Details For All Business Majors

For a more detailed enumeration of all academic requirements and regulations for the Bachelor’s Degree, see the 2004-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin.

1. Correct number of hours presented for degree.

2. Forty-five (45) junior/senior hours after the completion of 54 semester hours.

3. Completed or enrolled in all required/elective courses.

4. Completed the following courses with grades of “C” or better: ENG 1003, Freshman English I ENG 1013, Freshman English II MATH 2143, Business Calculus

5. Completed HIST 2763 or 2773, U.S. History, or POSC 2103, U.S. Government.

6. Completed ANTH 2233, Intro to Cultural Anthropology, or SOC 2213, Principles of Sociology.

7. Minimum grade point average of 2.25 overall (including transfer and ASU work) and at least a 2.25 GPA at ASU.

8. Minimum grade point average of 2.25 calculated on the last grade for each course in the business core or at least a “C” for each course in the core.

9. Minimum grade point average of 2.25 calculated on the last grade earned for each course in the major or at least a “C” for each course in the major.

10. Other requirements:

1. 32 ASU residence hours

2. 7 hours from a four-year institution.

3. 30 of last 36 hours, ASU-Jonesboro.

4. At least 50% of the business credit hours required for a baccalaureate degree must be earned in the ASU-Jonesboro College of Business.

5. Complete a minimum of 50% of major work at ASU-Jonesboro.

6. Credit by correspondence, exam (including CLEP), evaluated military service, and USAFI not to exceed 25%. A maximum of 30 semester hours can be earned by examination.

7. Minor (optional): all requirements met (at least 2.25 GPA). Students may have both a major and minor in the College of Business but at least 6 hours in the minor cannot be used to complete the general education and major requirements. (College of Business majors may not have a minor in Business Administration.)

8. Double Major (optional): all requirements met (at least 2.25 GPA). Students may have double majors in the College of Business, but work for both majors must be completed at the same time.

9. Second Degree: students must meet the degree requirements under the provisions of the catalog in effect at the time the second degree is awarded. If the second degree was awarded by ASU, the student must only complete the remaining degree requirements in residence. If the first degree was not awarded by ASU, the student must complete a minimum of 32 hours in residence ASU and meet requirements of the degree sought.

10. Each student is required to demonstrate proficiency in basic computer skills in order to be awarded the degree. This proficiency must be satisfied before enrollment in QM 2113 Business Statistics in either one of two ways:

1. Completing MIS 1503, Microcomputer Applications, or an acceptable substitute with a grade of “C” or better, or

2. passing the CoB hands-on exam.

11. File an “Intent to Graduate” card, register for graduation, and pay the graduation fee when registering for the final enrollment period. (If the student is unable to graduate at the end of the term for which application has been made, a new “Intent to Graduate” form must be filed during the next term in which the student expects to graduate).

12. Student must complete graduation requirements under the provisions of an ASU-Jonesboro catalog that is not more than seven years old at the time of the student’s graduation, provided the student was enrolled in residence at a regionally accredited institution of higher education during the year the catalog was in effect. The 2004-2005 degree plan expires with the August Commencement in 2011.

13. Student must score at least 300 or above in order to pass the English component of the CAAP exam (AAGES-ESAY score) to satisfy the Enhancement requirement. Students who do not achieve the minimum score will have to take one of the following courses: ENG 3013, Practical Writing; ENG 3043, Technical Writing; ENG 4703, Persuasive Writing.