Associate of Science in Business
Needs to be converted to Asset.
Business (AS)
Associate of Science
Needs to be converted to Asset.
The Associate of Science (AS) in Business prepares students for transfer to a four-year
business degree in information technology, finance, general business, management,
marketing and accounting. The AS in Business includes the general education courses
needed for a bachelors degree plus key business courses. 60 credit hours
Degree Requirements
Written Communications |
Credit Hours |
ENG 110 Writing I |
3 |
Writing II: Select three (3) credit hours |
- ENG 210 Writing II: Academic Writing OR
- ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions
|
3 |
Oral Communications |
Credit Hours |
COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
Mathematical Sciences |
Credit Hours |
MTH 136 Pre-Calculus I: Algebra or higher (Except MTH 197 and MTH 297) |
3 |
Natural Sciences |
Credit Hours |
Select a minimum of seven (7) credit hours of natural science courses, including at
least one course with lab component, from the list of approved Natural Sciences Core 42 courses. |
7 |
Social and Behavioral Science |
Credit Hours |
ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
Civics: Select three (3) credit hours |
- HST 121 Survey of US History to 1877 OR
- HST 122 Survey of US History Since 1877 OR
- PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship
|
3 |
Additional General Education |
Credit Hours |
PSY 121 Introductory Psychology |
3 |
Select three (3) credit hours from the list of approved Core 42 courses. |
3 |
Institutional Requirements |
Credit Hours |
CIS 101 Computers for Learning |
3 |
IDS 110 Student Success |
2 |
Business Requirements |
Credit Hours |
ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
BUS 297 International Business Capstone |
3 |
Select six (6) credit hours from the list below |
- ACC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- MGT 286 Business Communications
- LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business
- QBA 237 Business Statistics
|
6 |
Business (AS) Degree |
Credit Hours |
Total Hours Required |
60 |
Degree Notes:
- Math requirements exclude MTH 197 or MTH 297.
- Students are required to complete a minimum of three (3) credit hours of math, regardless
of placement.
- BUS/IDS 297 is also an institutional requirement.
- Electives must be approved by the department.
- Students should confirm the transferability of courses with their transfer university
before completing courses at MSU-WP.
- This degree is a transfer degree and contains the Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (Core 42).
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