The Certificate in Gerontology is designed to provide new students as well as working professionals in the health and human services with specialized knowledge of aging issues that will help them to better understand and serve older adults. Please note that this certificate is designed for students who have a degree or are pursuing a degree and wish to add the certificate as minor.
CERTIFICATE: GERONTOLOGY (27 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours AHS 153 Concepts of Geriatric Care 4.0 HUS 112 Services for the Elderly 2.0 HUS 134 Activity Therapy 3.0 HUS 150 Supervised Field Placement I 3.0 HUS 201 Family System Dynamics 3.0 HUS 205 Gerontology 3.0 HUS 206 Death and Dying 3.0 HUS 209 Case Management 3.0 HUS 260 Human Services Special Topics 3.0 Total Credit Hours: 27.0
MANAGEMENT
Success in the business world requires knowledge of business technology and the techniques of management. To meet this need, the Management curriculum requires courses in problem solving, human relations and critical thinking.
Graduates will be prepared for positions in marketing, finance, accounting, fire service, human resource management, banking and small business administration.
This program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Public Service Department for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, MGT, and MKT.
MAJOR: MANAGEMENT (66 CREDIT HOURS)
DEGREE: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
A. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ECO 210 Macroeconomics 3.0
ENG 101 English Composition I 3.0 ENG 102 English Composition II 3.0 MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics 3.0 Approved Humanities Course 3.0 Subtotal 15.0
B. MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ACC 101 Accounting Principles 3.0 BUS 121 Business Law I 3.0 CPT 101 Introduction to Computers 3.0 OR CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications MGT 101 Principles of Management 3.0 MKT 101 Marketing 3.0 Subtotal 15.0
C. ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (36 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ACC 102 Accounting Principles II 3.0 BAF 201 Principles of Finance 3.0 BUS 101 Introduction to Business 3.0 BUS 130 Business Communications 3.0 BUS 240 Business Statistics 3.0 BUS 250 International Business 3.0 MGT 240 Management Decision Making 3.0 Approved Business Electives-
(Any 5 courses from the list below) 15.0 Subtotal 36.0 Total Credit Hours: 66.0 SPECIALTY GROUPS
Group A - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUS 110 Entrepreneurship
BUS 210 Introduction to e-Commerce in Business BUS 260 Insurance Principles
MGT 120 Small Business Management MGT 150 Fundamentals of Supervision MGT 201 Human Resource Management MGT 255 Organizational Behavior MKT 120 Sales Principles
MKT 270 Internet Research and Marketing Group B - FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
ACC 124 Individual Tax Procedures ACC 150 Payroll Accounting ACC 245 Accounting Applications BAF 101 Personal Finance BUS 110 Entrepreneurship
Group C - ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUS 110 Entrepreneurship
BUS 210 Introduction to e-Commerce in Business MGT 120 Small Business Management
MGT 150 Fundamentals of Supervision MKT 270 Internet Research and Marketing Group D - FIRE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION**
National Fire Academy (ACE recommendations) Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection The Community and Fire Threat
Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation Fire Protection Organization and Management Advanced Fire Administration
Other NFA-OLFSP Transfer Courses from Other Approved Colleges
**Fire Service Administration courses are not available at Midlands Technical College
ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
University of South Carolina – Darla Moore School of Business and/or Interdisciplinary Studies Students can combine their Associate in Arts degree with 18 credit hours of business classes to transfer into the Darla Moore School of Business or to complete a Business program through USC’s Interdisciplinary Studies Degree.
Columbia College – BA in Applied Business
Students who complete the AAS Degree in Accounting can add BIO 101 and transfer all courses to Columbia College’s Evening College. Students will complete two additional years to receive their Bachelor in Arts Degree in Applied Business. Please see a Business advisor to receive a program plan.
National American University
This fully on-line option accepts all courses within the Accounting, Management, and Marketing degree programs.
Claflin University – Organizational Management
Students can combine a degree in Associate in Arts with 24 specific credit hours of Accounting, Management, or Marketing courses. Please see an advisor for more information.
MARKETING
Marketing is concerned with the distribution of goods and services from the producer to the consumer. The field of marketing has emerged as a dominant factor in the economy of the country.
Marketing graduates develop skills in sales, advertising, marketing research and techniques for acquiring marketing information. Graduates may be eligible for positions in product planning, merchandising, advertising, sales promotion, sales and marketing. This program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Public Service Department for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, MGT, and MKT.
MAJOR: MARKETING (60 CREDIT HOURS)
DEGREE: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
A. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ECO 210 Macroeconomics 3.0
ENG 101 English Composition I 3.0 ENG 102 English Composition II 3.0 MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics 3.0 Approved Humanities Course 3.0 Subtotal 15.0
B. MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS (15 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ACC 101 Accounting Principles I 3.0 BUS 121 Business Law I 3.0 CPT 170 Microcomputer Applications 3.0 MGT 101 Principles of Management 3.0 MKT 101 Marketing 3.0 Subtotal 15.0
C. ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDIT HOURS)
Credit Hours ACC 102 Accounting Principles II 3.0 BAF 201 Principles of Finance 3.0 BUS 130 Business Communications 3.0 BUS 240 Business Statistics 3.0 MKT 110 Retailing 3.0 MKT 120 Sales Principles 3.0 MKT 240 Advertising 3.0 MKT 260 Marketing Management 3.0 MKT 270 Internet Research and Marketing 3.0 General Elective 3.0 Subtotal 30.0 Total Credit Hours: 60.0
ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
University of South Carolina – Darla Moore School of Business and/or Interdisciplinary Studies Students can combine their Associate in Arts degree with 18 credit hours of business classes to transfer into the Darla Moore School of Business or to complete a Business program through USC’s Interdisciplinary Studies Degree.
Columbia College – BA in Applied Business
Students who complete the AAS Degree in Accounting can add BIO 101 and transfer all courses to Columbia College’s Evening College. Students will complete two additional years to receive their Bachelor in Arts Degree in Applied Business. Please see a Business advisor to receive a program plan.
National American University
This fully on-line option accepts all courses within the Accounting, Management, and Marketing degree programs.
Claflin University – Organizational Management
Students can combine a degree in Associate in Arts with 24 specific credit hours of Accounting, Management, or Marketing courses. Please see an advisor for more information.