An educational background in Business can take many forms, depending on a student's personal goals and plans. Grayson College's Business degrees and certificates have been designed to fit the most popular and offers flexibility to meet individual needs. The coursework is designed to provide individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to be a successful consumer, an efficient team employee in any business environment, and/or a traditional manager and other information in today’s global business environment.
Students will develop a foundation of communication, economic, accounting, and computer application skills. This will enhance their value in the personal or business arena with additional knowledge and skill in the areas of leadership, ethics, business law, marketing, and human resource management.
The Business Administration Associate of Science (AS) degree is designed for transfer to four-year institutions. All students are advised to counsel with the university/college of their choice to determine if all courses recommended by Grayson College are applicable to that institution's Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
The Business and Management Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree offers several certificates that may be completed on the way to earning the AAS. The certificates are in Business Foundation and General Management.
The Marketable Skills Award in Marketing is a sequence of courses (9 credit hours) that may lead to immediate employment or add to a student's marketability.
Many of these courses may also be taken for non-credit through the GC Continuing Education division.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| BCIS 1305 (Business Computer Applications) | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 (Business Principles) | 3 |
| HIST 1301 (U.S. History I) | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 (Composition I) | 3 |
| MATH 1314 or MATH 1324 | 3 |
| BUSI 2305 (Business Statistics) | 3 |
| SPCH 1321 (Business & Professional Communication) | 3 |
| HIST 1302 (U.S. History II) | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 (Composition II) | 3 |
| *Component Area Option | 1 |
| ACCT 2301 (Principles of Financial Acct.) | 3 |
| HUMA 1301 (Intro to Humanities I) or HUMA 1302 (Intro to Humanities II) | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 (Federal Government) | 3 |
| GEOL 1301 (Earth Sciences) | 3 |
| GEOL 1101 (Earth Sciences Lab I) | 1 |
| ECON 2301 (Principles of Macroeconomics I) | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 (Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| GOVT 2306 (Texas Government) | 3 |
| ARTS 1301 or MUSI 1306 | 3 |
| BIOL 1308 (Biol for Non-Science Majors) | 3 |
| BIOL 1108 (Biol Lab for Non-Science Majors) | 1 |
| total: | 60 |
Note: All science courses at Grayson College must be taken with their corresponding labs.
*Please review your Student Planner or contact your Student Success Coach/Faculty Mentor to review which courses may be used to fill this degree requirement.
All students must meet with a counselor or academic advisor to determine which courses will transfer to the four-year school of their choice.
Please Note: Universities that have adopted the Business field of study require computer programming knowledge for the junior level business core. Students who have never taken a computer programming course are encouraged to take COSC 1336.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| ACNT 1303 (Intro to Accounting I) | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 (Business Principles) | 3 |
| BUSG 1304 (Financial Literacy) | 3 |
| BMGT 2309 (Leadership) | 3 |
| ITSC 1309 (Integrated Software Applications) | 3 |
| ACNT 1304 (Intro to Accounting II) | 3 |
| BMGT 1305 (Communications in Management) | 3 |
| BMGT 1327 (Principles of Management) | 3 |
| ECON 2301 (Principles of Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| *SPCH 1321 or SPCH 1311 | 3 |
| BUSG 2305 (Business Law/Contracts) | 3 |
| *MRKG 1302, 1311 or 2333 | 3 |
| HRPO 2301 (Human Resources Management) | 3 |
| BUSG 2309 (Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship) | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 (Principles of Managerial Acct.) | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 (Composition I) | 3 |
| ECON 2302 (Principles of Microeconomics) | 3 |
| *Mathematics/Life & Physical Sciences Core | 3 |
| BMGT 1341 (Business Ethics - Capstone) | 3 |
| *Language, Philosophy & Culture Core | 3 |
| total: | 60 |
Note: All science courses at Grayson College must be taken with their corresponding labs.
*Please review your Student Planner or contact your Student Success Coach/Faculty Mentor to review which courses may be used to fill this degree requirement.
All students must meet with a counselor or academic advisor to determine which courses will transfer to the four-year school of their choice.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| ACNT 1303 (Introduction to Accounting I) | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 (Business Principles) | 3 |
| BUSG 1304 (Financial Literacy) | 3 |
| BMGT 2309 (Leadership) | 3 |
| ITSC 1309 (Integrated Software Applications I) | 3 |
| ACNT 1304 (Introduction to Accounting II) | 3 |
| BMGT 1305 (Communications in Management) | 3 |
| BMGT 1327 (Principles of Management) | 3 |
| ECON 2301 (Principles of Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321 | 3 |
| BUSG 2305 (Business Law - Capstone) | 3 |
| MRKG 1311 or MRKG 1302 or MRKG 2333 | 3 |
| HRPO 2301 (Human Resources Management) | 3 |
| BUSG 2309 (Small Business Management) | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 (Principles of Managerial Accounting) | 3 |
| total: | 45 |
Courses should be taken in order.
1This certificate is the second and third semester course work of the Business Management Associate of Applied Science degree plan.
*Please review your Student Planner or contact your Student Success Coach/Faculty Mentor to review which courses may be used to fill this degree requirement.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| ACNT 1303 (Intro to Accounting I) | 3 |
| BUSI 1301 (Business Principles) | 3 |
| BUSG 1304 (Financial Literacy) | 3 |
| BMGT 2309 (Leadership - Capstone) | 3 |
| ITSC 1309 (Integrated Software Applications) | 3 |
| total: | 15 |
2This is semester one of the Business and Management Associate of Applied Science degree plan.
| Subject | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| MRKG 1302 (Principles of Retailing) | 3 |
| MRKG 1311 (Principles of Marketing) | 3 |
| MRKG 2333 (Principles of Selling) | 3 |
| total: | 9 |