Purchasing

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Requirements for the Associate of Applied Science

Required Major Courses
PC 100 Fundamentals of Purchasing I
PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II
PC 200 Purchasing & Materials I
PC 202 Purchasing & Materials II
PC 250 Purchasing Internship
OR
PC 260 Independent Study
BU 315 Legal Environment of Business
BU 345 Human Resources Management

Required Related Courses
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
CM 110 Computer Concepts and Applications
AC 224 Financial Accounting
OA 241 Office Management
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
BU 346 Organizational Behavior
OR
SO 314 Organizations

University & General Education Requirements
See requirements common to all Associate Degrees on the print catalog.

Note 1: *Some correlate courses count toward general education, consult your advisor.

Sample Curriculum
Below is the suggested schedule of courses that a full-time student would likely take to complete this program. Students may take fewer courses each semester if they desire.

First Semester

PC 100 Fundamentals of Purchasing I
PC 200 Purchasing and Materials I
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
EN 101 Freshman Composition Humanities (3)
Physical Education Elective (1)

Second Semester

PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II
PC 202 Purchasing and Materials II
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
CM 110 Computer Concepts and Applications
AC 224 Financial Accounting
Physical Education Elective (1)

Third Semester

BU 315 Legal Environment of Business
PC 260 Independent Study(1-3)
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing
OA 241 Office Management Social Sciences (3)

Fourth Semester

PC 250 Purchasing Internship
BU 345 Human Resources Management
BU 346 Organizational Behavior Natural Sciences (6)
Electives (3)

Purchasing Option with Kaw Area Technical School
Washburn University and the Kaw Area Technical School (KATS) have an articulation agreement leading to an Associate degree between the Purchasing program at Washburn University and the Warehouse Sales & Management program (540 - hour program) at KATS. Graduates of the Warehouse Sales & Management program receive 17 credits toward the Associate degree.

For KATS credit transfer criteria, see Joint Programs with KATS. Requirements to complete the degree under this option are listed below.

Major Courses (15 Credit Hours)
Warehouse Sales & Management (from KATS) (17)
PC 100 Fundamentals of Purchasing I
PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II
PC 200 Purchasing & Materials I
PC 202 Purchasing & Materials II
BU 315 Legal Environment of Business
BU 345 Human Resources Management

Correlate Courses (15 Credit Hours)
CN 101 Principles & Practices of Human Communication
OR
CN 150 Public Speaking
OA 141 Records Management
OA 233 Software Applications
EN 208 Business & Technical Writing
TA 310 Technology and Society

University & General Education Requirements
See requirements common to all Associate Degrees on the print catalog.

Note 1: Some correlate courses count toward general education, consult your advisor.

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