The following table includes online courses which may be used to meet the Associate in Science (Business) Degree requirements at North Iowa Area Community College. Learn More about the Degree requirements.
Important: In order to earn an Associate Degree from NIACC, you will need a total of 60 semester hours of credit, half (30) of which must be credit offered by NIACC.
Online Course Descriptions and Registration Information
| Associate in Science Degree (Business) Requirements: |
Semester
Hours |
| Business Courses............................................. (minimum) | 30 s.h. |
| Principles of Accounting I | 3 s.h. |
| Principles of Accounting II | 3 s.h. |
| Business Communications | 3 s.h. |
| Business Law I | 3 s.h. |
| Business Law II | 3 s.h. |
| Computer Literacy | 1 s.h. |
| Introduction to Insurance (General Insurance) | 3 s.h. |
| Human Relations | 3 s.h. |
| Internet Law | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to Computers and Information Systems | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to E-Commerce | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 s.h. |
| Intro to Keyboarding (Keyboarding Level I) | 1 s.h. |
| Keyboarding Skill Development (Keyboarding Level II) | 1 s.h. |
| Medical Terminology I | 3 s.h. |
| Medical Terminology II | 3 s.h. |
| Microsoft Access | 1 s.h. |
| Microsoft Outlook | 1 s.h. |
| Basic Presentation Software (Microsoft PowerPoint) | 1 s.h. |
| Principles of Banking | 3 s.h. |
| Visual Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Basic Word Processing | 2 s.h. |
| Communications | 8 s.h. |
| Composition I (Communication Skills I) | 3 s.h. |
| Composition II (Communication Skills II) | 3 s.h. |
| Public Speaking | 2 s.h. |
| Humanities / Social Sciences (choose from either or both) | 9 s.h. |
| Humanities | |
| U.S. (American) History to 1877 | 3 s.h |
| U.S. (American) History since 1877 | 3 s.h |
| Art History I | 3 s.h. |
| Art History II | 3 s.h. |
| Social Sciences | |
| American National Government (Introduction to American Government) | 3 s.h. |
| Macroeconomics | 3 s.h. |
| Microeconomics | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to Psychology (General Psychology) | 3 s.h. |
| Personal Finance | 3 s.h. |
| Developmental Psychology (Human Growth and Development) | 3 s.h. |
| Natural Sciences | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to Chemistry | 4 s.h. |
| Introductory Biology (Biological Principles) | 3 s.h. |
| Math for Liberal Arts (Math for Decision Making) | 3 s.h. |
| Nutrition | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to Statistics | 3 s.h. |
| Electives (or choose from any of the above courses) | |
| Career Decision Making | 2 s.h. |
| Cultural Anthropology | 3 s.h. |
| Job Seeking Skills (Employment Strategies) | 1 s.h. |
| Laboratory Tests | 1 s.h. |
| Basic Pharmacology | 2 s.h. |
| PTA Terminology (Physical Therapy Assistant) | 1 s.h. |
| Ed2Go classes (Up to 3 semesters hour of Ed2Go online courses can be applied toward a degree. Each course is 1 s.h.) | 3 s.h. |
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