Small Business Management
Occupational Major
This associate degree program qualifies graduates to compete for entry-level management and/or marketing positions, depending upon which business electives are chosen. Students who are considering transferring to a baccalaureate institution should be aware that decisions on transferability of courses are made by the baccalaureate institutions and differ from school to school. Program requirements can be completed in a two-year period of full-time study.
Department of Business Studies
Penn 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 2054
Graduates of this program are able to
- write a business plan for starting oneÂ’s own business or purchasing an existing business;
- demonstrate an understanding of the accounting functions necessary for operating a small business; and
- apply the management, marketing, legal, and insurance knowledge to operating a small business.
Degree Course Requirements
| ACCT103 | Introductory Accounting | |
| or | ||
| ACCT105 | Financial Accounting F | 3/4 |
| CISC110 | Introduction to Information Systems F | 3 |
| COMM110 | Effective Speaking F,2 | 3 |
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,F,1 | 3 |
| MGMT100 | Introduction to Business 3 | 3 |
| MGMT110 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MGMT120 | Business Mathematics A,F,4 | |
| or | ||
| MATH117 | Finite Mathematics for Business A,F,4 | 3 |
| MGMT130 | Business Law | |
| or | ||
| MGMT180 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT280 | Cooperative Education-Management F | |
| or | ||
| MKTG280 | Cooperative Education-Marketing F | 3 |
| MKTG100 | Principles of Marketing F | 3 |
| MKTG110 | Selling | 3 |
| MKTG200 | Advertising | 3 |
| OADM110 | Business Communication A,F,1 | 3 |
| PSYC125 | Stress Management 5 | 3/4 |
| Accounting Electives B | 3 | |
| Cultural Perspectives C | 3 | |
| Business Electives D | 9 | |
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge E,F,6 | 3 |
| 60/61/62 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete program requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
First Semester |
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| ACCT103 | Introductory Accounting | |||
| or | ||||
| ACCT105 | Financial Accounting F | 3/4 | ||
| OADM110 | Business Communication A,F,1 | 3 | ||
| MGMT110 | Small Business Management | 3 | ||
| CISC110 | Introduction to Information Systems F | 3 | ||
| Cultural Perspectives C | 3 | |||
| 15/16 | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| Accounting Elective B | 3/4 | |||
| MGMT100 | Introduction to Business 3 | 3 | ||
| PSYC125 | Stress Management 5 | 3 | ||
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,F,1 | 3 | ||
| MGMT120 | Business Mathematics A,F,4 | |||
| or | ||||
| MATH117 | Finite Mathematics for Business A,F,4 | 3 | ||
| 15/16 | ||||
Third Semester | ||||
| MGMT130 | Business Law | |||
| or | ||||
| MGMT180 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | ||
| MKTG200 | Advertising | 3 | ||
| Business Electives D | 6 | |||
| MKTG100 | Principles of Marketing F | 3 | ||
| 15 | ||||
Fourth Semester |
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| COMM110 | Effective Speaking F,2 | 3 | ||
| MGMT280 | Cooperative Education-Management F | |||
| or | ||||
| MKTG280 | Cooperative Education-Marketing F | 3 | ||
| MKTG110 | Selling | 3 | ||
| Business Elective D | 3 | |||
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge E,F,6 | 3 | ||
| 15 | ||||
A Placement testing required.
B Any of the following may be chosen: ACCT105, ACCT106, ACCT110,
ACCT120, ACCT130.
C Any of the following may be chosen: HIST111, HIST112, HIST151, HIST152, HUMN111, HUMN112, HUMN113, HUMN114.
D Any course with a prefix of ACCT, HRIM, LAWS, MEDA MGMT, MKTG, OADM, or REAL may be chosen.
E Any INTG course may be chosen.
F Course requires prerequisite
1 Satisfies College Writing requirement.
2 Satisfies Creative Expression.
3 Satisfies Social Perspectives
4 Satisfies College level Mathematics or Science.
5 Satisfies Personal Health.
6 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
** Spring Semester only. Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend “Major Requirements Satisfied” on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except three credits of Cultural Perspectives, three credits of College level Mathematics, Integration of Knowledge and Personal Health. Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in the other course requirements.
