Management, Specialization in Marketing (212-02), Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Purpose: This degree fulfills Virginia’s need for trained management personnel with expertise in marketing.

Admission Requirements: VPT placement test scores in writing, reading, and mathematics are used for initial placement in English, mathematics and required program courses. Refer to the course descriptions for these requirements. Additionally, students should be proficient in basic keyboarding before entering this program.

Note: The Management curriculum has been approved by the Servicemembers Opportunity College Associate Degree Program for Military Personnel (SOCAD) as a common curriculum in the SOCAD network. Student agreement forms and other information are available in the Office of Continuing Education and Community Services, Off-Campus Programs.

♦ Course requires pre/co-requisites.

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Fall I

ENG 111 - College Composition I ♦ (3 credits)
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business (3 credits)
ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts ♦ (3 credits) ¹
MKT 100 - Principles of Marketing ♦ (3 credits)
MTH 120 - Introduction to Mathematics ♦ (3 credits) ²
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (1 credit)

Semester Total Credits 16

Spring I

BUS 121 - Business Mathematics I (3 credits)
BUS 200 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
ECO 120 - Survey of Economics ♦ (3 credits)
ENG 112 - College Composition II ♦ (3 credits)
MKT 110 - Principles of Selling ♦ (3 credits)
PLS 135 - American National Politics ♦ (3 credits)

Semester Total Credits 18

Fall II

ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I ♦ (3 credits)
BUS 220 - Introduction to Business Statistics ♦ (3 credits)
BUS 241 - Business Law I (3 credits)
Health/Physical Education (2 credits) ³
CST 227 - Business And Professional Communication ♦ (3 credits)
MKT 271 - Consumer Behavior ♦ (3 credits)

Semester Total Credits 17

Spring II

ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II ♦ (3 credits)
BUS 201 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
MKT 220 - Principles of Advertising ♦ (3 credits)
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credits) ³
Approved Elective (3 credits) ⁴

Semester Total Credits 15

Total Minimum Credits 66

¹ITE 119  may be substituted for ITE 115  (only one of these courses will count toward the degree).
²Other recommended math courses include MTH 151 , MTH 158  or MTH 240  (MTH 158  or MTH 163 ).
³Recommended courses to meet general education requirements are listed under General Program Information .
⁴Select ACC 215  (ACC 211 ), MKT 210 , MKT 216 , BUS 116 , BUS 165 , ITE 170  (ITE 115  or ITE 119 ) or AST 253  (AST 101  or ITE 115  or ITE 119 ).

NOTE: For courses listed in footnotes, prerequisites are included in parentheses.