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TERM SYSTEM
Each academic term is in session for 11 weeks, and new terms begin four times each year. The college calendar lists the exact dates. One quarter hour is equivalent to ten contact hours of classroom instruction each term (one contact hour equals 50 minutes). Most classes are 4.5 quarter hours.
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STANDARD ACADEMIC LOAD, SCHEDULES AND ELECTIVES
Most full-time degree students carry an academic load of 18 quarter hours (4 classes) each term. Attending full-time, all majors can be completed in seven terms, or one year and nine months. To enroll in more than 18 quarter hours per term, schedules must be approved by the Vice President and Academic Dean. A 3.0 cumulative GPA is required to overload, and there is an additional tuition charge. Students should contact their academic advisor to request an overload. Class schedules for each term are issued to current students two weeks before the end of the current term. A student's schedule may be withheld for academic reasons or if there are outstanding financial obligations to the College. |
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CORE GENERAL EDUCATION
The General Education curriculum of AIB College of Business builds a foundation of knowledge, developing individuals into lifelong learners. Success is determined by an individual's ability to communicate, evaluate, think, solve, and make decisions critically and creatively. These abilities must be developed in the context of personal, social, and civic values while being mindful of the diversity of individuals as well as local, national and global communities.
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES
Upon graduation, a student will be able to:
Employ effective personal and professional communication skills.
| Associates Competencies:
Demonstrate clear, well-organized and effective oral communications.
Express ideas clearly and accurately in written communications.
Utilize information technology as primary and secondary means of communication.
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| Bachelor’s Competencies:
Critique, compose, and format business correspondence and reports.
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Research and evaluate information using appropriate resources.
| Associate’s Competencies:
Demonstrate the ability to research topics and issues through locating, comprehending, and interpreting information.
Read and interpret data; present data in a readable form.
Research and credit outside sources using APA guidelines.
Use appropriate procedures and tools of application programs.
Use computer-based research and data analysis techniques.
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| Bachelor’s Competencies:
Recommend options through the process of locating, comprehending, and interpreting information.
Utilize critical thinking skills while researching, synthesizing, and evaluating current environmental issues.
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Practice higher-order thinking skills.
| Associate’s Competencies:
Exercise critical thinking.
Utilize decision-making processes to choose a best response among several options.
Apply basic computational skills to personal finance problems.
Develop an understanding of basic economic concepts and apply to life.
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| Bachelor’s Competencies:
Utilize components of quantitative problem solving.
Analyze audiences and writing situations and utilize decision-making processes to choose a best response among several options.
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Examine and understand personal, social and civic values.
| Associate’s Competencies:
Understand and appreciate the influence of culture in personal and professional interactions.
Exhibit respect for a diversity of ideas and behaviors.
Value and embrace diversity.
Distinguish between ethical and unethical decisions.
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| Bachelor’s Competencies:
Exercise critical thinking by examining human behavior in social situations from an empirical perspective.
Research the relationship of history to the modern world.
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Participate in service learning.
| Associate’s Competency:
Acknowledge the importance of civic engagement through participation in service learning.
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Develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as expressions of individual and human values.
| Associate’s Competency:
Respond critically to works in literature.
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| Bachelor’s Competency:
Interpret the influence of the arts on society and society on the arts.
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