General Studies Degree—Business Concentration (GSB)

This General Studies concentration is designed for those whose career and educational goals are not yet firmly defined. Students are encouraged to change their program to Business Administration, if they want a career in business. Check out the Business degree website at http://business.mwcc.edu.

 

Campus/format: This degree can be completed during the day or evening at the Gardner or Leominster Campus. Eighty-five percent of this program can be completed online.

Transfer options: Students interested in transferring should consult with their adviser about taking courses that meet the Commonwealth Transfer Compact.

General Studies students interested in transferring should change their program to the Business Administration Degree program as soon as possible. Consult with your adviser for more information or visit with one of our full-time business faculty for career and business education questions. Articulation agreements exist with Charter Oak State College and the University of Phoenix. This program qualifies for the Franklin University Community College Alliance program.

Visit MWCC’s transfer services website: http://transfer.mwcc.edu

Special requirements: Technical standards must be met with or without accommodations.

 

 

Number

Suggested Course Order

Cr.

ENG101

English Composition I

3

 

Behavioral Social Sciences Elective

3

MGT210

Principles of Management

3

MAT126

Topics in Mathematics

3

CIS127

Computer Technologies

3

 

 

ENG102

English Composition II

3

BUS125

Communicating for Business and Industry

3

 

Science Elective

3/4

ACC101

Principles of Accounting I

3

 

Health Science Elective

3

 

Non-behavioral Social Science Elective

3

 

 

 

Non-behavioral Social Science Elective

3

 

Humanities Elective

3

 

MGT/MKT/BUS

3

 

MGT/MKT/BUS

3

MKT142

Marketing

3

 

Science Elective

3/4

 

 

 

Literature Elective

3

 

Behavioral Social Science Elective

3

THE113

Speech

3

ECO101 or ECO102

Macroeconomics or Microeconomics

3

PER126/130

Health, Fitness, and Wellness Elective*

2/3

 

Total:

62/65

 

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*Note: PER130 is recommended for transfer
Elective courses by abbreviation

Program Competencies

Program Competencies are those outcomes outlined in the Institutional Effectiveness and Learning Outcomes section of the college catalog.

Technical Standards*

*general information about technical standards and accommodation

Students entering these programs must be able to demonstrate the ability to:

  1. Comprehend textbook material at the 11th grade level.
  2. Communicate and assimilate information either in spoken, printed, signed, or computer voice format.
  3. Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from data

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