Business Administration, ABUS

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Jump start your career by completing this degree and then transferring to a university business administration degree or related program.

What can I do with this degree?

Academic Options: This program has been designed to match as closely as possible the first two years of a business degree at the University of Arizona. Students planning to transfer to another university should meet with an advisor to complete a transfer plan.
Contact Information: Contact any campus Student Services office https://www.pima.edu/student-resources/advising/index.html
Program/Major Codes: AOBBUSIADMIN/BUD1

Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirement (AGEC-B)

A grade of C or better is required for graduation. Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found in the Arizona General Education Curriculum-B (AGEC-B) Certificate .

English Composition: 6 credits

Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 credits

Recommend: ART 105 and either HUM 260 or LIT 280

Biological and Physical Sciences: 8 credits

Recommend two courses from: BIO 100IN , BIO 109IN , GEO 101IN or GLG 101IN

Mathematics: †

MAT 212 fulfills this requirement.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 credits

ECN 201 fulfills 3 credits of this requirement.
Complete a non-ECN course from this category. Recommend: PSY 101

Other Requirements: †

CIS 120 and ECN 202 fulfill this requirement.

Special Requirements

The I, C, and G requirements should be fulfilled by selecting the appropriate recommended courses in the above categories.
Recommend: ART 105 and either HUM 260 or LIT 280

Subtotal: 23 credits¥

Required Core Courses

A grade of C or better is required for graduation.

ACC 211 - Financial Accounting [SUN# ACC 2201] 3 Credits
ACC 212 - Managerial Accounting [SUN# ACC 2202] 3 Credits
BUS 148 - Ethics in the Workplace 3 Credits
BUS 205 - Statistical Methods in Economics and Business [SUN# BUS 2201] 3 Credits
BUS 220 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Credits
CIS 120 - Computer Applications for Business [SUN# CIS 1120] 4 Credits
ECN 201 - Microeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2202] 3 Credits
ECN 202 - Macroeconomic Principles [SUN# ECN 2201] 3 Credits
MAT 151 - College Algebra [SUN# MAT 1151] 4 Credits
(MAT 151 may be substituted by another transferable course if the student has tested above MAT 151 or completed a College MAT course numbered higher than 151 with a grade C or better.)

Business Math Requirement: 6-7 credits

Please note: The UA accepts the combination of MAT 212 and BUS 277 . ASU accepts MAT 212 and an additional Math course at ASU**. The NAU BSBA program in Flagstaff only requires MAT 172 , while their BBA program through the Extended Campus requires MAT 212 and either MAT 151 or MAT 172 .

Regardless of which university a student plans to transfer, any student who wants to earn a Pima ABUS degree still needs one of the two combinations listed below.

MAT 212 - Topics in Calculus [SUN# MAT 2212] 3 Credits ***
AND
BUS 277 - Analytical Methods in Business 4 Credits
OR
MAT 172 - Finite Mathematics 3 Credits
AND
MAT 212 - Topics in Calculus [SUN# MAT 2212] 3 Credits ***

Subtotal: 35-36 credits

Required Support Courses

A grade of C or better is required for graduation.

STU 107 - University Transfer Exploration, Preparation and College Success 1 Credits
STU 210UA - University of Arizona Transition 2 Credits
OR
STU 210UT - University Transition 2 Credits
WRT 254 - Advanced Professional Communications 3 Credits

Subtotal: 6 credits

Total Credits as Displayed: 64-65 Credits

† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
¥ AGEC requires 35 credits. This subtotal shows the AGEC credits not fulfilled by core, support, or second language courses.
** ASU may also accept the combination of MAT 220 and MAT 231 , which can substitute for the above listed courses.
*** UA will accept MAT 220 instead of MAT 212 , which can substitute for the above listed courses.