Business Administration (AST)

Associate of Science Transfer - Business (AST-Bus)

Students earning an AST-Bus degree from Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) must successfully complete the following requirements along with additional requirements of the AST-Bus degree:

Credits Required: 90 Credits include only those that meet the requirements of this degree.

Residency Requirement: Students must successfully complete a minimum of 24 quarter hours at BMCC. Eighteen (18) of these credits must apply to this degree. Non-traditional credit, credit transferred from another institution, or challenge credit cannot be used to meet the 24 quarter credit hour or 18 quarter credit hour requirement.

Minimum Grade: All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

Foundational Requirements

Writing

WR 121Z - English Composition I Credits - 4
WR 227Z - Technical Writing Credits - 4
Information literacy will be included in the writing requirement.

Oral Communications

COM 111Z - Public Speaking Credits - 4

Mathematics

STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I Credits - 4
another Math class for which MTH095 is a prerequisite

Computer Applications

BA 131 - Introduction to Business Computing Credits - 4
BA 230 - Spreadsheets/MS Excel Credits - 4

Discipline Studies

Arts and Letters

COM 115 - Intercultural Communication Credits - 4
and one non-communication course chosen from Arts & Letters (Humanities) .
COM 115 meets the cultural literacy requirement.

Social Sciences

EC 201 - Principles of Microeconomic Theory with Applications Credits - 4
EC 202 - Principles of Macroeconomic Theory with Applications Credits - 4

Lab Sciences

Three Lab Science courses from at least two disciplines.

Cultural Literacy

COM 115 - Intercultural Communication Credits - 4

Business Courses

BA 101 - Introduction to Business Credits - 4
BA 131 - Introduction to Business Computing Credits - 4
BA 206 - Principles of Management Credits - 4
BA 211 - Principles of Accounting Credits - 4
BA 213 - Principles of Accounting Credits - 4
BA 214 - Business Communications Credits - 4
BA 223 - Principles of Marketing Credits - 4
BA 226 - Business Law Credits - 4
BA 230 - Spreadsheets/MS Excel Credits - 4
BA 277 - Business Ethics Credits - 4

Electives

Any college-level course 100 level or higher that would bring total credits to 90 credits.

Note: Maximum Number of Credits for Prior Learning (CPL): 22 credits of CPL may be applied to the degree.