Telecommunications and Business Education

Associate of Applied Science, Business/Multimedia Technologies

Grade Requirements

A grade of "C-" or better in courses required for this program in addition to an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher for all required TBE courses and a minimum cumulative GPA for all courses of 2.00.

Credit Hour Requirements
 
A total of 63 credit hours is required -- 53 of these are required within the program. A total of 9 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 or higher) is required within the program.
 
Assessment Requirements
 
Students will be required to complete certain assessment instruments as part of the overall requirements for receiving their associate's degree. Please see your advisor or your department for specific information regarding assessment.

Advisement

All Business Systems Technologies students should meet with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6059 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Advisement may also be obtained in room 402 of building 4.

Admission Requirements

Declare your program of study. There are no special admission or application requirements for this program.

General Education

Refer to General Requirements for Associate of Applied Science requirements. Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog is also required for the A.A.S. degree.  TBE1700, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, will partially fill the Computer Literacy requirement and Comm HU1050 and Econ SS1010 will partially fill both program and general education requirements.

Course Requirements for AAS Degree

Core Courses Required
(9-10 credit hours)

  • Engl EN1010 Intro to Writing (3)
  • Engl EN2010 Intermediate Writing (3)
  • Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog
  • Math QL1030 Contemporary Mathematics (3)
    or Math QL1040* Intro to Statistics (3)
    or Math QL1050 College Algebra (4)
*recommended for those individuals going on for a bachelor's degree in the TBE Department

General Education Courses Required
(9 credit hours)

Refer to General Requirements for Associate of Applied Science requirements.

Specific Major Courses Required
(26 credit hours)

TBE TE1700, Intro to Microcomputer Applications, or University Computer Literacy Exams (TBE TA1501, TB1502 and TC1503) are a prerequisite for all TBE courses listed below.
  • TBE 1040 Speedbuilding Keyboarding (1)
  • TBE 2010 Business English Applications (3)
  • TBE 2200 Microcomputer Operating Systems (3)
  • TBE 2300 Intro to LAN Management (3)
  • TBE 2500 Intro to Telecommunications (3)
  • TBE 2531 Exploring Multimedia Applications (3)
  • TBE 2860 Business Systems Technologies Practicum (2)
  • TBE 2899 Associate Degree Assessment (0)
  • TBE 3000 Advanced Word Processing (1)
  • TBE 3070 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications (1)
  • TBE 3100 Desktop Publishing (3)
  • TBE 3250 Business Communication (3)

Elective Courses
(6 credit hours)

Select 6 credit hours from the following:
  • TBE 2532 Web Page Design and Development (3)
  • TBE 2533 Image Editing Solutions (3)
  • TBE 2534 Audio/Video Production for the Web (3)
  • TBE 3533 Multimedia Web Animation (3)
  • TBE 3534 Advanced Multimedia Applications (3)
  • TBE 3535 Creating Computer Illustrations (3)

Support Courses Required
(9 credit hours)

  • Econ SS1010 Economics as a Social Science (3)
  • Acctng 2010 Survey of Accounting I (3)
  • Comm HU1050 Intro to Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3)

Suggested Course Sequence

The following suggested course sequence is provided to assist students in planning their schedules. Use this only as a guideline and be sure to consult with an advisor.

Freshman Fall

Freshman Spring

Engl EN1010 3 Engl EN2010 3
Comm HU1050 3 Math QL1050 4
TBE 1040 1 TBE 2010 3
TBE 2500 3 TBE 2200 3
Gen Ed 3 Econ SS1010 3
Elective Courses 3
Total Hours  16 Total Hours  16
 

Sophomore Fall

Sophomore Spring

TBE 2531 3 TBE - Multimedia Electives 6
TBE 2300 3 TBE 2860 2
TBE 3000 1 TBE 3250 3
TBE 3070 1 Acctng 2010 3
TBE 3100 3 Elective Courses 2
Elective Courses 4 TBE 2899 0
Total Hours  15 Total Hours  16

 
It is highly recommended that individuals use the nine elective hours in the A.A.S. degree toward general education courses and courses that fill the six credit hour bachelor's of science (scientific inquiry) requirement in the event that they continue on for a 4-year degree.

Refer to the current course catalog for course descriptions. 

This curriculum pattern is subject to revision and is not an academic contract. See your advisor to make sure you are choosing the proper courses.

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