Course variations

Course summary

This degree is designed to draw on the life and work experiences of adults. The instructors, most of whom are business professionals, show students how to apply the theoretical skills they gained through completing the McGhee core curriculum to the workplace. Students also take specific courses in management, finance, economics, and marketing. With the insights gained and skills learned through the A.A.S. in Business, students are well equipped to advance in their current career or go on to pursue a bachelor’s or further advanced degree.

Program modules

The McGhee Core Curriculum is required of all degree-seeking students enrolled at the Paul McGhee Division: Writing (8 - 10 Credits): The following courses may be required based on writing placement assessment, and should be successfully completed within the first three semesters: Intensive Writing Workshop / Y20.7501; Writing Workshop I / Y20.7502; Writing Workshop II / Y20.7503. Critical Thinking (4 Credits): Critical Thinking / Y20.6401. Quantitative Reasoning (4 Credits): Students select one of the following based on math placement assessment in close consultation with their advisor: Math I / Y10.1101; Mathematical Reasoning / Y10.1105; Math II / Y10.1141; Precalculus / Y10.1171; Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics / Y10.1174. Scientific Issues (4 Credits): Students select one of the following in consultation with their advisor: Fundamentals of Biology I / Y13.2001; Global Ecology / Y20.3203; Stars, Planets, and Life / Y20.3207; Biology of Hunger and Population / Y20.3215. History, Culture, and Art (12 Credits): Students select one course from each subgroup in consultation with their advisor. Historical Perspectives (4 Credits): Renaissance to Revolution / Y20.5804; The American Experience / Y20.5820; Classical and Medieval World / Y20.5821; Contemporary World / Y20.5822. Global Perspectives (4 Credits): World Cultures: Africa / Y20.5011; World Cultures: Middle East / Y20.5012; World Cultures: Asia / Y20.5013; World Cultures: Latin America and the Caribbean / Y20.5014. Literary and Artistic Expressions (4 Credits): History of Music / Y20.5438; Visual Expressions in Society / Y20.5441; Major 20th-Century Writers / Y20.6201; Oral Traditions into Literature / Y20.6209. Core Curriculum (32-34 Credits)-Required Courses (28 Credits): Students select either Introduction to Business Computing/Y10.0703 or Advanced Business Computing/Y10.0746 based on assessment of computer skills: Principles of Accounting / Y10.0142; Introduction to Finance / Y10.0172; Introduction to Macroeconomics / Y10.0301; Introduction to Microeconomics / Y10.0341; Business Management and Organization / Y10.0504; Introduction to Business Computing / Y10.0703; Advanced Business Computing / Y10.0746; Principles of Marketing / Y10.0943.

Entry requirement for international students

Admission requirements include scores of SAT / ACT and TOEFL. Course specific requirements, if any, can be requested from the respective departments.

Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

New York University

Department name

School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Paul McGhee Division