2024-2025 Course Catalog

Business Associate in Applied Science (038C)

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 62 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Additional Program Considerations

Students attending full-time who begin in spring may not finish in a two-year time frame. All AAS degrees include a required minimum of 15 general education credits.

Articulated AAS Degree Programs

Articulated programs are designed for Richland students who intend to transfer to another institution to complete a four-year degree after earning an associate in applied science degree at Richland.

Success Coaches and other staff in the Student Success Center provide extensive transfer information on Richland’s associate in applied science degree transfer curriculum (2+2) articulated agreements with various baccalaureate institutions.

Franklin University (Columbus, OH)
Greenville University (Greenville, IL) - Business Management

Greenville University (Greenville, IL) – Organizational Leadership

Millikin University

Curriculum Requirements

Required Courses

ACCT 101Financial Accounting

4.0

ACCT 102Managerial Accounting Fundamentals

4.0

BUS 100Business Fundamentals

3.0

BUS 110Business Mathematics

3.0

Or

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

BUS 200Customer Service Fundamentals

3.0

BUS 225Small Business Development

3.0

BUS 228Global Topics in Business

3.0

BUS 231Business Law Principles

3.0

BUS 232Business Law & Ethics

3.0

BUS 240Marketing Fundamentals

3.0

BUS 245Advertising and Sales Promotion

3.0

BUS 283Personal Finance

3.0

BUS 290Work Exp Practicum & Seminar

3.0

Or

BUS 295Workplace Simulation & Project

3.0

CIS 110Computer Business Applications

3.0

COMM 120Business & Professional Speaking

3.0

Or

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

P REL 100Human Relations

3.0

P REL 110Supervision

3.0

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall Semester

ACCT 101Financial Accounting

4.0

BUS 100Business Fundamentals

3.0

BUS 110Business Mathematics

3.0

Or

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

P REL 100Human Relations

3.0

Spring Semester

ACCT 102Managerial Accounting Fundamentals

4.0

BUS 200Customer Service Fundamentals

3.0

BUS 283Personal Finance

3.0

COMM 120Business & Professional Speaking

3.0

Or

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

CIS 110Computer Business Applications

3.0

Fall Semester

BUS 228Global Topics in Business

3.0

BUS 231Business Law Principles

3.0

BUS 240Marketing Fundamentals

3.0

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

P REL 110Supervision

3.0

Spring Semester

BUS 225Small Business Development

3.0

BUS 232Business Law & Ethics

3.0

BUS 245Advertising and Sales Promotion

3.0

BUS 290Work Exp Practicum & Seminar

3.0

Or

BUS 295Workplace Simulation & Project

3.0

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

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