Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook Major: Business Administration, AS

Business Administration, AS

PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in business administration.  Other possible majors include accounting, economics, finance, marketing or management.

CREDENTIALS: An Associate of Science degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

TRANSFER: This program is aligned with the Transfer Virginia common curriculum for Business. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study. More information can also be found at www.brightpoint.edu/academics/transfer/ and by using the Transfer Virginia Portal https://www.transfervirginia.org.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Because transfer requirements will vary based upon the intended transfer institution, students must meet with their faculty advisor to develop a schedule that best suits their goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

  1. Research and evaluate a company’s business practices.
  2. Demonstrate college-level written communication skills relevant to the business discipline.
  3. Analyze a financial statement, using generally accepted accounting principles.
  4. Evaluate how market forces influence business and business practices.
  5. Recognize and apply basic economic principles related to macroeconomic and microeconomic theories

Required Courses

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit
ENG 111 - College Composition I

Prerequisite(s): EDE 10, co-enrollment in EDE 11, or other placement measures.   

3 credits
MTH 161 - Precalculus l

Prerequisite(s): MDE 60 with co-enrollment in MDE 61 or other placement methods.

 

3 credits
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
BUS 100 - Introduction to Business 3 credits
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3 credits
ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II

Prerequisite(s): ACC 211 or equivalent.

3 credits
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II

Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or departmental approval.

3 credits
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Additional Course Option: CST 110  3 credits
ITE 140 - Spreadsheet Software 3 credits
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
BUS 200 - Principles of Management 3 credits
BUS 227 - Business Analytics

Prerequisite(s): BUS 224 or MTH 245. 

3 credits

Additional Course Option: MKT 201 

MTH 261 - Applied Calculus l Additional Course Option: MTH 245 

Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or other placement methods.

3 credits
  • Laboratory Science Elective (choose 1):
  • BIO 106 - Life Science 4 credits

    Additional Course Options: ENV 121, CHM 101, PHY 100, BIO 101, CHM 111, PHY 201 

  • History Elective (choose 1):
  • HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Additional Course Options: HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 122  3 credits
    BUS 224 - Business Statistics

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 

    3 credits

    Additional Course Option: BUS 220 

    BUS 240 - Introduction to Business Law 3 credits

    Additional Course Option: BUS 241 

  • Arts/Humanities/Literature Electives:   (6 credits)
  • Select two courses chosen from different categories. Note that both courses cannot be selected from the same category. 

    ARTS

    ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credits
    ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3 credits
    CST 130 - Introduction to the Theatre 3 credits
    CST 151 - Film Appreciation I 3 credits
    MUS 121 - Music in Society 3 credits
    MUS 226 - World Music 3 credits

    HUMANITIES

    PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
    PHI 111 - Logic 3 credits
    PHI 220 - Ethics and Society 3 credits
    REL 100 - Introduction to the Study of Religion 3 credits
    REL 230 - Religions of the World 3 credits

    LITERATURE

    ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

    3 credits
    ENG 245 - British Literature

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

    3 credits
    ENG 246 - American Literature

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

    3 credits
    ENG 255 - World Literature

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

    3 credits
    ENG 258 - African American Literature

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

    3 credits
    ENG 275 - Women in Literature

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval. 

    3 credits

    Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 62

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

    Students are strongly encouraged to complete any SDV, ENG, and MTH requirements first.

    Additional Approved Course Substitutions for Laboratory Science Electives include: CHM 111, CHM 112, PHY 201, and PHY 202 

    Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

    Notes: