The Associate of Science in Business is designed for students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business at a four year college or university. UACCB’s A.S. in Business degree consists of 44 credit hours of general education requirements and 18 credit hours in business classes. Students in the A.S. in Business program should research university programs as early as possible. Each college of business has selected their particular directed elective, so students should become informed about specific universities. There are no substitutions allowed to this degree program.
Core Requirements in General Education
English/Communications
Math
Life Sciences
Four (4) hours required from the following:
Physical Sciences
Fine Arts/Humanities
Three (3) hours required from the following:
Three (3) hours required from the following:
Social Sciences
Three (3) hours required from the following:
Three (3) hours required from the following:
Business Focus
To complete the business component of the degree, students must take the following courses. Students should be aware there are no course substitutions for this degree. The directed elective is based upon the transfer institutions requirement and the student take the university’s required course with the approval of their academic advisor.
*Recommended directed electives for participating institutions:
| Arkansas State University | Business Communications |
| Arkansas Tech | Introduction to Business |
| Henderson State University | Business Communications |
| UCA | Business Communications |
| UA – Fort Smith | Business Communications |
| UA – Little Rock | Introduction to Business |
| UA – Monticello | Introduction to Business |
| UA – Pine Bluff | Introduction to Business |
| South Ark University | Introduction to Business |