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Business Administration, A.S

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
GBUS 101 : INTRO TO BUSINESS	3
COLL 101 : ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
: WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3
: QUANTITATIVE REASONING ELECTIVE	3
: PEOPLE AND THEIR WORLDS ELECTIVE	3
ECON 202 : MACROECONOMICS	3
TOTAL:	16
Semester 2
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
: WRITING AND RHETORIC ELECTIVE	3
: HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION ELECTIVE	3
BTEC 275 : ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS	3	**
ECON 201 : MICROECONOMICS	3	**
MATH 211 : STATISTICS	3	*
TOTAL:	15
Semester 3
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
AESTHETICS, CREATIVITY, AND APPRECIATION :	3
: SCIENCE INQUIRY ELECTIVE	4
ACCT 201 : PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1	3	**
MGMT 220 : PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
TOTAL:	13
Semester 4
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
: SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY ELECTIVE	4
ACCT 202 : PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUTNING 2	3	**
GBUS 202 : BUSINESS COMMUNICATION	3
MKTG 230 : PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	3
GBUS 240 : ASSOCIATE DEGREE CAPSTONE	3
TOTAL:	16

The Associate of Science in Business Administration gives students a background in business core competencies and prepares them for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at WVUP or to transfer to another institution for a business program.

MILESTONE COURSE:

These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

CAREER PLANNING:

As you prepare for your last semester of the Associate in Science, contact the institution to which you plan to graduate or work with your advisor to apply for admission to the BSBA at WVUP.

CAPSTONE COURSE:

The capstone is a semester-long project that prepares you for the workforce by perfecting your resume and assessing student learning outcomes. Apply for graduation with the Associate in Science during your fourth semester. See your advisor to apply for admissions to the BSBA degree program.

GPA REQUIREMENTS

* - GEN ED 2.0: **
COMMON PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT 2.25
BEYOND 2.50

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
60

BUSINESS ELECTIVES: Business electives may be chosen from courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BTEC, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, MKTG. For assistance in choosing electives please see our academic advisor.

Associate of Science in Business Administration Graduation Requirements:

Complete 60 credit hours.
Monitor program progress through My Degree to remain on graduation pathway.
Maintain minimum grade point average of 2.0 in General Education courses requirements.
Maintain minimum grade point average of 2.25 in all Common Professional Component courses.
Maintain minimum grade-point average 2.5 in the courses beyond the business core.
Complete proctored Major Fields Test in capstone course GBUS 240.
Complete at least 15 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg.
Complete and file the graduation application in OLSIS within the stated deadlines.

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation	Human Communication and Interaction	People and Their Worlds	Quantitative Reasoning	Scientific Inquiry	Writing and Rhetoric
ART-101 ART-111 ENGL-131 ENGL-132 ENGL-221 ENGL-222 ENGL-241 ENGL-242 ENGL-257 ENGL-261 ENGL-262 ENGL-285 MUSI-170 THEA-101	COMM-105 COMM-111 COMM-112 COMM-202	ECON-201 ECON-202 GEOG-102 HIST-101 HIST-102 HIST-152 HIST-153 HIST-250 PHIL-111 PHIL-150 PHIL-231 POLS-101 POLS-102 PSYC-101 PSYC-241 SOC-101 SOC-107 SOC-221	MATH-120 MATH-125 MATH-126 MATH-211	ASTR-106 BIOL-101 BIOL-102 BIOL-103 BIOL-104 BIOL-107 BIOL-108 BIOL-109 BIOL-115 BIOL-117 BIOL-171 CHEM-111 CHEM-115 CHEM-116 GEOL-101 GEOL-102 GEOL-103 GEOL-104 GEOL-105 PSCI-101 PSCI-111 PSCI-112 PHYS-101 PHYS-102 PHYS-111	ENGL-101 ENGL-102 ENGL-107

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