ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
General Business Administration Option/

General Business Administration Option
Quality Management Technology Concentration
This concentration is designed for those involved in a
business career in the manufacturing or service industry.
Skills and knowledge in quantitative methods of quality
management are supported by competency in technical areas
related to computer applications and accounting. Typical
work areas include supportive roles in production planning,
inventory management, production supervision, quality
control and assurance.
Required General Education Courses
Courses That Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements
Course No. Course Title Credit
COM 100 Fund of Speech Communication 3
or COM 103 Public Speaking
CIS 100 Computer Technology & Applications 3
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3
Fine Arts/Humanities 3
MATH MATH 1130 (or higher level ) 3
Natural Science 4
Physical Education 1
Social Science Approved course in ECO, PSY, or SOC 3
Total General Education 23
Required Major Core Courses
Course No. Course Title Credit
ACT 201 Principles of Accounting I 3
ACT 202 Principles of Accounting II 3
ACT 215* Managerial Cost Accounting 3
BUS 110* Introduction to Business 3
BUS 111* Keyboarding w/Word Processing 3
BUS 222* Business Communications II 3
or ENGL 110* Technical Writing
CIS 150* Microcomputer Spreadsheets 3
MGT 120* Supervision Principles 3
MATH1530 Elementary Statistics 3
QMT 150* Total Quality Management Concepts 3
QMT 175* Production and Inventory Control 3
QMT 255* Statistical Quality Control 3
Electives Approved electives 6
Total Major Core 42
Total Degree Requirements 65
All General Business Administration (G.B.A.) students are
required to take the Tennessee Board of Regents general
business exam to meet graduation requirements.

General Technology Option
The General Technology option is designed for
individuals who wish to pursue a college degree and combine
one of several approved training programs as a part of their
program of study. Those approved programs include
Tennessee Technology Center diplomas, certificate programs
from Technical Institutes or Technical Community Colleges,
or a Culinary Institute Chef's Apprentice training program.
Certain industrial and military training programs leading to
official certification may also be approved. In addition,
individuals who have completed the U.S. Department of Labor
approved apprenticeship programs are also eligible for this
option.
Students may pursue any of the following
concentrations:
General
Culinary Arts (program in inactive status)
Industrial Technology
Courses designated with an asterisk (*) are designed
primarily for vocational/career programs. A number of these
courses are accepted as transfer credit by some colleges and
universities, but that decision is made by the receiving
institution. These courses are collegiate level work and have
been developed with a purpose other than being university
parallel or transfer courses.
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