The Associate of Science in Business
or Information Technology is a two year
degree that offers a sound sequence of
required studies in general education
consisting of 33 semester credits and
includes substantial elective coursework
which provides students with the flexibility
to customize their lower division studies
according to their personal interests
and needs. While the open electives can
be a combination of courses from various
disciplines, namely Business, Information
Technology, or the Arts and Sciences,
the degree rests solidly on a general
education foundation. Students can plan
their degree design in accordance with
their higher education or employment objectives.
Upon successful completion of the program,
graduates will be awarded an Associate
of Science in Business or Information
Technology degree. Graduates of this program
may find career opportunities in a variety
of fields based on the electives they
choose.
| Program
Goals |
| After completing this
program, students should be able to: |
 |
Communicate effectively
in oral and written English |
|
Use fundamental quantitative and
computer skills |
|
Appreciate creative and philosophical
expressions of the human condition |
|
Understand social institutions in
their historical context |
|
Demonstrate analytical thinking
and thoughtful criticism |
|
Demonstrate a broad-based college
education with foundational expertise
in a specialty area of personal interest |
Degree Requirements
The Associate of Science in Business or
Information Technology degree consists
of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours,
30 or more of which must be earned at
ECMIT with a cumulative grade point average
of at least 2.0. To complete the degree,
a student must earn credits in the areas
of study mentioned below.
Course
Classification |
Credit
Hours Required |
Humanities Requirements |
18 |
Social Science
Requirements |
6 |
Mathematics
& IT Requirements |
9 |
Concentration
Track Requirements |
21 |
General
Electives |
6 |
Total |
60 |
Course
Requirements for the Associate of
Science in Business or Information
Technology
(60 semester credits required) |
 |
| General
Education Requirements (33 semester
credits required) |
| Required
Humanities Courses (18 credits) |
| MGMT 101 |
Managing
Self |
(3 credit) |
| ENGL 110 |
English Composition
|
(3 credits) |
| ENGL 120 |
Effective
Reading and Writing |
(3 credits) |
| ENGL 230 |
Survey of
World Literature |
(3 credits) |
| COMM 120 |
Public speaking |
(3 credits) |
| SOSC 240 |
Islam and
the Middle East |
(3 credits) |
| Required
Social Science Courses (6 credits) |
| SOSC 231 |
Essentials
of Economics |
(3 credits) |
| SOSC 230 |
Philosophical
thinking |
(3 credits) |
| Required
Mathematics & IT Courses
(9 credits) |
| MATH 110 |
College Algebra |
(3 credits) |
| MATH 120 |
Statistics |
(3 credits) |
| COSC 110 |
Software
Applications |
(3 credits) |
|
