Management - Banking Option

This program is available at the Online location. The Banking courses in this option are available online. Other courses are available during the day and the evening in Springfield, at the Greene Center, and online. Each semester offers an 8-week A term, B term, 16- week C term with a 10-week D term offered during the summer. Students should consult with an advisor for the recommended sequencing of courses.

The Banking option at Clark State provides a well-rounded education consisting of basic management courses with concentrated studies related to the Banking industry in consumer lending, investments, customer service, and money and banking. The associate degree provides students not only with fundamental knowledge and skills for the banking industry but also the skills needed to serve in management and supervisory capacities.

Embedded Certificates
This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will automatically be awarded if the certificate requirements are met unless the student contacts Records and Registration and indicates he/she does not wish to have the certificate credential awarded.

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Outcomes and Curriculum

Upon completion of an Associate of Applied Business degree in Banking, a graduate will be able to do the following:

Apply basic business and management concepts, skills, and tools.
Demonstrate knowledge of social responsibility trends, ethical issues, and legal considerations
Analyze quantitative data.
Demonstrate knowledge of global business trends.
Demonstrate knowledge of banking including the structure, role in the economy, and products.
Demonstrate effective use of communication and human relations knowledge and skills.

Course	Title	Credits
Fall
BNK 1000	Principles of Banking	3
ACC 1100	Introduction to Financial Accounting ^	4
ENG 1111	English I	3
FYE 1101	College Success	1
MGT 1100	Personal Finance	3
MGT 1115	Customer Relations ^	2

Spring
BNK 1100	Consumer Lending	3
BNK 2000	Introduction into Investments	3
BNK 2100	Money & Banking	3
ECO 2210	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
MTH 1060	Business Mathematics	3

Fall
MGT 1060	Organizational Behavior	3
MKT 2000	Marketing Management ^	3
ITS 1105	Computer Concepts and Software Applications ^*	3
ENG 1112	English II
or ENG 2211	Business Communication	3
--	Arts/Humanities Elective (GA)**	3

Spring
MGT 1120	Principles of Management ^	3
MGT 2270	Business Finance	3
MGT 2800	Business Strategy/Policy Seminar (Capstone)	3
MGT 2450	Data Analytics ***
or STT 2640	Elementary Statistics I ***	3
--	Co-op or Technical Elective****	2

	Total credit hours	60

^Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Credit Available.

*Students with little or no computer background should enroll in ITS 0700 before taking other computer courses. Students without adequate keyboarding skills should enroll in ITS 0710 before taking a computer class.

**Must be a global awareness (GA) course and may come from arts/humanities courses identified in the Catalog.

***Students who plan on transferring courses for advanced degree work should verify the best/appropriate course selection based on the receiving institution's degree requirements.

****Technical electives must total appropriate number of hours assigned. They may come from any combination of courses not already prescribed that use the following course codes: HRM, INS, LSC, MGT, MKT, ACC, CSD, CSE, EBE (except EBE 1100), ITS (except ITS 0700, ITS 0710), NTK, OAD, and RES.

The program schedule that follows is designed for full-time students who have completed all prerequisites and who have no college preparatory recommendations. Many individuals, especially part-time students and those taking college preparatory courses, will require additional semesters of study. Students should consult their academic advisors for help in planning their schedules.

A complete listing of humanities and social science electives is available in the College Catalog. Students should follow the recommended sequencing of courses, with consideration to the pre/co-requisites, including college preparatory requirements.

Academic Preparation

Students with significant business experience, where expertise equals or exceeds the outcomes of a particular course(s), are offered two options for earning experiential credit. Proficiency exams are available for selected courses. Other courses may allow a student to potentially earn credit through a portfolio presentation.

Transfer Information

Students enrolled in Associate of Applied Business degree programs are preparing for employment upon graduation from the program. However, at some point many of these students are also interested in completing a bachelor’s degree. A number of colleges or universities have designed bachelor’s completion programs designed for students completing applied degrees. See the Transfer section of the catalog for more information.

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Michael Lander, MS Assistant Professor, Economics

937.328.6021 landerm@clarkstate.edu