Business Concentration
Cara Rex, MACC, Chair
Phone: (419) 995-8323
Email: rex.c@RhodesState.edu
Office: 239 Keese Hall
The Business concentration is for the student who intends to transfer to a four-year public university in Ohio for further study in areas including the following: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Supply Chain and others.
Further information on the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway in Business is available at:
https://www.ohiohighered.org/content/ogtp_business
The Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway designation guarantees the transfer and applicability of credits but does not guarantee admission to a program. Some bachelor-degree granting business programs may be competitive, and students should check with individual institutions for their program admission requirements.
Business Concentration
Associate of Science Degree
Structured Course Sequence (4 Semester Plan)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ACC 1010 | Corporate Accounting Principles | 4 |
| COM 1110 | English Composition | 3 |
| ECN 1410 | Macro Economics | 3 |
| MGT 1010 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| SDE 1010 | First Year Experience | 1 |
| Term Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ACC 1020 | Managerial Accounting Principles | 4 |
| COM 1160 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ECN 1430 | Micro Economics | 3 |
| MTH 1260 | Statistics | 3 |
| HST 1011 or HST 1012 or HST 1333 or HST 1334 or HST 2510 or HST 2521 or LIT 2241 or LIT 2242 or LIT 2301 or LIT 2310 | Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II or World Civilization I or World Civilization II or History of Latin America or Women in World History or World Literature I or World Literature II or British Literature I or Literature and the Holocaust | 3 |
| Term Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| COM 2110 or COM 2213 | Public Speaking or Verbal Judo | 3 |
| MKT 1010 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MTH 1370 | College Algebra | 4 |
| Any TAG/OTM approved Science course with lab | 4 | |
| Any TAG/OTM approved Social and Behavorial science course (except economics) | 3 | |
| Term Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIO 2820 | Associate of Science Capstone | 1 |
| BUS 2100 | Business Law | 3 |
| MTH 1611 or MTH 1711 | Business Calculus or Calculus I | 5 |
| Any TAG/OTM approved Science course | 3-4 | |
| Any TAG/OTM approved Arts & Humanities course | 3 | |
| Term Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 62-63 | |
Pick Any Course Elective Not Used to Meet Another Requirement Listed on this Plan of Study
Course Electives
Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 2411 | Cultural Anthropology (TAG) | 3 |
| ECN 1410 | Macro Economics (TAG) | 3 |
| ECN 1430 | Micro Economics (TAG) | 3 |
| HST 2510 | History of Latin America (OTM) | 3 |
| POL 1010 | Introduction to Political Science (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| PSY 1010 | General Psychology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| PSY 1730 | Abnormal Psychology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| PSY 2150 | Lifespan Psychology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| PSY 2200 | Social Psychology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| PSY 2301 | Educational Psychology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| SOC 1010 | Sociology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| SOC 1200 | Death and Dying (OTM) | 3 |
| SOC 1210 | Family Sociology (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| SOC 1320 | American Cultural Diversity (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| SOC 2211 | World Religions: History, Belief, and Practice (OTM) | 3 |
| SOC 2300 | Social Problems (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
Arts and Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 1801 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 |
| COM 2110 | Public Speaking (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| HST 1011 | Western Civilization I (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| HST 1012 | Western Civilization II (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| HST 1610 | American History to 1877 (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| HST 1620 | American History Since 1877 (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| HST 2300 | Technology and Civilization | 3 |
| HST 2521 | Women in World History (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2210 | Introduction to Literature (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2215 | Native American Literature (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2227 | Literature of Graphic Novels (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2250 | The American Short Story (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2260 | Fantasy Literature (OTM/TAG) | 3 |
| LIT 2301 | British Literature I (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2310 | Literature and the Holocaust (OTM) | 3 |
| LIT 2450 | Themes in Literature and Film (OTM) | 3 |
| MUS 1010 | Music Appreciation I (OTM) | 3 |
| PHL 1011 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| THR 1010 | Introduction to Theatre (OTM) | 3 |
Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE ELECTIVES WITH LABS | ||
| BIO 1090 | Concepts in Biology (OTM) | 4 |
| BIO 1110 | Anatomy and Physiology I (OTM) | 4 |
| BIO 1120 | Anatomy and Physiology II (OTM) | 4 |
| BIO 1400 | Microbiology (OTM) | 4 |
| BIO 2121 | Introduction to Human Genetics (OTM) | 4 |
| CHM 1110 | Introductory General Chemistry (OTM) | 4 |
| CHM 1120 | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry (OTM) | 4 |
| GLG 1000 | Physical Geology (TAG) | 4 |
| GLG 1004 | Historical Geology (TAG) | 4 |
| PHY 1120 | Physics I (OTM/TAG) | 4 |
| PHY 1130 | Physics II (OTM/TAG) | 4 |
| SCIENCE ELECTIVES | ||
| BIO 1000 | Basic Human Structure and Function | 3 |
| | Portfolio Course |
| | Capstone Course |