2021-2022 Catalog

Business, Associate of Science

Students complete an Associate of Science in Business by taking foundational courses in the business field. This option permits students who meet the necessary requirements to either graduate with an Associate of Science degree or continue toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Admission and Progression

Students may declare an Associate of Science in Business upon admission to Presentation College. New students entering on probation may declare the Associate of Science in Business degree but will not be admitted to the program until they have completed the Success Academy requirements.

A growth plan will be developed for students who fail to maintain a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA in their business courses in any given semester. This signed growth plan will be provided to the students as well as copied in their official academic file.

This growth plan will address:

  1. The process the students will take to increase their GPA to meet graduation requirements.
  2. The length of time the student has to increase their GPA to meet graduation requirements.

Graduation

An Associate of Science degree in Business is granted by Presentation College to those candidates who have completed the 60-credit requirement as described in the curriculum plan and who have met all degree requirements of Presentation College.

Students must also:

  1. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00;
  2. Achieve a 2.50 GPA for all business courses (Business courses are those with prefixes BU, BSA, CS or EC);
  3. Take the business exit examination.

Business AS - Degree Requirements

60 Credits

Business Assoc. Requirements (36 cr):

BU 233 Accounting I 3
BU 243 Accounting II 3
BU 253 Business Communications 3
BU 3083 Entrepreneurship & Venture Management 3
BU 3123 Business Management 3
BU 333 Business Law I 3
BU 393 Human Resources Management 3
CS 263 Advanced Computer Applications 3
EC 243 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
EC 253 Principles of Microeconomics 3
  Business Elective 3
  Business/Computer Elective 3

General Education Requirements (24–27 cr):

Foundational Series—13–16 credits
  • Communication Skills (9 cr)
    • EN 113/EN 114 College Composition I (3 cr)
    • EN 133: College Composition II (3 cr)
    • CT 233: Communication Skills I: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
  • Science and Quantitative Reasoning (4–7 cr)
    • Natural Science Lecture + Laboratory (4 cr)
    • Minimum competency on ACT/SAT for placement into MA 153 or MA 243 OR completion of intermediate algebra course (if course necessary, 3 cr)
Intellect and Inquiry Series—3 credits
  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement—lower-level (3 cr)
Lantern Series—8 credits
  • Theological and Ethical Education (6 cr)
    • RS 123: The Christian Tradition (3 cr)
    • RS 293: Christian Ethics (3 cr)
  • Personal Health and Wellbeing (1 cr)
    • GE 148: Personal Health and Wellbeing (1 cr)
  • College Experience (1 cr)
    • GE 111: The College Experience (1 cr)