Business, General Business Concentration AS

Program Description

The Associate of Science degree prepares students for entry-level job opportunities in the business field.  The degree is designed for the student who cannot stay in college for a four-year degree or who wishes to interrupt his/her program for a period of time and return to college to complete a four-year baccalaureate degree.

This AS degree can be completed on-campus or online. Program requirements are the same for both the main campus and online options.

Main Campus: All courses for this program are available on the main campus.  Campus course formats include lectures, labs, and more interactive learning experiences. 

Online: All course requirements can also be completed online, with no time required on the main campus.  Online courses are offered in self-paced open learning and self-paced full-term formats, with a few also available in interactive online format (see School of Distance Education and International Partnerships  Online Delivery Definitions).

Total Credits: 62

Core Requirements - 33

• ACCT 121 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
• ACCT 122 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
• BSAD 210 - Small Business Management Credits: 3
• BSAD 341 - Business Law Credits: 3
• BSAD 355 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
• FNCE 317 - Business Finance Credits: 3
• INFS 120 - Foundations of Information Technology Credits: 3
• INFS 215 - Business Software Applications Credits: 3
• MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Cognates - 3

• STAT 285 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3

Undergraduate Electives

Sufficient credits to complete the 62 credits required for graduation.

Andrews Core Experience— 21

Students must take all courses designated in the Associate Within Professional Program  of the Andrews Core Experience Program while noting the following approved course substitutions. If a student changes to another degree program, these course substitutions will no longer apply even if already completed.

• Social Science

• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

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• Life/Physical Sciences/Mathematics

• MATH 166 - College Algebra for Business Credits: 3 (or higher)

Additional Information