General Business Program Guide
Business, General: Associate of Technical Science degree
To be eligible for the associate degree or certificate, students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) grade in all core program courses and a cumulative 2.0 grade point average. Core program courses may have prerequisite requirements. English and mathematics courses require qualifying assessment scores or acceptable preparatory coursework in those subjects. See the course descriptions for details.
Prerequisites for the ATS degree option are ENGL 097 and MATH 099 or qualifying placement scores.
Core Requirements | Credits | |
BCT 105 | Computer Applications | 5 |
BCT 130 | Spreadsheets | 5 |
BUS 240 | Principles of Management | 5 |
BUS 241 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
BUS 245 | Small Business Management | 5 |
BUS 146 BUS& 101 |
Business Ethics or Intro. to Business |
5 |
ACCT& 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 5 |
CMST& 210 CMST& 220 |
Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking |
5 |
ECON& 201 ECON& 202 |
Micro Economics or Macro Economics |
5 |
General Requirements | Credits | |
ENGL& 101* | Composition: General | 5 |
MATH& 146*** | Intro. to Stats or other college-level math | 5 |
Humanities (choose one) | 5 | |
Natural Science (choose one) | 5 | |
Social Science (choose one) | 5 | |
Business Electives** | 20 | |
Total | 45 | |
Total Credits for Degree | 90 |
Required Courses: Certificate of Completion
Offered at Wenatchee and Omak Campuses
Prerequisites for the certificate option are ENGL 097 and MATH 098 or qualifying placement scores.
Certificate Requirements | Credits | |
BCT 105 | Computer Applications | 5 |
BCT 130 | Spreadsheets I | 5 |
BUS 146 BUS& 101 |
Business Ethics or Intro to Business |
5 |
BUS 240 BUS 245 |
Principles of Management or Small Business Management |
5 |
BUS 241 | Principles of Marketing | 5 |
ACCT& 201 | Principles of Accounting 1 | 5 |
ECON& 201 ECON& 202 |
Micro Economics or Macro Economics |
5 |
ENGL& 101* BCT 205 |
Composition: General or Business Communication |
5 |
MATH 099* | Intermediate Algebra or higher | 5 |
Total | 45 | |
Total Credits for Certificate | 45 |
*Placement score required.
**See business adviser for approved electives. Electives in accounting, business or business computer technology are recommended.
***Students who enrolled at WVC prior to summer 2014 may continue to use MATH 105
or 108 to satisfy the ATS math requirement. The deadline for graduating under this
exception is fall 2015.