Business-AS-Option Transferring to OU and colleges with Similar Patterns
Associate in Science
Minimum of 62 credit hours
Choosing to become a member of the business community means learning a variety of
skills. If you decide to pursue this career option, you'll study courses like economics,
accounting, statistics and computer science in addition to general education classes.
You can pick from many associate degrees in business from Oklahoma City Community
College as well as several business certificate programs. Your educational options include this two- year general business program that transfers
easily to the University of Oklahoma Price College of Business or a number of other
schools with similar patterns, to continue your educational path toward a bachelor's
degree in business in a variety of fields such as Accounting, Economics, Energy Management,
Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, International Business, Management Information
Systems, and Marketing.
This program is approved by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
- Course Sequence
- Course Grouping
Major Courses: (18 credit hours) Business: BUS 2033; Accounting: ACCT 2113; ACCT 2123; Economics: ECON 2023; ECON 2123; ECON 2143
General Education Courses: (37-38 credit hours) English: ENGL 1113; ENGL 1213; Communications: COM 2213; History: HIST 1483 or HIST 1493; Political Science: POLSC 1113; Science: Three to four credit hours of general education Biological Science; three to four credit hours Physical Science; Humanities: Six credit hours of Humanities; Mathematics: MATH 1513; MATH 1743;Approved General Education Elective: MATH 2123
Life Skills Courses: (1 credit hour) Life Skills: SCL 1001
Support Courses Elective: Six credit hours - CS 2113 and PSY 1113 or SOC 1113 (For Energy Management majors take CS 2113 and CAT 1313.) - Program Notes
This program is designed for students planning to continue their education at a four-year college or university. See the front general section for information and requirements about University Parallel/ Transfer Programs.
One of the Biological Science or Physical Sciences courses must include a lab component. (Energy Management majors should take GEOL 1114 for Physical Science.)
ECON 2023, ECON 2123, ECON 2143, ACCT 2113, and CS 2113 must be completed with a 3.2 GPA (minimum grade of C in each course) for degree candidacy to Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, and should be completed prior to the final semester.
- Course Descriptions
Accounting
ACCT 2113 - Accounting I/Financial
Prerequisites: MATH 0403 or adequate math placement test score and ENGL 0203 or adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures.
3CREDITSStudents will demonstrate an understanding of basic accounting concepts, theories, and procedures and their effects on the financial reporting and analysis of a business.
ACCT 2123 - Accounting II/Managerial
Prerequisites: Completion of ACCT 2113 with a grade of "C" or better.
3CREDITSA continuation of ACCT 2113. Students will demonstrate an understanding of managerial accounting concepts by properly classifying basic cost elements, allocating these costs to the manufacturing processes of a product, performing cost-volume-profit analysis, preparing operating and capital budgets, analyzing the decision-making process, and making business decisions.
Biological Science
BIO - Biological Science
Prerequisites: None
3CREDITSBiological Science
Business
BUS 2033 - Business Communication
Prerequisites: ENGL 1113 or by evaluation. Criteria for evaluation is in division office.
3CREDITSBusiness Communication is a survey course of communication skills needed in the business environment. Course content includes business writing such as e-mail, memos, letters, reports, employment communication, and other types of digital media; delivering oral presentations; and developing interpersonal soft skills. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are emphasized. Development of these skills is integrated with the use of technology. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.
Communications
COM 2213 - Intro to Public Speaking
Prerequisites: ENGL 0106 or adequate placement score
3CREDITSGiven the principles of effective listening and speaking, the student will assimilate those skills into his or her physical and psychological worlds. After being exposed to public, business and professional speaking, the student will apply the principles of invention, organization, style, and delivery through practical exercises and will use the principles of rhetorical criticism in discussing speeches delivered in class.
Computer Science
CS 2113 - Computer Based Information Systems
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures; Math 0203 or adequate math placement test score.
3CREDITSCovers theory and practice for the design and use of computer-based information systems in organizations, with a focus on the relational database. Student projects will include designing and implementing relational database applications and designing a web page. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.
Economics
ECON 2023 - Statistics for Business and Economics
Prerequisites: MATH 1743 and ENGL 0203 or adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures.
3CREDITSBasic statistics course for undergraduate business majors. Introductory statistical methods are presented employing statistical computer software and applications to typical business and economic problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability concepts, probability distribution, estimation, hypothesis testing, and introduction to economicetric/regression analysis, and correlation. This course satisfies the computer proficiency requirement.
ECON 2123 - Principles of Microeconomics
Prerequisites: MATH 0303 or adequate math placement test score and ENGL 0203 or adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures.
3CREDITSThe student will apply microeconomic theories in analyzing concepts by which business maximizes profit, consumers maximize satisfaction, government allocates goods and services, and international trade affects the domestic economy.
ECON 2143 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Prerequisites: ECON 2123 or by evaluation
3CREDITSThis course is a continuation of the Principles of Economics involving the production, consumption and distribution of wealth in a market economy, with major emphasis macroeconomics theory, particularly the general price level, output and income, and interrelations among sectors of the economy, determinants of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, as well as monetary and fiscal policy tools that can be used to achieve particular policy objectives. The basics of international finance will be reviewed.
Electives
HUM - Humanities Elective
Prerequisites: None
3CREDITSHumanities elective
PHYS - Any Physical Science
Prerequisites: None
3CREDITSAny Physical Science
English
ENGL 1113 - English Composition I
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSThe student will write well-developed compositions which demonstrate the principles of unity, coherence, and organization and which contain specific details and vivid language. The students will locate library material and incorporate researched materials into compositions.
ENGL 1213 - English Composition II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1113 taken within the last year, with strong encouragement for immediate continuation.
3CREDITSIn this advanced writing course, students will create essays that explore and evaluate a variety of issues and perspectives suggested by fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and other types of cultural texts. Students will refine and augment the writing techniques they learned in ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1103 to develop well- reasoned, well-structured arguments in a clear, fluid, and engaging prose style.
History
HIST 1483 - U.S. History to The Civil War
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSAfter analyzing events in American history from 1400 to 1877 in such areas as revolution, geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, students will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in their society and help resolve conflict in society based on the student’s search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past. A general education requirement.
HIST 1493 - U.S. History Since The Civil War
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSAfter analyzing events in American history from 1870 to the present in such areas as political reform, industrialization, urbanization, ethnic acculturation and war, the student will be able to identify meaningful changes in his society, identify equal rights in that society, and help resolve conflict in this society based on the students search for change, equal rights and conflicts in the American past.
Mathematics
MATH 1513 - College Algebra for Business, Life Sciences and Social Sciences
Prerequisites: MATH 0403 or adequate math placement test score; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSThe student will demonstrate an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function and specifically of polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions; the ability to solve systems of equations by utilizing matrices and determinants; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.
MATH 1743 - Calculus I for Business, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences
Prerequisites: MATH 1513 or adequate math placement test score.
3CREDITSThis is the first of a two-semester sequence in elementary calculus in which students use the concepts of differential and integral calculus to solve theoretical and applied problems in business, life sciences, and social sciences.
MATH 2123 - Calculus II for Business, Life Sciences and Social Sciences
Prerequisites: MATH 1743
3CREDITSMATH 2123 is the second of a two-semester sequence in elementary calculus in which students use the concepts of differential and integral calculus to solve theoretical and applied problems in business, life sciences, and social sciences.
Political Science
POLSC 1113 - American Federal Government
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSA study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.
Psychology
PSY 1113 - Introduction to Psychology
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSA survey of the major areas of study in psychology such as motivation, learning, physiology, personality, social psychology, abnormal behavior, perception, memory, cognition/thought, and treatment.
Sociology
SOC 1113 - Introduction to Sociology
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
3CREDITSThe student will identify the sociological dimensions of human behavior by analyzing the concepts of society, culture, socialization, institutions, social stratification and social change.
Success in College and Life
SCL 1001 - Success in College and Life
Prerequisites: ENGL 0106 or adequate reading/writing assessment scores
1 CREDITStudents will learn best practices for academic, career, and personal success. Students will discover their individual strengths, interests, and values to create a personalized plan; select and utilize resources that are applicable to their growth and success; and engage as active and responsible members of the academic community. This course should be taken during a student's first semester of college work at Oklahoma City Community College and is a required course in degree plans to satisfy the Life Skills requirement.