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Associate in Arts Business
Degree information for all Associate in Arts Business
The Associate in Arts Business degree offers an MCC student the opportunity to transfer seamlessly into a four-year Missouri college or university as a junior, and to achieve his or her Bachelor’s degree in Business with two more years of college work.
Degree Requirements
Because there are slight variations in the requirements for Business credit at receiving institutions, students are advised to check with the school to which they plan to transfer or speak with an MCC advisor to make sure they are taking the right classes.
Associate in Arts Business Degree
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| American Institutions: (2 courses, one must be HIST) | ||
| HIST 120, 121, POLS 135, 136, 137 | 6 | |
| Communications: | ||
| ENGL 101 | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | |
| SPDR 100 or SPDR 102 | 3 | |
| Mathematics: | ||
| MATH 119: College Mathematics or higher | 3 | |
| Humanities: (3 courses, 3 areas of study, 1 course must be Lit. or Phil.) | ||
| Art History or ART 108 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 101 or higher | 3-5 | |
| HUMN | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| MSCM 112 | 3 | |
| MUSI 108, 116 or 160 | 3 | |
| PHIL | 3 | |
| SPDR 103, 104, 106, 112, 114, 128, 133 or 228 | 3 | |
| HIST/HUMN 133 or 134 | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences: (2 courses, 1 Biological and 1 Physical) | ||
| BIOL (Must include laboratory) | 5 | |
| CHEM, GEOG, GEOL (excluding GEOL 225), or PHYS (Must include laboratory) | 4-5 | |
| Social Sciences: | ||
| ECON 210 | 3 | |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| GEOG (excluding 104,110 and GIS Courses) | 3 | |
| HIST | 3 | |
| POLS | 3 | |
| PSYC | 3 | |
| SOCI | 3 | |
| SOSC/ ANTH | 3 | |
| TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | 42 | |
| Computer Science | ||
| CSIS 110 or higher CSIS COURSE OR Credit by Examination | 3 | |
| Required Business Electives (12 credits) | ||
| BSAD 101 Principles of Accounting I | 3 | |
| BSAD 102 Principles of Accounting II | 3 | |
| BSAD 270 Legal Environments of Business | 3 | |
| ECON 211 Principles of Economics | 3 | |
| Required Electives | ||
| MATH 115 Statistics | ||
| Business Elective (course must be numbered 100 or higher) | 3 | |
| Working closely with both campus advisors and MCC business faculty is imperative when selecting electives. \ Electives will vary based on transfer institution and 4-year degree plan. | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 63 | |
- All courses must be at least 100 level or higher
- Courses can only be used once to meet degree requirements
- Students must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity course or Learning Community as part of the degree requirements.
- We recognize that four-year transfer institutions may have additional requirements including higher GPA, or additional courses that could be taken at the community college level. Students are encouraged to work closely with an advisor from the receiving institution so that they may understand and prepare to meet all entrance requirements.