Combined Colleges: 2018-2019 Catalog - Field of Study Degrees

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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, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland Colleges

Degree Code: AS.FS.BUSINESS.18

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.

This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.

Courses Required for the AS Degree with a Field of Study in Business
Component Areas and CB Codes	Courses	Semester-Credit Hours Required
Communication (CB010)	Select EACH of the following: ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better is required) ENGL 1302	6
Mathematics (CB020)	Select ONE of the following: (A grade of "C" or better is required.) MATH 1314, MATH 1324	3
Life and Physical Sciences (CB030)	Select TWO of the following: 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
Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040)	Select ONE of the following: 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; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312	3
Creative Arts (CB050)	Select ONE of the following: ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 DANC 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366 HUMA 1311, 1315 MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310	3
American History (CB060)	Select the following: HIST 1301 and Select ONE* of the following:* HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381	6
Government/Political Science (CB070)	Select EACH of the following: GOVT 2305, 2306	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080)	Select ONE of the following: ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351 BIOL 1322 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	3
Component Area Option (CB090)	Select ONE of the following: SPCH 1315, 1321 and Select the following: PHED 1164	4
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.