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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

2008-2009 B.S. DEGREE

For a more detailed enumeration of all academic requirements and regulations for the Bachelor’s Degree, see the 2008-2009 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 a grade of “C” or better:

ENG 1003, Freshman English I

ENG 1013, Freshman English II

MATH 2143, Business Calculus

CIT 1503, Microcomputer Applications (or CS 1043 Intro to Computers)

ACCT 2003, Prin of Accounting I (or ACCT 2003 Intro to Financial Acct)

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

  2. Completed ANTH 2233, Int./Cul. Anthropology or SOC 2213, Principles of Sociology.

  3. At least 2.25 grade point average overall (including transfer and ASU work) and an at least 2.25 GPA at ASU.

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

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

  6. Other requirements:

    1. 32 ASU residence hours.

    2. 57 hours from a four-year institution.

    3. 30 of last 36 hours, ASU-Jonesboro or ASU System school.

    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 can not 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 a double major 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 first 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. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in basic computer skills in order to be awarded the degree. This proficiency must be satisfied before enrollment in ECON 2113 Business Statistics in either one of two ways: (1) completing CIT 1503-Microcomputer Applications, CS 1043-Intro to Computers, or an approved alternate course with a grade of “C” or better, or (2) passing the COB hands-on exam.

  7. 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).

  8. Students 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 2008-2009 degree plan expires with the August Commencement in 2015.

Each student should throughly study the undergraduate bulletin and become completely familiar with the organization, policies, and regulations of the university. Failure to do this may result in serious mistakes for which the student will be held fully responsible.