Business

The Associate of Science in Business Degree is for the student who plans to major in business and transfer to a four-year institution. Course work totaling 62 hours is required for the A.S. in Business degree. The curriculum requires a demonstration of competency in communications (oral and written) and mathematics and a mastery of skills and knowledge against specified performance standards in specific areas or disciplines. Remedial/developmental education courses are used for placement purposes only and cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. Students planning to transfer should work closely with a North Arkansas College advisor to follow the prescribed selection of courses and other requirements, needed for transfer into a bachelor’s program.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate collaborative skills for working effectively in functionally and culturally diverse business teams.

• Communicate effectively and professionally in business situations through physical or virtual presence, writing, speaking, listening, and electronic media.

• Recognize opportunities and evaluate potential for business success, and consider implementation issues including financial, operational, and administrative procedures involved in running a business.

• Understand, analyze, and use quantitative data to make business decisions and report to stakeholders, identify quantitative characteristics of a problem, examine, and interpret numerical data and analyze numerical data to derive conclusions. 

• Critically evaluate, analyze, and interpret information to solve problems and make business decisions.

• Acquire and utilize knowledge of behavioral, policy, ethical standards, and strategic issues to improve the effectiveness of global organizations.