Business Management -
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

Catalog Year 2009-2010

MHCC Faculty Advisor - Rodney Barker: 503-491-6971 - Room AC 2688 Rodney.Barker@mhcc.edu

Have you ever thought of owning your own business or working for a small business? The Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management program will prepare you for self-employment and careers in small business. The program includes instruction and training in evaluating small business ideas and opportunities, developing skills, and understanding the resources necessary to start a business.

As you know, anyone can start a business. The problem, however, is that many people dont know whats involved, dont know the risks and dont have the skills to start and successfully operate a business or work for an already existing business. At the completion of this program, you will not only have a degree, but you also will have newly developed, practical skills to feel confident that you can start and successfully run a small business.

This program is directly focuses on the practical, hands-on aspects of small business. Your success starts here at MHCC.

Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:
•   construct a Feasibility Study
•   prepare a comprehensive business plan
•   demonstrate working knowledge of a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
•   explain how to use a small business credit policy
•   describe operational and organizational structures
•   demonstrate primary management skills

First Quarter (Fall)		Cr
BA101	Introduction to Business	4
BA131	Introduction to Business Computing ; or CIS120 Concepts in Computing I and CIS120L Concepts in Computing Lab I	4
BA150	Developing a Small Business	3
BA211	Principles of Accounting I	4
15
Second Quarter (Winter)
BA223	Principles of Marketing	4
BA285	Leadership and Human Relations	3
MTH65	Beginning Algebra II (or higher) ^1,2‡	4
WR121	English Composition	3
	Advisor approved electives³	3
17
Third Quarter (Spring)
BA205	Business Communications	4
BA213	Principles of Accounting III	4
BA249	Retail Management	3
HPE295	Health and Fitness for Life	3
HUM202	Age of Technology: Ethics in the Workplace	3
17
Fourth Quarter (Fall)
BA206	Management and Supervisory Fundamentals	4
BA222	Finance	3
EC201	Principles of Economics I (Micro)	4
	Advisor approved electives³	3
14
Fifth Quarter (Winter)
BA226	Introduction to Business Law	4
BA231	Information Technology in Business	4
BA238	Sales	4
EC202	Principles of Economics II (Macro)	4
16
Sixth Quarter (Spring)
BA203	Introduction to International Business	4
BA224	Human Resource Management	3
BA250	Small Business Management	4
	Advisor approved electives ³ or WE280BU_ Cooperative Education Internship	4
15

1 Students intending to transfer must take MTH111, Pre- Calculus I: Elementary Functions or above, excluding MTH211. MTH111 credits can be used as approved related electives.
2 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
3 Electives to be approved by faculty advisor on Catalog Exception Form.

‡ See pages 7-10 in the printed catalog.

Click her for students interested in the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Certificate or please refer to pages 39-40 in the printed catalog.

Business Management - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

Business Management -
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management