |
Term 5
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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Accounting Course | Account Coursework | 3 | |||
ECN211or ECN212 |
Macroeconomic PrinciplesorMicroeconomic Principles | SB | 3 |
Term 6
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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L | Literacy and Critical Inquiry | May be met byGBS233in Restricted Electives | 0–3 | ||
ECN211or ECN212 |
Macroeconomic PrinciplesorMicroeconomic Principles | SB | 3 | ||
Accounting Course | Accounting Coursework | 0–3 |
Term 7
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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GBS221 | Business Statistics | CS | 3 | ||
RE | Restricted Electives | May be shared with other requirements | 3 |
Term 8
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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SQ | Natural Sciences | 4 | |||
PSY+++ | Any PSY Psychology course with an SB designation | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business and earn a BS in Accountancy, select a course that transfers to ASU with the PSY prefix and SB designation. Check the Course Equivalency Guide on aztransfer.com and consult a community college advisor to ensure the course selected meets both requirements. | SB | 0–3 |
Term 9
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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HU | Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design | 3 | |||
COM225or COM230 |
Public SpeakingorSmall Group Communication | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business. COM requirements vary by business major. Check MyPath2ASU® or major map for acceptable options. | LorSB | 0–3 | |
SOC+++ | Any SOC Sociology course with an SB designation | For students intending to transfer to ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business and earn a BS in Accountancy, select a course that transfers to ASU with the SOC prefix and SB designation. Check the Course Equivalency Guide on aztransfer.com and consult a community college advisor to ensure the course selected meets both requirements. | SB | 0–3 |
Term 10
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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HU | Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design | 3 | |||
SQ or SG | Natural Sciences | 4 |
Restricted Electives
Complete six (6) credits from the following options. Some courses may be used to satisfy both Restricted Elective and Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) requirements simultaneously. See theAGEC matrixonaztransfer.comfor course designations.
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIS114DE | Excel Spreadsheet | 3 | |||
CIS133DA | Internet/Web Development Level I | 3 | |||
CIS162AD | C#: Level I | CS | 3 | ||
GBS110or MGT251 |
Human Relations in Business and IndustryorHuman Relations in Business | 3 | |||
GBS151 | Introduction to Business | Recommended | 3 | ||
GBS220 | Quantitative Methods in Business | 3 | |||
GBS233 | Business Communication | L | 3 | ||
IBS101 | Introduction to International Business | G | 3 | ||
MGT253 | Owning and Operating a Small Business | 3 | |||
MKT271 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |||
PAD100 | 21st Century Public Policy and Service | 3 | |||
REA179 | Real Estate Principles I | 3 | |||
REA180 | Real Estate Principles II | 3 | |||
REA201 | Real Estate Principles I and II | 6 | |||
SBU200 | Society and Business | G, SB | 3 |
General Electives
Select additional courses 100-level or higher to complete a minimum of 62 semester credits but no more than a total of 64 semester credits. Consult with a faculty advisor, program director, and/or academic advisor to identify coursework that best aligns with academic and professional goals.
Students transferring to ASU in Accountancy should take two of the following courses:
One Sociology SOC [SB] course
One Psychology PSY [SB] course
EitherCOM230[SB] orCOM225[L]
If Accountancy students do not take two of these prior to transfer, they may need to take additional hours to meet ASU’s graduation requirements.
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Course Area Key
Gateway Course= Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course= A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- C= Cultural Diversity in the US
- CS= Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
- FYC=第一年的作文
- G= Global Awareness
- H= Historical Awareness
- HU= Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L= Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- MA= Mathematics
- SB= Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG= Natural Sciences General
- SQ= Natural Sciences Quantitative
Disclaimer
Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.
Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.
At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, meet withan academic advisorto discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.
View MCCCD’sofficial curriculum documentationfor additional details regarding the requirements of this award(https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm10?id=176487).