Des Moines Area Community College.

Required Courses

Complete AS Degree Core Requirements  
28
ACC131 Principles of Accounting I
4
ACC132 Principles of Accounting II
4
BUS102 Introduction to Business
3
BUS220 Introduction to International Business
3
BUS185 Business Law I
3
CSC110 Introduction to Computers
3
ECN120 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ECN130 Principles of Microeconomics
3
Total  
54

NOTE: ECN120 and ECN130 can be used to satisfy the Social and Behavioral Sciences component of the AS core. Students choosing this option will need to complete an additional 6 credit hours from either AS degree core or General Business Options Courses to meet program requirements.

In addition to the required courses students must choose one of the following plans:

College Transfer Plan

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution should complete:

Additional AS Degree Core Requirement Courses
a. Any AS Degree Core MAT or BUS Course
Students should check with the four year institution regarding math requirements before selecting a MAT or BUS course for this program.
3-4
b. AS Degree Core Requirement Course
Students should check with the four year institution regarding requirements for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Science, or Humanities before selecting courses for this program.
3
c. One Course from the General Business Option Course Plan below
3
Total minimum credits required for the College Transfer Plan
64

Students should contact a counselor or academic advisor to assure transferability of courses to the four-year institution.

General Business Option Course Plan

Select 3 Courses From Option 1
FIN121 Personal Finance Opt1
3
FIN101 Principles of Banking Opt1
3
FIN180 Introduction To Investments Opt1
3
BUS260 Intro to Insurance Opt1
3
BUS240 Virtual Business Firm Opt1
3
BUS135 Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures Opt1
3
BUS186 Business Law II Opt1
3
MGT101 Introduction to Management Opt1
3
MGT248 Systems & Info Management Opt1
3
MKT110 Principles of Marketing Opt1
3
Elective    
1
Total minimum credit for the General Business Option Plan
64

Business Computer Option Course Plan

Select 2 Courses From Option 1 and 2 Courses from Option 2
CIS125 Intro to Programming Logic w/ lang Opt1
3
CIS402 COBOL Opt1
3
CIS207 Fund of Web Programming Opt2
3
CIS413 COBOL II Opt2
4
CIS604 Visual BASIC Opt2
3
CIS612 Advanced Visual BASIC Opt2
3
BCA113 Computer Network Literacy Opt2
3
CIS421 COBOL - Intermediate Opt2
4
CIS161 C++ Opt2
3
CIS303 Introduction to Data Base Opt2
3
CIS332 Data Base and SQL Opt2
3
CIS338 SQL/Oracle Opt2
3
CIS346 Data Base Design Opt2
3
BCA213 Advanced Computer Applications Opt2
3
Elective    
1
Total minimum credits required for the Business Computer Option Plan
64