Business: Marketing and Management (AAS)

60 Credits

The Business: Marketing and Management AAS Degree is designed for individuals who wish to seek employment after graduation or who want to enhance their advancement opportunities with their current employers. The program offers a combination of general education and business classes that provide students with critical thinking and technical business skills. These skills are appropriate for positions in management, supervision, marketing, sales or small business management.

Normandale business programs are nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

The Higher Learning Commission has extended Normandale’s accreditation to include the online delivery of the Associate of Applied Science in Business: Marketing and Management.

Core Courses – 40 Credits

Complete one of the following two courses:

ACCT 2251	Financial Accounting	4 cr
ACCT 2252	Managerial Accounting	4 cr

Required

BUSN 1201/CIM 1201	Information Technology Concepts and Business Software 1	3 cr
BUSN 2096	Internship in Business	2-4 cr
BUSN 2155	Legal Environment of Business	3 cr
BUSN 2300	Principles of Management	3 cr
BUSN 2400	Principles of Marketing	3 cr

Complete 20-22 credits of additional BUSN courses to reach 40 credits of required coursework.

BUSN ___________

Note: The department recommends that students complete courses which, when combined with the required courses above, lead to the achievement of a marketable business certificate. See Business Enrichment Certificate page for options.

Additional Required Courses – 20 Credits

ENGC 1101	Freshman Composition	(4 cr)
ENGC 2102	Business and Technical Writing	3 cr

Complete one of the following three courses:

COMM 1101	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	(3 cr)
COMM 1111	Interpersonal Communication	(3 cr)
COMM 1121	Small Group Communication	(3 cr)

Complete one of the following two courses:

ECON 2201	Principles of Microeconomics	(3 cr)
ECON 2202	Principles of Macroeconomics	(3 cr)

Complete 7 credits of additional MnTC courses to reach 20 credits.

Other Degree Requirements

If needed, complete additional courses to reach 60 credits total.
Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 for college-level coursework (courses numbered 1000 and above) completed at Normandale.
Earn a minimum of 20 college-level credits at Normandale.

Coursework in this degree program satisfies a portion of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). Please see MnTC Degree Audit Report.