General Education Requirements...........................................21

ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) Fall, Spring, Summer I
ENGL 101 Written English (3) Fall, Spring, Summer I
ENGL 102 Written English (3) Fall, Spring, Summer II
COMM 202 Fundamentals of Speech (3) Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
MATH 154 Finite Mathematics Fall, Spring, Summer I * or
  MATH (100 level or higher) (3)
Two courses from the University's program of general studies (6)

* Students who wish to pursue a B.S. in business at a later date should take MATH 154

 

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 ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics (3): Introduction to fundamental economic concepts including production possibilities and economic growth, market supply and demand analysis, money, banking, and government fiscal and monetary policies. Emphasis is placed upon fluctuations in national income, employment and the price level.

ENGL 101 Written English (3): A study of the major types of expository writing: writing compositions developed by prescribed rhetorical modes. Prerequisite: satisfactory score on the English Placement or satisfactory grade in Introduction to Critical Composition, ACFN 010.

ENGL 102 Written English (3): A continuation of ENGL 101, with an introduction to literary types; extensive practice in various kinds of expository and critical writing with emphasis on the research paper. Prerequisite: ENGL 101

COMM 202 Fundamentals of Speech (3): A required course for all students with focus upon the skills of sending and receiving clear messages. Audience analysis, the organization of the message, listening awareness, and the management of communication apprehension are foremost among the course objectives. Students participate in communication exercises and deliver a variety of speeches of different formats.

MATH 154 Finite Mathematics (3): Mathematical models for the analysis of decision-making problems are examined. Topics include the echelon method for solving linear equations, matrix manipulations, optimization by linear programming including the simplex method, risk decisions using probability, expected value, and statistics. Additional topics may be chosen from network models or game theory. Prerequisite: ACFM 090 or MATH 105 or satisfactory placement score.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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