AS Business
Associate of Science in Business

The Associate of Science in Business Degree is designed for students who wish to complete the first two years of a business-related Bachelor's degree and then transfer to a four-year college or university. This degree program includes both general education courses and core business courses. The Associate of Science in Business Degree requires successful completion of 64 credit hours with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. Students pursuing this degree must satisfy all remediation and prerequisite course requirements.

Program Competencies

• Be conversant in the language of business.

• Apply financial and managerial accounting tools and techniques to report and interpret the financial results of a business operation to external and internal stakeholders.

• Evaluate the economic choices that individuals, businesses, and government make and the way these choices interact to influence the national and global economy.

• Apply the basic principles of law governing business ownership and commerce under the American legal system.

• Apply statistical analysis concepts to make better decisions under conditions of uncertainty.

• Generate business correspondence and reports.

• Employ appropriate information technologies to locate, process, and present information effectively and ethically.

Program Assessment

Candidates for the Associate of Science in Business at Arkansas Northeastern College are required, as a condition of graduation, to participate in the outcomes assessments conducted by the academic units of the College, including general education. The Proficiency Profile exam is administered in the semester the student completes their degree requirements.