First Semester

• BUSI 1301 - Business Principles 3 credit hours.
• ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1311 - Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1341 - Business Ethics 3 credit hours. ¹
• Elective - Choose from Business Electives 3 credit hours.

Second Semester

• ACNT 1329 - Payroll and Business Tax Accounting 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 2309 - Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 1303 - Principles of Finance 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1302 - Principles of Retailing 3 credit hours.
• Elective - Choose from Soft Skills Electives 3 credit hours.¹

Grand Total Hours: 30

Note(s):

* BCIS/COSC is the preference over ITSC/ITSE because it transfers more readily to four-year institutions.

Refer to the Testing Center portion of the catalog for more information regarding the Texas Success Initiative (TSI).

Suggested Business Electives

• ACNT 1311 - Introduction to Computerized Accounting 3 credit hours.
• ACNT 1313 - Computerized Accounting Applications 3 credit hours.
• BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1301 - Supervision 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1325 - Office Management 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1327 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 1382 - Cooperative Education I-Business Administration and Management, General 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 2303 - Problem Solving and Decision Making 3 credit hours.
• BMGT 2309 - Leadership 3 credit hours.
• BUSG 1303 - Principles of Finance 3 credit hours.
• BUSI 1307 - Personal Finance 3 credit hours.
• HRPO 2301 - Human Resources Management 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1313 - Public Relations 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 2312 - e-Commerce Marketing 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 2349 - Advertising and Sales Promotion 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1301 - Business English 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1309 - Administrative Office Procedures I 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1329 - Beginning Keyboarding 3 credit hours.
• POFT 2312 - Business Correspondence and Communication 3 credit hours.

Suggested Soft Skills Electives:

• HRPO 1311 - Human Relations 3 credit hours.
• HRPO 2307 - Organizational Behavior 3 credit hours.
• MRKG 1301 - Customer Relationship Management 3 credit hours.
• POFT 1313 - Professional Workforce Preparation 3 credit hours.