Academic Catalog - Business AA
Degree & Course Information
In an associate program in Business, you will explore business principles and decision-making practices. This degree is transferable to universities offering bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration.
Students should work closely with their advisor and contact their transfer institution choices for more specific transfer information.
The first year of a Business program will include math and English courses to meet general education requirement. The completion of introductory math and English courses in our first year is proven to greatly increase your likelihood of crossing the graduation stage, boosting your momentum along the academic pathway you select. Other general education courses on your pathway will cover topics in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences.
Program-specific courses may begin as soon as your first semester. These courses will become more advanced as you move along your degree pathway. Through this sequence of courses, your knowledge of business principles will grow and deepen. Coursework will include Introduction to Business, Business Statistics, and Macro Economics. After completing a 60-credit associate degree, your degree pathway can continue with guaranteed transfer to a college that offers bachelor’s degree.
Business – AA (60 credits)
Required Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements (37 Credit Hours) |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title | |
| (Written) Communication | 6 | A GT Pathways-approved CO1 course (GT-CO1) AND A GT Pathways-approved CO2 course (GT-CO2) OR A GT Pathways-approved CO2 course (GT-CO2) AND A GT Pathways-approved CO3 course (GT-CO3) |
| Mathematics | 4 | MAT 1340 College Algebra (GT-MA1) OR MAT 1320 Finite Mathematics (GT-MA1) OR MAT 1400 Survey of Calculus (GT-MA1) OR a higher-level Calculus course Note: Adams State University, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University – Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, and the University of Colorado- Colorado Springs require MAT 1340 College Algebra. Note: University of Northern Colorado requires MAT 1400 Survey of Calculus (GT-MA1) |
| Arts & Humanities | 6 | PHI 2005 Business Ethics (GT-AH3) AND One GT Pathways Arts & Humanities course from the following AH Categories: GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4 |
| History | 3 | One GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1) |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 6 | ECO 2001 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECO 2002 Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) |
| Natural & Physical Sciences | 7 | Two GT Pathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2), one must be with laboratory (GT-SC1) |
Additional Required Courses (21-23 Credit Hours |
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| Credit Hours | Course Number and Title |
| 3-4 | ACC 1011 Introduction to Financial Accounting OR ACC 1021 Accounting Principles I |
| 3-4 | ACC 1012 Introduction to Managerial Accounting OR ACC 1022 Accounting Principles II |
| 3 | BUS 1015 Introduction to Business |
| 3 | BUS 2016 Legal Environment of Business |
| 3 | BUS 2017 Business Communications and Report Writing |
| 3 | BUS 2026 Business Statistics |
| 3 | COM 1150 Public Speaking |
Electives (5-7 Credit Hours) |
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*If a student should need to take remedial and/or pre-requisite courses they are not included in this degree plan.
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Otero College is a part of a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement between Colorado community colleges and universities. These agreements allow you to graduate from a community college with a 60-credit Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree with designation; enroll with junior status at a university; and complete your bachelor’s degree. If you attend full-time and follow the structured schedule, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in 4 years.
The following Colorado public four-year institutions will accept your completed Business AA degree from Otero College.
Adams State University
[B.A. Business Administration; emphases in Advertising, Business Teacher Education, General Business, or International Business; B.S. Business Administration; emphases in Accounting, Agribusiness, Economics, Finance, General Business, Health Care Administration, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, or Small Business Management]
Colorado Mesa University
[Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.); concentrations in Business Economics, Emerging Markets, Energy Management/Landman, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Insurance, Management, Managerial Informatics, or Marketing]
Colorado Mountain College (as four-year institution)
[B.S. Business Administration]
Colorado State University-Ft Collins
[B.S. Business Administration]
Colorado State University-Global Campus
[B.S. Business Management]
Colorado State University-Pueblo
[B.S. Business Administration; majors in Management,
Accounting or Economics]
Fort Lewis College
[B.A. Business Administration; Business Administration option]
Metropolitan State University of Denver
[B.S. Accounting; B.S. Banking; B.S. Computer Information Systems;
B.A. Entrepreneurship; B.S. Finance; B.A. Global Business Studies; B.S.
International Business; B.S. Management; B.S. Marketing]
University of Colorado Boulder
[B.S. Business Administration]
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
[B.S. Business; emphases in Accounting, Business Administration,
Finance, Human Resources Management, Information Systems,
International Business, Management, Marketing, PGA Golf
Management, Service Management, or Sport Management]
University of Colorado Denver
[B.S. Business Administration; emphases in Accounting, Finance,
Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Information
Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Risk &
Entrepreneurship, or Sports Business]
University of Northern Colorado
[B.S. Business Administration; all emphases]
Western Colorado University
[B.A. Business Administration]