Overview
The Business Associate of Applied Science is a degree that combines two paths in one degree: Business Management and Accounting. The path the student chooses determines the specialization for the degree.
Business Management Specialization
The business environment is constantly changing; therefore, effective and efficient management requires learning and applying the latest techniques in management to advance your career and become a more valuable manager in the organization. As a graduate of the San Jacinto College Business Management specialization, you will be prepared to assume first-line supervisory positions in business organizations of every type. You will also be on a career track to higher levels of management as your experience grows in applying the concepts and techniques learned at San Jacinto College.
Upon completion of the Business AAS, Business Management specialization degree, students should be able to find entry-level employment in:
- Retail
- Wholesale
- Manufacturing
- Materials management
- Distribution
- Governmental agencies
- Nonprofits
Earning Potential
Earning potential varies based on industry. This is just an example of one industry’s earning potential.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, median salary: $44,972 per year1
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Source: texaswages.com, median salary Gulf Coast region, 2023
For more information, students may contact Central, 281-476-1841; North, 281-998-6350, x7765; and South, 281-929-4603.
Accounting Specialization
Accounting has become one of the most prominent themes in business. Changing regulations, compliance initiatives, and increasing corporate complexity have brought accounting professionals to the forefront of business and government. Our graduates have started successful bookkeeping and income tax businesses. Students can also use this degree to kick-start their accounting degree at a four-year university.
* Note: The AAS degree is not designed to transfer completely to a four-year university. For more information, students may consult an educational planner/counselor or Department Chair.
Upon completion of the Business AAS, Accounting specialization degree, students should be able to find entry-level employment in:
- Accounts Payable,
- Accounts Receivable,
- Payroll,
- Banking,
- Bookkeeping, and
- Income Tax Accounting.
Earning Potential
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks: $46,303 per year1
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Source: texaswages.com, median salary, Gulf Coast region, 2023
For more information, students may contact Central campus at 281-991-2608; or North campus at 281-998-6350, x7306.
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Information
The Business Associate of Applied Science is a degree that combines two paths in one degree: Business Management and Accounting. The path the student chooses determines the specialization for the degree.
Business is a two-year management program that combines classroom with practical on-the-job training. The Business AAS curriculum includes courses designed to provide a practical, comprehensive program covering certain managerial/accounting activities. The program is designed to meet the needs of people preparing for careers in the business management or accounting industry.
Students enrolling into San Jacinto College programs with external learning experiences (i.e., clinical, practicum, externship, cooperative, etc.) will be required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the clinical/external learning sites to engage in all clinical/external learning experiences. Vaccination requirements at clinical/external learning sites are implemented pursuant to the independent authority of such facilities and are not mandated by San Jacinto College. Failure to meet the immunization requirements mandated by clinical/external learning sites may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the clinical/external learning site.
Note: Students taking BUSG 2366 Practicum--Business/Commerce should be counseled by an advisor or the Department Chair prior to registration. The BUSG Practicum course helps students receive practical training and experience compatible with their business management or accounting career objectives.
PLAN OF STUDY
3BUSINESS
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| BCIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 | Business Principles | 3 |
| BUSI 2304 | Business Report Writing and Correspondence | 3 |
| HRPO 1311 | Human Relations | 3 |
| Select one of the following based on Specialization: 1 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Accounting I 2 | ||
| OR | ||
| Principles of Financial Accounting | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ACNT 1311 | Introduction to Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| IBUS 2341 | Intercultural Management | 3 |
| BMGT 2309 | Leadership | 3 |
| BMGT 1327 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Select one of the following based on Specialization: 3 | 3 | |
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| OR | ||
| Principles of Managerial Accounting | ||
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| ACNT 1313 | Computerized Accounting Applications | 3 |
| Select one of the following based on Specialization: 4 | 9 | |
| Management Specialization | ||
| OR | ||
| Accounting Specializaiton | ||
| BUSG 2366 or BUSG 2371 | Practicum - Business/Commerce or Business Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SPCH 1321 | Business and Professional Speech | 3 |
| PHIL 2306 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Management Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BMGT 1344 | Negotiations and Conflict Management | 3 |
| MRKG 2312 | E-Commerce Marketing | 3 |
| BMGT 1309 | Information and Project Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Accounting Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACNT 1329 | Payroll and Business Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACNT 2309 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACNT 1331 | Federal Income Tax: Individual | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
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Management Specialization should take ACNT 1303, and Accounting Specialization should take ACCT 2301
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ACNT 1303 may not count for degree or certificate purposes if the student receives credit for ACCT 2301. ACNT 1303 will not satisfy the business administration transfer program degree accounting requirements.
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Management Specialization should take MRKG 1311, and Accounting Specialization should take ACCT 2302
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For the 9 semester credit hours of the Second Year/First Term, students follow one of the two specializations: Management Specialization or Accounting Specialization taking the courses listed under each specialization below this Plan of Study.
Capstone Experience: BUSG 2366 Practicum - Business/Commerce or BUSG 2371 Business Capstone