Associate of Science in Applied Business Studies  

General Description
Admission and Credit Hour Requirements

General Description

The Associate of Science in Applied Business Studies provides a quality educational option for those people seeking marketable skills within a shorter time period than the bachelor’s degree program. It offers a certification that is recognized in the business community as a level of preparation for many staff and supervisory positions. The program is designed to fulfill the freshman- and sophomore-level requirements for the student wanting to proceed toward the bachelor’s degree. The associate degree serves as a milestone for students whose academic careers extend over many years, a common profile in the IU Kokomo community. The philosophy and principles of the IU Kokomo undergraduate business program apply to the associate track as well. It encompasses a balanced curriculum of general education and business and economics course work.

The curriculum contains both general education courses and courses in the business concentration. Because the required courses are standard university credit courses, students may apply these credits toward an appropriate four-year degree program, including the Bachelor of Science in Business.

Admission and Credit Hour Requirements

The general requirements for the associate degree program include: (1) admission as a regular student to Indiana University;  (2) completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours with at least 17 of the last 30 credit hours at the Kokomo campus (correspondence study courses do not satisfy this requirement); (3) a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) or higher in order to graduate with the degree.

The following general-education and area concentration courses are required:

1.         Communications (9 cr.)

        SPCH S121 Public Speaking

        ENG W131 Elementary Composition I

        ENG W132 Elementary Composition II

2.         Mathematics (3 cr.)

        MATH M118 Finite Mathematics, or

        MATH M119 Brief Survey of Calculus I

3.         Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

        PSY P103 General Psychology or

        SOC S100 Introduction to Sociology

4.         Humanities (6 cr.)

5.     Social Sciences (3 cr.)

6.      Sciences (3 cr.)

7.      Electives (12 cr.)

Required Courses for the Business Studies Concentration (21 cr.)

        BUS A201 Introduction to Financial Accounting

        BUS A202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

        BUS K201 The Computer in Business

        BUS L201 Legal Environment of Business

        BUS W100 Business Administration: Introduction

        ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics

        ECON E202 Introduction to Macroeconomics