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Business AS
Program overview
The AS degree in business is an Associate+Bachelor’s degree program designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree program in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. The Saunders College is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting organization for business schools. Upon completion of the AS program, students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 will enroll directly in the Saunders College, where they complete their bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, international business, management, management information systems, marketing, or new media marketing. Admission to this major is available during the fall semester only.
Prerequisites
ACT: composite test score of 18 and above.
English: Placement into the College of Liberal Arts’ Writing Seminar (0502-227) course. Students who qualify for Written Communication II (0502-111) will be considered for admission if they are at level D or higher in mathematics.
Mathematics: Placement into level C mathematics course. Typically, students entering this major will have completed at least three years of high school mathematics.
Science: Placement into any level D science course numbered 0885-250 or higher. Typically, students entering this major will have completed at least two years of high school science.
Admission requirements
To enroll in one of the bachelor degree programs in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, students must have a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 upon graduation with the AS degree in business.
Business, AS degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| LAS Foundation 1: First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| MGIS-101 | Computer Based Analysis | 1 |
| LAS Perspective 6† | 3 | |
| STAT-145 | Introduction to Statistics I | 3 |
| NBUS-211 | World of Business and Innovation | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 1, 2 | 6 | |
| ENGL-150 | LAS Foundation 2: Writing Seminar | 3 |
| NACC-205 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| STAT-146 | Introduction to Statistics II | 4 |
| NBUS-225 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Wellness Education* | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| NACC-206 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| COMM-253 | Communication | 3 |
| ECON-101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| LAS Perspective 3, 4 | 6 | |
| INTB-225 | Globalization | 3 |
| MATH-161 | LAS Elective: Applied Calculus | 4 |
| NBUS-227 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT-215 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| ECON-201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 63 | |
Please see New NTID General Education Curriculum-Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.
* Please see Wellness Education Requirement for more information.
† Any science course numbered NSCI-250 or higher may fulfill this requirement.
Additional information
Microsoft certification
As an authorized testing center for Microsoft Office Specialist, preparatory courses are offered for several exams each semester.