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Bucks County Community College

Catalog

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Associate of Arts

Occupational Major

This associate degree program prepares graduates to start their own business, take over an existing business, or for an entry-level management position. 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 and Innovation
Grupp 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 2054

Graduates of this program are able to

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the components of a business plan for starting one’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, and legal knowledge to operating a small business.
  • demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.

This program is no longer open for enrollment.

 

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This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).


Labor Market Analysis
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Learn about the job market, average salary, and necessary level of training you can expect to encounter in the workforce after completing this program based on data from the PA Department of Labor.

Degree Course Requirements

Course Credits
ACCT103
Introductory Accounting
3
OR
ACCT105
Financial Accounting E
4
CISC110
Introduction to Information Systems E
3
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
COMM110
Effective Speaking E,4,5
3
COMP110
English Composition I A,E,1,10
3
MGMT100
Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8
3
MGMT110
Small Business Management
3
MGMT120
Business Mathematics A,E,6
3
MGMT130
Business Law
3
OR
MGMT180
Legal Environment of Business
3
MGMT135
Business Communication A,E,2,4,10
3
MGMT155
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
3
MGMT230
Principles of Management E
3
MGMT280
Cooperative Education-Management E,9
3
MKTG100
Principles of Marketing E
3
MKTG110
Selling
3
MKTG220
Digital Marketing
3
Arts/Humanities Elective C,1 3
Business Electives D 9
Science Elective A,B,E,73/4
Total Credit Hours 61-63

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

Course Credits
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
MGMT120
Business Mathematics A,E,6
3
CISC110
Introduction to Information Systems E
3
MGMT100
Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8
3
COMP110
English Composition I A,E,1,10
3
Arts/Humanities Elective C,1 3
Total Credit Hours 16

Second Semester

Course Credits
MGMT110
Small Business Management
3
ACCT103
Introductory Accounting
3
OR
ACCT105
Financial Accounting E
4
MKTG100
Principles of Marketing E
3
Business Electives D 3
MGMT135
Business Communication A,E,2,4,10
3
Total Credit Hours 15/16

Third Semester

Course Credits
MGMT130
Business Law
3
OR
MGMT180
Legal Environment of Business
3
MGMT230
Principles of Management E
3
Business Electives D 3
MGMT155
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
3
MKTG220
Digital Marketing
3
Total Credit Hours 15

Fourth Semester

Course Credits
COMM110
Effective Speaking E,4,5
3
MGMT280
Cooperative Education-Management E,9
3
MKTG110
Selling
3
Business Elective D 3
Science Elective A,B,E,7 3/4
Total Credit Hours 15/16

A Placement testing required.
B Science Elective (Gen Ed Core) Requirement: Consult the approved list of courses.
C Arts/Humanities (Gen Ed Core) Requirement: Consult the approved list of courses.
D Any course with a prefix of ACCT, HOSP, MGMT, MKTG, or ECON may be chosen.
E Course requires prerequisite.

1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking
3 Satisfies Diversity
4 Satisfies Information Literacy
5 Satisfies Oral Communication
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy
8 Satisfies Social Sciences
9 Satisfies Technological Competence
10 Satisfies Writing

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