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A.S. Business

Associate Degree
Idaho State University
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Time to Degree
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Program Requirements

  • General Education - Objective 1, Written Communication
    6 credits
    ENGL1101 - Writing and Rhetoric I
    3 credits
    ENGL1101P - Writing and Rhetoric I Plus
    4 credits
    ENGL1102 - Writing and Rhetoric II
    3 credits
    HONS1101 - Honors Humanities I
    3 credits
  • General Education - Objective 2, Oral Communication
    3 credits
    COMM1101 - Fundamentals of Oral Comm
    3 credits
  • General Education - Objective 3, Mathematical Ways of Knowing take the following courses, take 3 credits
    3 credits
    MGT2216 is recommended
    MATH1123 - Math in Modern Society
    3 credits
    MATH1123P - Math in Modern Soc Plus
    4 credits
    MATH1127 - The Language of Mathematics
    3 credits
    MATH1130 - Finite Mathematics
    3 credits
    MATH1143 - Precalculus I: Algebra
    3 credits
    MATH1143P - Precalculus I: Algebra Plus
    5 credits
    MATH1147 - Precalculus
    5 credits
    MATH1153 - Statistical Reasoning
    3 credits
    MATH1153P - Statistical Reasoning
    4 credits
    MATH1160 - Survey of Calculus
    3 credits
    MATH1170 - Calculus I
    4 credits
    MATH2256 - Structure of Arith for El Ed
    3 credits
    MATH2257 - Structure Geo and Prob El Ed
    3 credits
    MGT2216 - Business Statistics
    3 credits
    RCET1372 - Calculus for Electronics
    4 credits
    TGE1140 - Survey of Applied Math
    3 credits
  • General Education - Objective 4, Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) courses. (6 credits.) Courses must be selected from two different categories
    6 credits
    Humanities
    ENGL1115 - Major Themes in Literature
    3 credits
    ENGL1126 - Art of Film I
    3 credits
    ENGL1175 - Literature and Ideas
    3 credits
    ENGL2215 - Survey of World Mythology
    3 credits
    ENGL2257 - Survey of World Literature I
    3 credits
    ENGL2258 - Survey of World Literature II
    3 credits
    HONS1102 - Honors Humanities II
    3 credits
    PHIL1101 - Introduction to Philosophy
    3 credits
    PHIL1103 - Introduction to Ethics
    3 credits
    TGE1257 - Applied Ethics in Technology
    3 credits
    Fine Arts
    ART1100 - Introduction to Art
    3 credits
    ART1101 - Survey of Art History I
    3 credits
    ART1102 - Survey of Art History II
    3 credits
    ART2210 - Hist and Apprec of Photography
    3 credits
    CMP2250 - History Appreciation Photo
    3 credits
    DANC1105 - Survey of Dance
    3 credits
    DANC2205 - Dance in the Modern Era
    3 credits
    MUSI1100 - Introduction to Music
    3 credits
    MUSI1105 - Survey of Rock Music
    3 credits
    MUSI1106 - American Music
    3 credits
    MUSI1108 - The World of Music
    4 credits
    MUSI1109 - Survey of Jazz
    3 credits
    THEA1101 - Survey of Theatre
    3 credits
    Foreign Languages
    ARBC1101 - Elementary Arabic I
    4 credits
    ARBC1102 - Elementary Arabic II
    4 credits
    CHNS1101 - Elementary Chinese I
    4 credits
    CHNS1102 - Elementary Chinese II
    4 credits
    CSD1151 - American Sign Language I
    3 credits
    CSD1152 - American Sign Language II
    3 credits
    FREN1101 - Elementary French I
    4 credits
    FREN1102 - Elementary French II
    4 credits
    JAPN1101 - Elementary Japanese I
    4 credits
    JAPN1102 - Elementary Japanese II
    4 credits
    LANG1101 - Elementary Foreign Language I
    4 credits
    LANG1102 - Elementary Foreign Language II
    4 credits
    RUSS1101 - Elementary Russian I
    4 credits
    RUSS1102 - Elementary Russian II
    4 credits
    SHOS1101 - Elementary Shoshoni I
    4 credits
    SHOS1102 - Elementary Shoshoni II
    4 credits
    SPAN1101 - Elementary Spanish I
    4 credits
    SPAN1102 - Elementary Spanish II
    4 credits
  • General Education - Objective 5, Scientific Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) lecture courses and one (1) laboratory or field experiences. (7 credits) Courses must be selected from two different course prefixes.
    7 credits
    ANTH2230 - Biological Anthropology
    3 credits
    ANTH2230L - Biological Anthropology Lab
    1 credit
    BIOL1100 - Concepts of Biology
    3 credits
    BIOL1100L - Concepts of Biology Lab
    0 credits
    BIOL1101 - Biology I
    4 credits
    BIOL1101L - Biology I Lab
    0 credits
    BIOL2227 - Human Anat and Phys 1
    3 credits
    BIOL2227L - Human Anat and Phys 1 Lab
    1 credit
    CHEM1100 - Concepts of Chemistry
    4 credits
    CHEM1101 - Intro to Chemistry
    3 credits
    CHEM1102 - Ess of Organic and Biochem
    3 credits
    CHEM1103 - Ess of Organic and Biochem Lab
    1 credit
    CHEM1111 - General Chemistry I
    4 credits
    CHEM1111L - General Chemistry I Lab
    1 credit
    CHEM1112 - General Chemistry II
    3 credits
    CHEM1112L - General Chemistry II Lab
    1 credit
    GEOL1100 - The Dynamic Earth
    3 credits
    GEOL1100L - The Dynamic Earth Lab
    1 credit
    GEOL1101 - Physical Geology
    3 credits
    GEOL1101L - Physical Geology Lab
    1 credit
    GEOL1110 - Physical Geol Scientists Lab
    1 credit
    NTD2239 - Nutrition
    3 credits
    PHYS1100 - Essentials of Physics
    4 credits
    PHYS1101 - Elements of Physics
    3 credits
    PHYS1101L - Elements of Physics Lab
    1 credit
    PHYS1111 - General Physics I
    3 credits
    PHYS1112 - General Physics II
    3 credits
    PHYS1113 - General Physics I Laboratory
    1 credit
    PHYS1114 - General Physics II Laboratory
    1 credit
    PHYS1152 - Descriptive Astronomy
    3 credits
    PHYS1153 - Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory
    1 credit
    PHYS2211 - Engineering Physics I
    4 credits
    PHYS2212 - Engineering Physics II
    4 credits
    PHYS2213 - Engineering Physics I Lab
    1 credit
    PHYS2214 - Engineering Physics II Lab
    1 credit
  • General Education - Objective 6, social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) courses. (6 credits) Courses must be selected from two different course prefixes.
    6 credits
    ECON2201 is recommended
    ANTH1100 - Discover Anthropology
    3 credits
    ANTH1102 - Cultural Anthropology
    3 credits
    ECON1100 - Economic Issues
    3 credits
    ECON2201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
    3 credits
    ECON2202 - Principles of Microeconomics
    3 credits
    EDUC1110 - Education in the US
    3 credits
    GLBL2203 - International Organizations
    3 credits
    HIST1101 - World History I
    3 credits
    HIST1102 - World History II
    3 credits
    HIST1105 - Foundations of Europe
    3 credits
    HIST1106 - Modern Europe
    3 credits
    HIST1111 - United States History I
    3 credits
    HIST1112 - United States History II
    3 credits
    IS2203 - Intro Internatl Organizations
    3 credits
    POLS1101 - American National Government
    3 credits
    PSYC1101 - Introduction to Psychology
    3 credits
    SOC1101 - Introduction to Sociology
    3 credits
    SOC1102 - Social Problems
    3 credits
    TGE1150 - Social Science in Workplace
    3 credits
    SOWK1101 - Intro SOWK and Social Welfare
    3 credits
  • General Education - Objective 7, Critical Thinking AND Objective 8, Information Literacy Minimum of one (1) course from either Objective 7 or Objective 8. (3 credits)
    3 credits
    Objective 7: INFO1181 or CS1181 is recommended / Objective 8: INFO1101 or FIN115 is recommended
    ANTH1107 - Nature of Language
    3 credits
    CS1181 - Computer Sci and Programming I
    3 credits
    CMP2205 - Argumentation
    3 credits
    ENGL1107 - Nature of Language
    3 credits
    GEOL1107 - Real Monsters
    3 credits
    HIST1100 - History in Film
    3 credits
    HIST1118 - US History and Culture
    3 credits
    HIST1120 - Themes in World History
    3 credits
    INFO1181 - Informatics and Programming I
    3 credits
    PHIL2201 - Introduction to Logic
    3 credits
    PHIL2260 - Philosophy of Life and Death
    3 credits
    POLS1102 - Intro to Politic Crit Thinking
    3 credits
    SOC2248 - Crit Analysis Social Diversity
    3 credits
    THEA1118 - Oral Interpretation of Lit
    3 credits
    THEA2251 - Fundamentals of Acting
    3 credits
    ACAD1111 - Info Literacy and Inquiry
    3 credits
    CMP2203 - Media Literacy
    3 credits
    CMP2203 - Media Literacy
    3 credits
    FIN1115 - Personal Finance
    3 credits
    HIST2291 - Introduction to Research
    3 credits
    INFO1101 - Digital Information Literacy
    3 credits
    LLIB1115 - Intro to Information Research
    3 credits
  • General Education - Objective 9, Cultural Diversity take 3 credits, take at least 1 course
    3 credits
    ANTH2201 - Intermediate Shoshoni I
    4 credits
    ANTH2202 - Intermediate Shoshoni II
    4 credits
    ANTH2212 - Intro to Folklore Oral Tradns
    3 credits
    ANTH2237 - People and Cult of Old World
    3 credits
    ANTH2238 - Peoples and Cult of New World
    3 credits
    ANTH2239 - Latino Peoples and Cultures
    3 credits
    ANTH2258 - Native American History
    3 credits
    CHNS2201 - Intermediate Chinese I
    4 credits
    CHNS2202 - Intermediate Chinese II
    4 credits
    CSD2210 - Comm through Lit and Media
    3 credits
    CSD2256 - Deaf Culture and Community
    3 credits
    EDUC2204 - Families Communities Culture
    3 credits
    ENGL2210 - American Cultural Studies
    3 credits
    ENGL2212 - Intro to Folklore/Oral Tradn
    3 credits
    GLBL2202 - Introduction to Global Issues
    3 credits
    GLBL2270 - World Reg Geog and Cultures
    3 credits
    HIST2201 - Women in US History
    3 credits
    HIST2251 - Latin American History
    3 credits
    HIST2252 - Asian History and Culture
    3 credits
    HIST2254 - Middle East Hist and Culture
    3 credits
    HIST2255 - African History and Culture
    3 credits
    HIST2258 - Native American History
    3 credits
    JAPN2201 - Intermediate Japanese I
    4 credits
    JAPN2202 - Intermediate Japanese II
    4 credits
    PHIL2210 - Intro to Asian Philosophies
    3 credits
    POLS2231 - Intro to Comp Politics
    3 credits
    RUSS2201 - Intermediate Russian I
    4 credits
    RUSS2202 - Intermediate Russian II
    4 credits
    SCPY1001 - Psychology of Diversity
    3 credits
    SHOS2201 - Intermediate Shoshoni I
    4 credits
    SHOS2202 - Intermediate Shoshoni II
    4 credits
    SOC2201 - Intro to Gender and Sexuality
    3 credits
    SPAN2201 - Intermediate Spanish I
    4 credits
    SPAN2202 - Intermediate Spanish II
    4 credits
  • Core Courses Complete the following courses:
    24 credits
    In addition to the below, take six credits of any College of Business courses
    ACCT2201 - Principles of Accounting I
    3 credits
    ACCT2202 - Principles of Accounting II
    3 credits
    MGT1101 - Introduction to Business
    3 credits
    ECON2201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
    3 credits
    ECON2202 - Principles of Microeconomics
    3 credits
    One of the following:
    INFO1101 - Digital Information Literacy
    3 credits
    INFO1181 - Informatics and Programming I
    3 credits
    FIN1115 - Personal Finance
    3 credits
    MKTG2225 - Introduction to Marketing
    3 credits
    MGT2216 - Business Statistics
    3 credits
Grand Total Credits
61

* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.