The 60-credit Associate of Science (AS) Business Transfer Pathway degree prepares students to pursue a four-year degree in areas such as accounting, management, marketing, human resources, economics and other business-related fields.
This is a Transfer Pathway program that allows students to transfer their credits to Bemidji State University or other Minnesota State System Universities to complete their four-year degree. Courses for the AS include Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle, Principles of Accounting I and II, Legal Environment, Business Statistics and Computerized Business Applications. Additionally, students must select 25 general education electives from a minimum of six different areas of study, which will be done with the counsel of an adviser.
Employment
Graduates will obtain the knowledge and skills to open up a range of career opportunities in the diverse world of business, which they can partner with their eventual four-year university degree to carve out a career that best fits their strengths and interests.
Next Steps
Credits obtained through this degree can be transferred to Bemidji State University and other universities in pursuit for a four-year degree. Information on Transfer Pathways for Bemidji State.
Degree Requirements
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Program Skills
- Utilize identified accounting concepts to make informed decisions about operating performance and financial position of an organization
- Demonstrate basic mathematical skill by describing mathematical reasoning and logic as the basis for data analysis, and by applying the major concepts of college-level algebra
- Apply fundamental processes, theories and methods to business communication in the workplace and the overall writing initiative
- Demonstrate an understanding of the broad implications of technological innovation on the social organization in terms of personal, political, economic and environmental issues
- Identify and analyze the pertinent concepts and theories of law, ethical issues that arise and the principles of legal reasoning
- Demonstrate a foundation of computer and information systems knowledge, technical skills and a basic understanding of computer applications
Faculty
Carsha Lapp
Sales and Marketing Faculty
Office: BMD 208
(218) 333-6667
Email: carsha.lapp@ntcmn.edu
Sheila Lapp
Accounting Faculty
Office: BMD 208
(218) 333-6674
Email: sheila.lapp@ntcmn.edu