Business Management - Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

Catalog Year 2008-09

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 go into business.

As you know, anyone can start a business. The problem, however, is that many people don’t know what’s involved, don’t know the risks and don’t 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.

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	3
EC202	Principles of Economics II (Macro)	4
15
Sixth Quarter (Spring)
BA203	I ntroduction 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.

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