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International Business and Trade Revised!
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Summer Quarter 2008 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options:  Certificate of Completion (CC) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Basic keyboarding knowledge (recommended)

...COMPASS reading score of 60 or completion of SPCH 100.

...Some classes have entry requirements not listed here.

Certificate
54 credits

* Applies towards Direct Transfer Agreement in Business to Washington State 4 year schools.

Professional-Technical (PT)

BUSN 105 Introduction to Transportation
5
BUSN 135 Business Math
5
  or
MATH 111 * College Algebra
BUSN 165 Managing Customer Service
5
BTECH 139 Pre-Cooperative Work Experience Seminar
1
BUSN 140 Cooperative Education
3
BUSN 160 Human and Labor Relations
5
BUSN 188 Importing and Exporting
5
BUSN 205 International Business
5
BUSN 216 Microcomputer/Applications
5

Related Instruction (RI)

GEOG 120 * World Geography
5
WRIT 101 * Principle of Writing
5
SPCH 200 * Intercultural Communication

5

  or
SPCH 210 * Interpersonal and Group Communication

Associate of Applied Science
96 credits
Completion of all certificate courses (54 credits)  and the following:

Professional-Technical (PT)

BUSN 214 Microcomputer/Spreadsheet
5
BUSN 138 Principles of Marketing 
5
BUSN 207 Cultural Awareness
2
BUSN 212 Business Ethics Seminar
3
BUSN 233 Financial Management 
5
ACCTG 121 * Practical Accounting I
5
  or
ACCTG 201 * Financial Accounting

Related Instruction (RI)

ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
5
POL S 130 Comparative Government
5
  or
POL S 201 Introduction to Political Economy


Select 10 credits from the courses listed below.

BUSN 155 Entrepreneurship
5
BUSN 210 * Statistical Analysis
5
BUSN 270 Principles of Management/Supervision
5
ACCTG 202 * Financial Accounting
5
ACCTG 203 * Managerial Accounting
5
BUSN 250 Business Law 
5
  or
BUSN 255 * Introduction to Law 
BUSN 125 Exploring E-Commerce
5
BUSN 132 Advertising
5
BUSN 134 Principles of Salesmanship
5
ECON 211 * Microeconomics
5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0 in each class.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than two years to complete program.

...Coursework is highly interactive and includes field-based internships.


Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/business