Program: Applied Business (ABA) (A.S.) - Kansas State University

Mar 06, 2025

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

This two-year associate’s degree enables the graduate to succeed in an entry-level business position or to continue working toward a bachelor’s degree in one of many business fields; including business, accounting, and management.

Associate’s degree requirements (63 credit hours)

Communications (11 credit hours)

COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA-Salina campus Credits: (2)
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I-Salina campus Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II-Salina campus Credits: (3)

including 3 credit hours from:

COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking-Salina campus Credits: (3)
ENGL 302 - Technical Writing-Salina campus Credits: (3)

Quantitative (12 credit hours)

Computer elective Credits: (3)

MATH 100 - College Algebra-Salina campus Credits: (3)
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra-Salina campus Credits: (3)

including 3 credit hours from:

CIS 101 - Introduction to Computing Systems, Information Search, and Security Credits: (1)
and
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
and
CIS 103 - Introduction to Database Applications Credits: (1)
or
CMST 108 - PC Desktop Software Credits: (3)

Economics (6 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics-Salina campus Credits: (3)
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics-Salina campus Credits: (3)

Social science electives (6 credit hours)

POLSC - Any course
SOCIO - Any course
PSYCH - Any course
GEOG - Any course except those that count as humanities or natural science electives

Humanities electives (6 credit hours)

ART - any course
PHILO - any course
ENGL - any literature course
HIST - any course

ARCH 301 - Appreciation of Architecture Credits: (3)
COT 150 - The Humanities Through the Arts Credits: (3)

Natural science electives (7 credit hours)

NOTE: One lab course is required

BIOL - any course
CHM - any course
GEOL - any course
PHYS - any course

GEOG 221 - Introductory Physical Geography Credits: (4)

Business core courses (15 credit hours)

BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credits: (3)
BUS 315 - Supervisory Management Credits: (3)
MANGT 366 - Information Technology for Business-Salina campus Credits: (3)

including 6 hours from:

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
and
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: (3)
or
BUS 251 - Financial Accounting Credits: (3)
and
BUS 252 - Managerial Accounting Credits: (3)