The Associate of Technical Study - Business Technology program is designed to provide an opportunity for individuals who have completed documented vocational or technical training to earn academic credit for the training and combine this with academic coursework at the college level to earn an Associate of Technical Study degree.
Students must be enrolled in or have successfully completed a course of technical training that has already been evaluated by YSU. Students may be awarded no more than 30 hours for previous documented technical training.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| BUSINESS TOOL COURSES ENGL 1550 or 1549, ENGL 1551 and all Business Tool courses MUST be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit. | ||
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 1510 | College Algebra | 4 |
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| ENGL 3742 | Business Writing | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Approved Journeyman Hours | 30 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 68-70 | |
Maximum of thirty (30) semester hours may be granted to individuals who have completed four years of apprenticeship/journeyman training. Apprenticeships must have the approval of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, students must successfully complete a minimum of 35 semester hours of course work selected in accordance with the ATS curriculum
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| MATH 1510 | College Algebra | 4 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 3742 | Business Writing | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 37 | |