Purchasing

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Requirements for the Associate of Applied Science

Required Major Courses
PC 100 Fundamentals of Purchasing I (3)
PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II (3)
PC 200 Purchasing & Materials I (3)
PC 202 Purchasing & Materials II (3)
PC 250 Purchasing Internship (3)
OR
PC 260 Independent Study (1-3)
BU 315 Legal Environment of Business (3)
BU 345 Human Resources Management (3)

Required Related Courses
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
CM 110 Computer Concepts and Applications (3)
AC 224 Financial Accounting (3)
OA 241 Office Management (3)
EN 208 Business and Technical Writing (3)
BU 346 Organizational Behavior (3)
OR
SO 314 Organizations (3)

University & General Education Requirements
See requirements common to all Associate Degrees.

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

Second Semester
PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II (3)
PC 202 Purchasing and Materials II (3)
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
CM 110 Computer Concepts and Applications (3)
AC 224 Financial Accounting (3)
Physical Education Elective (1)

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

Fourth Semester
PC 250 Purchasing Internship (3)
BU 345 Human Resources Management (3)
BU 346 Organizational Behavior (3)
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 (3)
PC 102 Fundamentals of Purchasing II (3)
PC 200 Purchasing & Materials I (3)
PC 202 Purchasing & Materials II (3)
BU 315 Legal Environment of Business (3)
BU 345 Human Resources Management (3)

Correlate Courses (15 Credit Hours)
CN 101 Principles & Practices of Human Communication (3)
OR
CN 150 Public Speaking (3)
OA 141 Records Management (3)
OA 233 Software Applications (3)
EN 208 Business & Technical Writing (3)
TA 310 Technology and Society (3)

University & General Education Requirements
See requirements common to all Associate Degrees.

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

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