Combined Colleges: 2017-2018 Catalog - Field of Study Degrees

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A FIELD OF STUDY IN BUSINESS

This plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Offered at Brookhaven, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland Colleges

Degree Code: AS.FS.BUSINESS.11

This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to major in Business and transfer to a four-year college/university. This curriculum applies to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Business Administration as deemed appropriate by the awarding institution. The field of study in business included in this degree is approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. This degree plan will constitute a 60 semester credit hour transfer block to any public Texas four-year college or university. Transferring students shall not be required to repeat courses transferred as part of the field of study curriculum. Completion of the field of study curriculum shall not prevent a receiving institution from requiring additional lower-division courses that may be necessary for specific degree programs. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer.

In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree, a student must:

Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

Course Requirements for the AS Degree with a Field of Study in Business	Credit Hours
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING Select EACH* of the following:* ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010 HIST 1301 CB060	6
SPEAKING, LISTENING, WELLNESS, AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE Select ONE* of the following:* CB090 SPCH 1315, 1321 Select the following: CB090 PHED 1164	4
QUANTITATIVE REASONING Select ONE* of the following:* CB020 (A grade of "C" or better required) MATH 1314, 1324	3
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS
QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY AND RESEARCH Select the following: CB010 ENGL 1302	3
SELF AND SOCIETY Select ONE* of the following:* CB080 ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; BIOL 1322; BUSI 1307; COMM 1307; CRIJ 1301, 1307; ECON 1301; GEOG 1302, 1303; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327; PHED 1304; PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319; TECA 1303, 1354 Select the following: CB070 GOVT 2305 Select ONE* of the following:* CB060 HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381	9
HUMANITY, CREATIVITY AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE Select ONE* of the following:* CB050 ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366; HUMA 1311, 1315; MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310 Select ONE* of the following:* CB040 ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321; [FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SNGL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312]	6
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY Select TWO* of the following:* CB030 ANTH 2401, BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421; CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425; ENVR 1401, 1402; GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447; PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426 NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.	8
TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING
CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP Select the following: CB070 GOVT 2306	3
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE	42
BUSINESS FIELD OF STUDY REQUIRED COURSES
Select EACH* of the following:* ACCT 2301 ACCT 2302 BCIS 1305 ECON 2301 ECON 2302 MATH 1325	18
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS AS DEGREE	60

Student's transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: ACCT 2301 and 2302; BCIS 1305; ECON 2301 and 2302; MATH 1325; and SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1321.