{"id":18,"date":"2023-05-02T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:38:36","slug":"as-business-transfer-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/as-business-transfer-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"AS \u2014 Business (Transfer Pathway)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Credits obtained through this degree can be transferred to Bemidji State University and other universities in pursuit for a four-year degree. Information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/transfer-pathways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Transfer Pathways<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> for Bemidji State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n<table><thead><tr><th>Course #<\/th><th>Course Name<\/th><th>Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ACCT 1120<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/acct\/1120\">Legal Environment<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ACCT 2201<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/acct\/2201\">Accounting I: Financial Accounting<\/a><\/td><td>4.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ACCT 2203<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/acct\/2203\">Accounting II: Managerial Accounting<\/a><\/td><td>4.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CPTR 1104<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/cptr\/1104\">Computerized Business Applications<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MKTG 2100<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/mktg\/2100\">Principles of Marketing<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MKTG 2200<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/mktg\/2200\">Principles of Management<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ENGL 1111<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/engl\/1111\">College Writing I<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SPCH 1110<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/spch\/1110\">Intro to Public Speaking<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MATH 1110<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/math\/1110\">College Algebra<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MATH 2200<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/math\/2200\">Statistics<\/a><\/td><td>4.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PHIL 1201<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/phil\/1201\">Ethics<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ECON 2204<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/econ\/2204\">Principles of Microeconomics<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ECON 2404<\/td><td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/academics\/courses\/econ\/2404\">Principles of Macroeconomics<\/a><\/td><td>3.00 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Technical Electives<\/td>&nbsp;<td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>General Education Electives<\/td>&nbsp;<td>9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><th scope=\"row\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:transparent !important;\"><strong>Total Credits<\/strong><\/th><td><strong>60<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Utilize identified accounting concepts to make informed decisions about operating performance and financial position of an organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply fundamental processes, theories and methods to business communication in the workplace and the overall writing initiative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate an understanding of the broad implications of technological innovation on the social organization in terms of personal, political, economic and environmental issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify and analyze the pertinent concepts and theories of law, ethical issues that arise and the principles of legal reasoning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate a foundation of computer and information systems knowledge, technical skills and a basic understanding of computer applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/robert-strand\/\">Robert Strand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: BMD 208<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"tel:2182095762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">(218) 209-5762<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:robert.strand@ntcmn.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">robert.strand@ntcmn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-default-nav-removed.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bsu_hero":"","bsu_hero_on_children":false,"bsu_hero_height":"","bsu_hero_video":"","bsu_hide_from_navigation":false,"bsu_require_auth":false,"bsu_require_auth_usertypes":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/business\/general-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}