Focus Area: Business
This focus area is intended for students who plan to major in Business at a 4-year college or university, after completion of their associate's degree at St. Louis Community College. Your official degree that you will be pursuing at St. Louis Community College with this plan is the Associate in Arts - Business Administration.
Focus Area: Business Full-Time Academic Plan
This academic plan is a recommended sequence for this pathway. It serves as a general guideline to help you build a course schedule each term that supports your timely completion. The College has made every effort to ensure its accuracy. However, the map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about your degree requirements.
Missouri Civics Examination. Students entering college for the very first time in fall 2019 and who intend to complete an associate’s degree must successfully complete a civics examination. Information on who is eligible for a waiver can be found on the STLCC website.
PLEASE NOTE: If you originally enrolled at STLCC prior to Fall 2024, you may need to view an archived catalog for your correct program requirements. Please speak with an advisor or the program coordinator for more information.
| First Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 101 | College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100) | 3 | Placement score or ENG 030 or ENG 070 with a grade of "C" or better or recommendation of department and Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | This fulfills part of the written communications requirement. |
| COM 101 or 107 | Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100) or Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110) | 3 | Concurrent enrollment in ENG 070 or Reading Proficiency | This fulfills the oral communication requirement. |
| MTH 160 | Precalculus Algebra (MOTR MATH 130) | 3 | MTH 140 (or MTH 140S) with a grade of "C" or better or satisfactory score on placement test, and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills the mathematics requirement. |
| BUS 104 | Introduction to Business Administration | 3 | Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | See suggestions listed below. Must be 2 different disciplines. | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 102 | College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200) | 3 | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the written communications requirement. |
| ECO 151 or 152 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) or Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 | Concurrent enrollment in MTH 140S, or placement into MTH 140, MTH 160 or MTH 185, and Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| MTH 186 | Survey of Calculus | 4 | MTH 160 or MTH 160S with grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the CORE 42 elective. |
| Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | See suggestions listed below. Must be 2 different disciplines. | ||
| Credit Hours | 13 | |||
| Summer | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| MCE 100 | Missouri Civics Examination | 0 | ||
| HST 101 | United States History to 1865 (MOTR HIST 101) or United States History from 1865 to the Present (MOTR HIST 102) or African American History through Reconstruction (MOTR HIST 101AA) or African American History from Reconstruction to the Present (MOTR HIST 102AA) or Introduction to American Politics (MOTR POSC 101) | 3 | Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | This fulfills the civics requirement. |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |||
| Second Year | ||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. See suggestions listed below. | ||
| ECO 151 or 152 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) or Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 | Concurrent enrollment in MTH 140S, or placement into MTH 140, MTH 160 or MTH 185, and Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| ACC 110 | Financial Accounting | 4 | ACC 100 with a minimum grade of "C" or a high school accounting course or department approval, and Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| Business Elective | 3 | See elective option below. | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | See suggestions listed below. Must be 2 different disciplines. | ||
| Credit Hours | 16 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| BUS 201 | Elementary Business Statistics | 3 | MTH 160 with a minimum grade of "C" or MTH 185 or higher with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| Natural Science Elective | 4 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. See suggestions listed below. | ||
| ACC 114 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | ACC 110 with minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This is a program requirement. |
| Business Elective | 3 | See elective option below. | ||
| CORE 42 Elective | 2 | |||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 62 | |||
Suggested Natural Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Natural Science | ||
| MOTR BIOL Discipline | ||
| BIO 110 | General Zoology (MOTR BIOL 100LZ) | 4 |
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I (MOTR BIOL 100L) | 4 |
| BIO 124 | General Botany I (MOTR BIOL 100LB) | 4 |
| MOTR CHEM Discipline | ||
| CHM 109 | Chemistry and the Environment (MOTR CHEM 100L) | 4 |
| MOTR LIFS Discipline | ||
| BIO 106 | Human Heredity (MOTR LIFS 100LG) | 4 |
| MOTR PHYS Discipline | ||
| PSI 125 | Introduction to Atmospheric Science (MOTR PHYS 110LAS) | 4 |
| Non-Lab Natural Science | ||
| MOTR ASTR Discipline | ||
| PSI 111 | Introduction to Astronomy I (MOTR ASTR 100) | 3 |
| MOTR BIOL Discipline | ||
| BIO 113 | Modern Aspects of Biology (MOTR BIOL 100) | 3 |
| BIO 117 | Conservation and Ecology (MOTR BIOL 100EC) | 3 |
| MOTR LIFS Discipline | ||
| BIO 109 | Human Biology (MOTR LIFS 100) | 3 |
| MOTR GEOG Discipline | ||
| GEG 103 | Physical Geography (MOTR GEOG 100) | 3 |
| MOTR PHYS Discipline | ||
| GEO 100 | Earth Science (MOTR PHYS 110ES) | 3 |
| PSI 101 | Physical Science (MOTR PHYS 110) | 3 |
Suggested Humanities and Fine Arts Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MOTR ARTS Discipline | ||
| ART 100 | Art Appreciation (MOTR ARTS 100) | 3 |
| ART 101 | Art History - Prehistory to 1300 (MOTR ARTS 101) | 3 |
| ART 102 | Art History - 1300 to Present (MOTR ARTS 102) | 3 |
| MOTR LITR Discipline | ||
| ENG 204 | American Literature I (MOTR LITR 101A) | 3 |
| ENG 217 | Major Black Writers (MOTR LITR 105AA) | 3 |
| ENG 231 | World Literature (MOTR LITR 200) 1 | 3 |
| MOTR PHIL Discipline | ||
| PHL 102 | Introduction to Logic (MOTR PHIL 101) | 3 |
| PHL 112 | Business Ethics (MOTR PHIL 102P) | 3 |
| MOTR RELG Discipline | ||
| PHL 103 | World Religions (MOTR RELG 100) 1 | 3 |
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PHL 103 or ENG 231 meet UMSL's cultural diversity requirement.
Business Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BLW 201 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| or BLW 101 | Business Law I | |
| FIN 201 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| IB 100 | International Business | 3 |
| IS 116 | Computer Literacy 1 | 3 |
| MGT 204 | Business Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 203 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
*Click on the hyperlinked course number to view additional information about the course.
**Students completing a course that has been assigned a MOTR number may transfer that course to any public institution in Missouri. Those who complete CORE 42 requirements will have that verification on their transcript.
*** It is your responsibility to verify that the courses listed above will transfer to the four-year institution of your choice. Maximize your transfer credits/classes by meeting with an academic advisor.