Business Administration - AAS

Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 5202017129

May be available completely online. Please check with your academic advisor.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
General Education
ENG 101	Writing I	3
COM 181	Basic Public Speaking	3
or COM 252	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Any Economics Course		3
Select one of the following four options:		3
MAT 105	Business Mathematics
MAT 110	Applied Mathematics
MAT 150	College Algebra
Higher Quantitative Reasoning
Heritage/Humanities		3
Natural Sciences		3
Subtotal		18
Technical Courses
ACC 201	Financial Accounting	3
ACC 202	Managerial Accounting	3
CIT 105	Introduction to Computers	3
or OST 105	Introduction to Information Systems
ENG 102	Writing II	3
or OST 235	Business Communications Technology
BAS 160	Introduction to Business	3
BAS 260	Professional Development and Protocol	2
BAS 270	Business Employability Seminar	1
BAS 267	Introduction to Business Law	3
BAS 282	Principles of Marketing	3
BAS 283	Principles of Management	3
Technical Subtotal		27
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
Students must complete one of the tracks listed below to complete the AAS requirements.

Accounting Track

Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201701

May be available completely online. Please check with your academic advisor.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
ACT 279	Computerized Accounting Systems	3
ACT 281	Individual Taxation	3
ACT 286	Financial Accounting Topics	3
Select one of the following three options:		3
BAS 110	Worksheets in Business Applications
CIT 130	Productivity Software
OST 240	Advanced Microsoft Applications
Select six hours (not duplicated from the core) from the following seven technical courses:		6
ACT 196	Payroll Accounting
ACT 277	Managerial Accounting Topics
ACT 290	Selected Topics in Accounting: (Topic)
ACT 295	Corporate and Partnership Taxation
BAS 120	Personal Finance
BAS 212	Introduction to Financial Management
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
or BAS 280	Business Internship
Total Credits		63

Business Management Track

Offered at: Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201717

Note: Students in this track must take ENG 102 Writing II (3 credit hours), MAT 150 College Algebra (3 credit hours) or higher quantitative reasoning and ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours) or ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours) as part of the core.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
BAS 200	Small Business Management	3
or MGT 256	Operations Management
BAS 274	Human Resource Management	3
or BAS 287	Supervisory Management
MGT 292	Strategic Management	3
MGT 210	Managing Quality	3
Select six credit hours from the following list of options:		6
BAS 120	Personal Finance
BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
ECO 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
ENG 203	Business Writing
IMD 275	Information Management and Communications
MAT 170	Brief Calculus with Applications
BAS 200	Small Business Management
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society
MGT 256	Operations Management
MGT 258	Project Management
BAS 274	Human Resource Management
BAS 287	Supervisory Management
MKT 155	Personal Selling
MKT 290	Advertising and Promotion
MKT 291	Retail Management
MKT 293	Buying and Merchandising
BAS 299	Selected Topics in Business Management: (Option Topic)
MKT 299	Selected Topics in Marketing
BAS 110	Worksheets in Business Applications
or CIT 130	Productivity Software
or OST 240	Advanced Microsoft Applications
PSY 110	General Psychology
or SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology
REA 100	Real Estate Principles I
REA 120	Real Estate Marketing
STA 296U	Statistical Methods and Motivations
Total Credits		63

Equine Business Management Track

Offered at: Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201718

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
EQS 110	Basic Equine Physiology	3
EQS 104	Equine Care Lab	1-3
or EQS 299	Equine Studies Cooperative Education
EQS 118	Equine Bloodstock	3
EQM 120	Introduction to Commercial Breeding Practices	3
EQS 130	Introduction to the Racing Industry	3
EQS 240	Equine Legal and Business Principles	3
Total Credits		61-63

Hospitality Management Track

Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hopkinsville Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201703

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
HOS 100	Introduction to Hospitality Management	3
CUL 100	Introduction to Culinary Arts	2
or CUL 105	Applied Introduction to Culinary Arts
HOS 282	Tourism Marketing	3
Select nine hours (not duplicated from the core) from the following list of Technical Courses:		9
BAS 200	Small Business Management
BAS 274	Human Resource Management
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
or BAS 280	Business Internship
CUL 125	Sanitation and Safety
CUL 190	Basic Food Production
CUL 270	Human Relations Management
CUL 280	Cost and Control
HOS 160	Security for the Hospitality Industry
HOS 200	Cultural Heritage Tourism
HOS 210	Front Office Operations
Total Credits		62

Human Resource Management Track

Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201715

May be available completely online. Please check with your academic advisor.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
BAS 274	Human Resource Management	3
BAS 287	Supervisory Management	3
ACT 196	Payroll Accounting	3
BAS 110	Worksheets in Business Applications	3
or CIT 130	Productivity Software
or OST 240	Advanced Microsoft Applications
Choose six hours (not duplicated from the core) from the following approved technical electives:		6
BAS 280	Business Internship
or COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
BAS 201	Customer Service Improvement Skills
BAS 284	Applied Management Skills
BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society
or PHI 150	Business Ethics
BAS 299	Selected Topics in Business Management: (Option Topic)
OST 235	Business Communications Technology
OST 275	Office Management
PSY 110	General Psychology
PSY 180	Human Relations
SPA 101	Elementary Spanish I
Total Credits		63

Management Track

Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201708

May be available completely online. Please check with your academic advisor.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
BAS 287	Supervisory Management	3
or BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership
Select one of the following three options:		3
BAS 212	Introduction to Financial Management
BAS 120	Personal Finance
Second Quantitative Reasoning Course ¹
BAS 284	Applied Management Skills	3
or BAS 256	International Business
Select 9 hours (not duplicated from the core) from the following list of Management and/or Technical Courses with a minimum of 3 hours selected from Management Courses:		9
Management Courses
BAS 170	Entrepreneurship
BAS 200	Small Business Management
BAS 201	Customer Service Improvement Skills
BAS 212	Introduction to Financial Management
BAS 256	International Business
BAS 274	Human Resource Management
BAS 287	Supervisory Management
BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership
BAS 289	Operations Management
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society
or PHI 150	Business Ethics
BAS 291	Retail Management
BAS 299	Selected Topics in Business Management: (Option Topic)
OST 275	Office Management
Technical Courses
ACT 177	Entrepreneurial Accounting
ACT 196	Payroll Accounting
BAS 110	Worksheets in Business Applications
or CIT 130	Productivity Software
or OST 240	Advanced Microsoft Applications
BAS 120	Personal Finance
BAS 125	Social Media Marketing: Fundamental Concepts, Skills, and Strategies
ENG 203	Business Writing
or ENG 102	Writing II
CIT 155	Web Page Development
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
or BAS 280	Business Internship
ECO 150	Introduction to Global Economics
ECO 201	Principles of Microeconomics
or ECO 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
LOM 100	Introduction to Logistics Management
OST 235	Business Communications Technology
PSY 110	General Psychology
QMS 101	Introduction to Quality Systems
SPA 101	Elementary Spanish I
Total Credits		63

¹: Must be a General Education Quantitative Reasoning that is different from core Quantitative Reasoning selection.

Marketing Track

Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College

Program Plan Number: 520201719

Note: Students must select a marketing sequence and 6 credit hours from the Approved Marketing Electives. Students in this track must take ENG 102 Writing II (3 credit hours), MAT 150 College Algebra (3 credit hours) or higher quantitative reasoning and ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credit hours) or ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credit hours) as part of the core.

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
Select one of the following four options:		12
Marketing Sequence
Retail Management Sequence
Social Media Marketing Sequence
Entrepreneurship Sequence
Approved Marketing Electives		6
Total Credits		63

Marketing Sequence

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
MKT 290	Advertising and Promotion	3
MKT 295	Consumer Behavior	3
BAS 125	Social Media Marketing: Fundamental Concepts, Skills, and Strategies	3
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society	3
Total Credits		12

Retail Management Sequence

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
MKT 291	Retail Management	3
MKT 155	Personal Selling	3
MKT 290	Advertising and Promotion	3
BAS 290	Management, Ethics and Society	3
Total Credits		12

Social Media Sequence

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
BAS 125	Social Media Marketing: Fundamental Concepts, Skills, and Strategies	3
BAS 126	Social Media Marketing: Project Management and Implementation Strategies	3
MKT 290	Advertising and Promotion	3
IMD 115	Introduction to Graphic Design	3
Total Credits		12

Entrepreneurship Sequence

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
BAS 170	Entrepreneurship	3
BAS 200	Small Business Management	3
BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership	3
MKT 155	Personal Selling	3
Total Credits		12

Approved Marketing Electives

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Select six hours from the following list of course options (unless taken as part of a sequence):		6
ENG 203	Business Writing
BAS 120	Personal Finance
BAS 125	Social Media Marketing: Fundamental Concepts, Skills, and Strategies
BAS 126	Social Media Marketing: Project Management and Implementation Strategies
BAS 200	Small Business Management
BAS 288	Personal and Organizational Leadership
MGT 258	Project Management
MKT 299	Selected Topics in Marketing (Selected Topics in Business Management and Marketing)
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
BAS 110	Worksheets in Business Applications
or CIT 130	Productivity Software
or OST 240	Advanced Microsoft Applications
ECO 202	Principles of Macroeconomics
IMD 115	Introduction to Graphic Design
IMD 126	Introduction to Desktop Publishing
IMD 127	Vector Design with Adobe Illustrator
IMD 128	Raster Design with Adobe PhotoShop

Real Estate Management Track

Offered at: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Program Plan Number: 520201706

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
Required
General Education and Technical Core Subtotal		45
REA 100	Real Estate Principles I	3
REA 121	Appraising	3
REA 225	Real Estate Finance	3
REA 230	Real Estate Law	3
Select six hours (not duplicated from the core) from the following 11 Technical Courses:		6
Students may select other courses as approved by the Real Estate Program Coordinator.
REA 120	Real Estate Marketing
REA 122	Construction and Blueprints
REA 200	Real Estate Principles II
REA 201	Property Management
REA 202	Real Estate Investments I
REA 203	Commercial and Industrial Property
REA 204	Land Planning and Development
REA 205	Farm Brokerage
REA 212	Real Estate Investments II
REA 220	Real Estate Brokerage Management
COE 199	Cooperative Education: (Topic)
or BAS 280	Business Internship
Total Credits		63