Great Basin College

The Associate of Arts (AA) degree is designed for students intending to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a traditional liberal arts education. The AA provides for two years of study in general education, and it allows you to begin your major in such fields as Art, English, Business, and History. You can complete two years of study toward a bachelor’s degree and satisfy the requirements summary for an Associate of Arts Degree. Please also refer to refer to college-wide graduation requirements for the AA degree.

The accounting emphasis at Great Basin College provides opportunities for students to create and maintain accounting records and reports for business enterprises. Students will also develop the necessary competencies to create and analyze financial information for managerial decision-making.

Graduates of this certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Grasp the importance of financial information as a key ingredient in effective and ethical business decision making.
• Differentiate between the major financial statements with respect to their content and use.
• Understand the rules and conventions in accounting and use journals and ledgers in tracking the financial activity of a business enterprise.
• Be aware of the limitations of historical accounting information for decision making.

This pattern of study is designed specifically to meet the lower-division requirements at a four-year institutions, but students should be aware that each institution varies slightly in its requirements. Students who plan on transferring to any particular college or university should consult with an advisor in order to assure appropriate lower-level courses are taken at Great Basin College. In a few cases where an institution requires a specific course that is not offered at GBC, students may need to take one or more lower-division cores at the institution to which they transfer. All the courses in this program are available in the online format.

Graduates of this certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Be aware of the voluntary nature of business activity, and develop an appreciation for the reality that choices affect profitability and success in a business enterprise.
• Effectively apply appropriate human relations skills in employment situations.
• Recognize the importance of ethical perspectives in business decision making.
• Determine the wants and needs of customers, and understand how to take action to fill those needs within the constraints of the business organization and of the broader society.

Recipients of the certificate of achievement program in Entrepreneurship will have the knowledge of:

• Business fundamentals
• Market research and analysis
• Marketing strategies and skills to:
• Create a workable business, marketing, and organizational plan
• Understand budgets and financial statements
• Raise venture capital
• Start and grow a new venture

The program is designed to provide business students with mentoring and real world experiences of running a business. Particular attention is paid to providing managerial skills that are important for the successful performance and growth of a new venture. Entrepreneurs will become aware of legal issues, financing difficulties, and organizational issues faced when developing a business. Faculty will provide students with research abilities/experiences that will allow them to develop a network of professionals who can provide capital sources and mentoring services.

Students who choose to pursue a degree in business administration at GBC will take classes from seasoned professionals who have many years of both practical work experience and teaching. This faculty subscribes to the notion that people of all ages and backgrounds are capable of personal growth and that a stimulating, engaging educational experience enhances that development. We believe that acumen in business is critical for personal and community economic/social success.

Students who earn the Certificate of Achievement in Human Resources will receive the education needed for entry level employment in the Human Resources department in a variety of offices, within small and large business organizations.

The Management and Supervision emphasis is designed to perfect your skills in business practices and builds on any associate degree by helping you to develop your skills and practices in workplace management. The coursework focuses on managing, marketing, computing, decision-making, and strategic planning in business and industrial management.

You can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Programming. Recipients of this degree will work with data in an office setting, creating spreadsheets and databases to manipulate and analyze data. Students will create web pages and GIS maps to share data and use programming to customize business documents. Work with computer hardware and networks is also included.

The Digital Information Technology of the BAS degree prepares students for beginning management level jobs in information technology departments of business and industry. Since these jobs typically supervise many areas of information technology this degree adds advanced level skills in digital information production, communications, and storage, graphics/multimedia, information management, networking, and office technology, as well as business decision making, strategic planning, accounting, human resource management skills, and professional ethics.

You can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Network Specialist. Recipients of this degree will be able to create and maintain a computer network, install and configure network services, and maintain availability of network resources to authorized users.

Graduates of this certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Use word processing, spreadsheets, and databases fluently.
• Understand bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Confidently run an office. Be fluent in current technology and computer software programs.

Successful completion of the Early Childhood Education degree is designed to qualify students for such employment opportunities as assistants, teachers, and directors in child care centers, preschools, and as home day care providers.

The Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education is designed for students who are planning to enter the early childhood education field as either a teacher or preschool facilities director.

This suggested pattern of study for the Associate of Arts degree is recommended for students wishing to pursue a baccalaureate degree in English or an English-related discipline. This pattern is specifically designed to transfer directly into GBC’s Bachelor of Arts in English program upon completion of this A.A. degree.

The BA program provides students with skills and knowledge in literary analysis, composition, creative writing and cultural study. The program is designed to provide students with written and oral communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as skills necessary to understand and communicate in and with various cultures.

The GBC Early Childhood Program combines practicum experience with coursework so students can practice learned skills, obtain reflective feedback, and grow professionally.

Successful completion of the Early Childhood Education degree is designed to qualify students for such employment opportunities as assistants, teachers, and directors in child care centers, preschools, and as home day care providers.

A totally online program, the Great Basin College RN to BSN is designed for non-traditional RN students with an associate degree who want to continue their education in nursing and still be engaged in practicing their profession. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., ACEN (formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000). The program allows you the flexibility to work toward your degree full time or part time and to adapt completion of course assignments to times and locations convenient to your personal and professional lives. Direct practice in a clinical setting is not a requirement in RN to BSN Program.

The AAS degree program in human services is designed to prepare students for employment in social service agencies, mental health centers, correctional institutions, substance abuse treatment facilities, community health education organizations, and many other settings in helping professions where ethical and effective client interactions are essential.

The online Land Surveying/Geomatics (LSG) Associate of Science degree program is designed to matriculate traditional and non-traditional learners, who have limited post-secondary education, directly into a professional degree-seeking program of study. The Associate of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatics prepares the student for entry-level positions in surveying/mapping, civil engineering, resource management, and mining; as well as diverse technical opportunities within federal, state, and local government agencies. In addition to gaining technical employment, the program is also intended to provide a seamless pathway into the Bachelor of Applied Science’s (BAS) Land Surveying and Geomatics program.

The online land surveying/geomatics bachelor degree program of applied science was co-developed by Great Basin College (GBC) and the Nevada Association of Land Surveyor’s Advisory Committee. The land surveying/ geomatics program was implemented in response to the growing need for licensed professional surveyors in Nevada to capture, store, process, and manage spatial data. The four-year bachelor’s degree program in land surveying/geomatics has served Nevada students and distance learners from around the country effectively since its inception in 2005. The land surveying/geomatics program model is ideally structured for students who are employed (or seeking employment) in a surveying or geospatial related profession that require the flexibility and accessibility to coursework delivered outside the typical undergraduate learning environment.